JP3629758B2 - Ball game machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial application fields]
[0002]
The present invention relates to a ball game, and more particularly to a ball game that is installed in a game center or the like and automatically fires a ball, and a player applies a predetermined action to the ball to change the movement of the ball.
[Prior art]
[0003]
For example, a basketball game is known as a game using a ball. This means that the player throws the given ball over the goal net installed at a predetermined position, and if the player successfully enters the goal net, a score is given.
[0004]
However, a game apparatus configured to realize a game resembling volleyball, for example, in which a ball is automatically fired by the apparatus, and the player hits the ball so fired and enters a predetermined opening. It was not.
[0005]
Although it is not a game device, a ball launcher for volleyball competition practice is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 61-10715. This is a configuration having a pair of motors and a pair of tire wheels, each having a ball launch angle, direction, height, location and turning direction conversion means, each of which is unique to volleyball competition. It is what is fired. However, this device is designed for volleyball competition enthusiasts, and the configuration is complicated because it can control the launch angle, direction, height, location and flight direction of the ball as described above. Therefore, the price increases accordingly, and it is not necessarily suitable for installation in a game center or the like.
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
[0006]
Therefore, it is possible to provide a ball game apparatus that can be manufactured at an appropriate price for installation in a game center and that can realize a game imitating, for example, a volleyball attack operation, which can be sufficiently enjoyed by a player. It was desired.
[Means for Solving the Problems]
[0007]
The present invention has been made in view of such problems.
[0008]
The ball game device according to claim 1,
Draw a parabola in front of the player and flyA launching means for launching and firing a ball;
Fired from the launching meansReplayerBe hit by handByLuckAn opening arranged so that the ball that flew in response to a change in the direction of movement passes;
The ball is disposed at a position where at least a part of the opening is blocked,Supported by biasing means that can tilt by impact when hitAnd configured to allow the ball to enter the opening by inclining when the impact strength is equal to or greater than a predetermined value.
SaidCounting means for sensing and counting the ball that has entered the opening;
As a result of sensing and counting the ball with the counting means, a score display unit for displaying the score;,
A means for measuring the time between the time when the ball is fired from the launching means and the time when the ball hits the target and issuing a warning if the measured time is longer than a predetermined time;HaveImitating volleyballIt is a ball game device.
[0009]
The ball game apparatus according to claim 2,
Draw a parabola in front of the player and flyA launching means for launching and firing a ball;
Fired from the launching meansReplayerBe hit by handByLuckIt consists of an opening arranged so that the ball that has flew in response to a change in the direction of movement passes,
The firing means has a pair of rollers having rotation axes substantially parallel to each other and rotating in parallel with each other in opposite directions.When,
A guide rail extending to the bottom of the pair of rollers,
By rotating the first roller of the pair of rollersRolls on the guide railthe ballIn a state of being crushed to some extentLed between a pair of rollers,
The pair of rollers has a configuration for controlling the height of the apex of the parabola drawn by the fired ball by controlling the acceleration applied to the ball by rotating between the balls guided by the rotation of the first roller.Imitating volleyballIt is a ball game device.
[0010]
The ball game device according to claim 3,
Draw a parabola in front of the player and flyA launching means for launching and firing a ball;
Fired from the launching meansReplayerBe hit by handByLuckAn opening arranged so that the ball that flew in response to a change in the direction of movement passes;
SaidCounting means for sensing and counting the ball that has entered the opening;
A ball-out sensor for detecting the time of toss of the ball fired by the firing means;
A target sensor for detecting the time of target movement due to the ball hitting the target;
As a result of sensing and counting the ball with the counting means, a score display unit for displaying a score;
A time is measured between the time when the ball is fired from the launching means by the ball-out sensor and the time when the ball is hit by the target sensor, and an alarm is issued if the measured time is longer than a predetermined time. With alarm meansImitating volleyballIt is a ball game device.
[0011]
The ball game device according to claim 4,
Draw a parabola in front of the player and flyA launching means for launching and firing a ball;
Fired from the launching meansReplayerBe hit by handByLuckAn opening arranged so that the ball that flew in response to a change in the direction of movement passes;
The ball is disposed at a position where at least a part of the opening is blocked,Supported by biasing means that can tilt by impact when hitAnd configured to allow the ball to enter the opening by inclining when the impact strength is equal to or greater than a predetermined value.
SaidCounting means for sensing and counting the ball that has entered the opening;
A ball-out sensor for detecting the time of toss of the ball fired by the firing means;
A target sensor for detecting the time of target movement due to the ball hitting the target;
As a result of sensing and counting the ball with the counting means, a score display unit for displaying a score;
A time is measured between the time when the ball is fired from the launching means by the ball-out sensor and the time when the ball is hit by the target sensor, and an alarm is issued if the measured time is longer than a predetermined time. With alarm meansImitating volleyballIt is a ball game device.
[0012]
The ball game device according to claim 5,
MoreIt is arranged at a position that closes at least a part of the opening, is supported by an urging means that can be tilted by impact when the ball hits, and tilts when the strength of the impact exceeds a predetermined value. A target configured to allow entry into the opening;
Means for measuring the time between the time when the ball is fired from the launching means and the time when the ball hits the target and generating an alarm if the measured time is longer than a predetermined timeWhenClaim with2It is a ball game device as described in above.
【Example】
[0013]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a volleyball attack game apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a front view of the game apparatus 10 (however, for convenience of explanation, a part of the inside of the main body 20 is shown by a solid line), and FIG. 3 is a plan view (however, for convenience of explanation, a part of the upright portion 30 is shown. 4 is a right side view (however, for convenience of explanation, a part of the inside of the main body portion 20 and the upright portion 30 is indicated by solid lines), and FIG. 5 is a left side view (however, for convenience of explanation, the main body portion). 20 and a part of the inside of the upright part 30 is shown by a solid line). 1 to 5 are diagrams showing a schematic configuration, whereas FIG. 6 is a right side view based on the actual dimensions of the embodiment (however, for convenience of explanation, a part of the inside of the main body 20 and the upright part 30). Is indicated by a solid line).
[0014]
The game apparatus 10 is generally composed of a main body 20 and a standing part 30. A launching portion 40 is provided in front of the main body, and the player B inserts a predetermined coin from a predetermined coin insertion slot of the game apparatus 10 so that the ball B automatically follows the arrow A from the launching portion 40. Fired. This ball B imitates a volleyball game ball, and is made of a softer material than vinyl. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a ball for actual volleyball competition may be used.
[0015]
The ball B thus launched flies over the main body 20 while drawing a parabola as shown in the figure. The player P hits the ball B flying in this way with a hand like a ball launched by a toss action in a volleyball game. In this case, the player P strikes the ball B so as to enter the gap between the two targets 50 provided further inside the opening 60 provided in front of the standing part 30. Even if the ball B hit by the player P in this way hits the target 50, if the impact in that case is large, the target 50 falls back due to the impact. As a result, the ball B passes through the opening 60 provided in front of the standing part 30 and enters the inside of the standing part 30.
[0016]
The target 50 is raised by a spring so as to block a part of the opening 60. Even if the ball B hit by the player P hits the target 50 and the impact is weak, the target 50 does not fall back sufficiently. On the contrary, the ball B is pushed back to the target 50 by the force of the spring and cannot enter the upright portion 30 through the opening 60. In such a case, no score is given. Of course, when the ball B hit by the player P heads to a part other than the opening 60, no score is obtained.
[0017]
A net 100 having a predetermined inclination is provided inside the standing portion. As described above, the ball B that has been driven by the player P and has passed through the opening 60 and entered the standing portion 30 has a net 100. It rolls along the inclination, and as a result, enters the ball drop opening 101. Then, the ball B passes through the drop port 101 and falls below the net 100, and at this time, the ball count sensor 110 detects the passage of the ball B. As a result, the score of the player P is added by one point, and the score is displayed on the score display unit 70.
[0018]
In addition, a score lamp 71 and a high score lamp 72 are provided on the left and right sides of the score display unit 70, and a level lamp 73 is provided on the right side of the score display unit 70. The total score of the player P at the end of one game is displayed in the score display section 70 when the Your score lamp 71 is lit, and among the total scores of the players who have played so far in the score display section 70 when the high score lamp 72 is lit, The highest score is displayed. Further, the level lamp 73 is composed of lamps indicating levels in several steps corresponding to the total score, and the corresponding level lamps (for example, “advanced”, “intermediate”) according to the score of the player who has finished playing now. Etc.) is displayed. In addition, a remaining ball display unit 41 is provided in front of the launching unit 40, and in the currently played game, the number of times the ball B is fired from the launching unit 40 (hereinafter referred to as “toss”). Shows whether it will be done.
[0019]
Further, a control panel 80 is provided in front of the main body 20 so as to protrude in the front direction. The panel 80 is provided with three height determination buttons 81, and the player presses one of these buttons to select the acceleration strength to be given to the ball B in the toss from three types of strengths determined in advance. You can choose from. The height of the apex of the parabola drawn by the ball B in the toss, that is, the highest height that the ball B can reach is changed by the difference in the intensity of the acceleration applied to the ball B. The difference in the intensity of acceleration applied to the ball B is caused by changing the rotation speed of a pair of rollers 132 provided at the bottom of the launching unit 40 described later.
[0020]
FIG. 7 is a right side view showing a mechanism for launching the ball B and a mechanism for moving the ball B inside the main body 20, and FIG. 8 is a front view thereof. (However, FIGS. 7 and 8 show a configuration example in which a guide plate is used instead of the guide rail 130.) FIG. 9 is a view showing a mechanism for firing the ball B, and FIG. FIG. 4B is a rear view (however, for the convenience of explanation, the guide rail 130 shows only the bottom portion of the launching portion 40).
[0021]
As described above, the ball B that has fallen under the net 100 through the drop port 101 rolls along the slope of the slope 120 provided in the lower portion of the upright portion 30 as shown in FIG. It reaches the lower left corner. Further, from there, it is guided by the guide rail 130 extending across the lower part of the main body part to the bottom part of the launching part 40, rolling on the guide rail 130 and guided to the vicinity of the bottom part of the launching part 40. As shown in FIG. 9B, the guide rail 130 is composed of two bars parallel to each other. As shown in FIG. 9 (a), a roller 131 is rotatably provided on the upper portion of the guide rail 130 near the bottom of the launching portion 40, and the rolled ball B guided by the guide rail 130 up to that point The upper part hits this roller 131 and is stopped at that position as shown in FIG. Actually, several balls B are used, and several balls B are stopped by rollers 131 as shown in FIG. When the player P inserts a predetermined coin into a predetermined slot of the game apparatus 10, the game apparatus 10 automatically moves the roller 131 counterclockwise in FIG. 9A (in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 9A) at a predetermined timing. To a predetermined rotation angle. The ball B, which is configured to have elasticity by the internal air, is sent to the right side in FIG. 9A while being crushed to some extent by the roller 131 rotating in this way, and reaches the bottom of the launch portion 40. The game apparatus 10 automatically stops the rotation of the roller 131 when one ball B is sent out in this way, so that only one ball B is sent to the bottom of the launching unit 40 at a time.
[0022]
As shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, a pair of rollers 132A and 132B are provided at the bottom of the launching portion 40. FIG. One of the rollers 132 </ b> A has a shaft connected to the rotation shaft of the motor 133 and is rotated by the motor 133 at a constant rotation speed. Further, a pulley 134A is provided on the shaft in the opposite direction to the shaft connected to the motor 133 of the roller 132A directly driven by the motor 133 in this way. Further, a pulley 134B is also provided on the rotating shaft of another roller 132B, and both pulleys 134A and 134B are connected to each other by a belt 135 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 9 (a), the belt 135 is "sticking", so that the roller 132B rotates in a rotation direction different from that of the roller 132A. That is, the rotation of the motor 133 causes the roller 132A to rotate clockwise as shown in FIG. 9A, and the rotation is transmitted to the roller 132B by the power transmission mechanism including the pulley 134A, the belt 135, and the pulley 134B. It is rotated counterclockwise as shown. The distance between the pair of rollers 132A and 132B is slightly shorter than the outer diameter of the ball B.
[0023]
As described above, the ball B fed to the bottom of the launching portion 40 by the rotation of the roller 131 is first moved further to the right in FIG. 9A by the counterclockwise rotation of the roller 134A in front. As a result, the ball B reaches a position directly below the launching portion 40, that is, an intermediate position between the pair of rollers 132A and 132B. As a result, it is fired upward in the launching portion 40 so as to be sandwiched between a pair of rollers 132A and 132B rotating in opposite directions.
[0024]
As shown in FIGS. 4, 5 and 9 (in FIG. 9, for convenience of explanation, the display of the lever 140B is omitted), the levers 140A and 140B are provided on the inner wall portion of the cylindrical launching portion 40. . Each of these levers 140A and 140B normally protrudes from the inner wall portion of the launching portion 40 toward the center portion as shown in the figure, but the passage of the ball B as shown by a broken line in FIG. 9A. At this time, the support portion is configured to be rotatable so that it can be repelled upward by the impact of the ball B. However, this support portion is configured such that these levers 140A and 140B cannot rotate downward, and the ball B once launched through the launch portion 40 enters from the upper portion of the launch portion 40 for some reason. Even in such a case, the ball B that has entered in this way is guided by these levers 140A and 140B, and is rolled in the right direction in FIG. Thus, the ball that has entered in this way is prevented from falling toward the pair of rollers 132A and 132B.
[0025]
Therefore, for example, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a situation in which the ball B launched upward by the rollers 132A and 132B and the ball B entering from above collide and the firing of the ball B is prevented.
[0026]
In addition, a belt conveyor 150 is provided at the right end of the main body 20 to further convey the ball B that has been rolled in the depth direction of the game apparatus 10 by the levers 140A and 140B as described above. By this belt conveyor 150, the ball B is conveyed in the depth direction of the game apparatus 10 along the arrow C in FIG. The ball B thus transported reaches the slope 120 provided at the lower portion of the standing portion. A holding plate 151 is provided on the belt conveyor 150 along the path of the belt conveyor 150. Accordingly, the ball B guided by the levers 140A and 140B is sandwiched between the end of the belt conveyor 150 and the end of the holding plate, and the ball B so sandwiched by the movement of the belt of the belt conveyor 150 is rotated. While being sandwiched between the belt conveyor 150 and the pressing plate 151, it is gradually conveyed in the depth direction of the main body 20.
[0027]
The ball B thus transported reaches the slope 120. The ball B that has reached the slope 120 is rolled to the left in FIG. 2 due to the inclination of the slope 120, like the ball B that has passed through the opening 60 and dropped through the drop port 101 as described above. Further, it is guided by the guide rail 130 and rolled to the vicinity of the bottom of the launching portion 40. Then, as shown in FIG. 9A, the roller 131 is stopped near the bottom of the launch portion 40.
[0028]
As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the launching portion 40 is slightly inclined to the front side and the left side of the game apparatus 10. By doing so, the ball fired from the launching portion 40 flies slightly forward and to the left as shown in FIG. 1 and draws a parabola. As a result, the toss increases in a direction in which the player P standing in front of the game apparatus 10 can easily hit. In addition, by providing the launching portion 40 so as to be inclined in this manner, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the ball B that has been launched once falls into the launching portion 40 as it is.
[0029]
Further, the front surface excluding the opening 60 of the upright portion 30 and the upper surface of the main body portion 20 excluding the projecting portion 40 are covered with canvas sheets 160A and 160B. The sheet 160B on the upper surface of the main body 20 has a predetermined inclination as shown in FIGS. Of the balls B struck by the player P, the ball B that has successfully passed through the opening 60 and has not been allowed to enter the standing portion 30 hits the sheet 160A or directly falls on the sheet 160B, and the above-mentioned of the sheet 160B. It rolls in the depth direction of the game apparatus 10 with a predetermined inclination, and as a result, falls onto the slope 120. The ball B falling on the slope 120 in this way passes through the opening 60 as described above and falls in the left direction in FIG. Rolled and further guided to the vicinity of the bottom of the launching portion 40 by being guided by the guide rail 130. Then, as shown in FIG. 9A, the roller 131 is stopped near the bottom of the launch portion 40.
[0030]
In this way, the ball that has successfully passed through the opening 60 and has not entered the upright portion 30 and the movement different from the normal operation, that is, the ball B that has been launched from the launching portion 40 once again for some reason. The ball B that has moved so as to enter the launching unit 40 is appropriately moved inside the game apparatus 10, and as a result, the ball B that has passed through the opening 60 and entered the standing unit 30 by a normal operation Similarly, it is conveyed to the vicinity of the bottom of the launching unit 40. Therefore, smooth operation of the game is ensured.
[0031]
The sheets 160A and 160B are always pulled with a predetermined strength by springs. Even when the ball B hits the sheets 160A and 160B with acceleration, the impact is absorbed by the springs, and thus the sheets 160A and 160B are absorbed. The hit ball B is made not to play so much.
[0032]
Further, the space above the main body 20 and in front of the upright portion 30 is partitioned from the outer space by the left and right nets 90. Therefore, even when the player P misses the tossed ball B, the ball B is prevented from jumping out to the outside space.
[0033]
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, transparent slits 170 </ b> A and 170 </ b> B are provided on the sheet 160 </ b> A above the main body 20 and the right side wall of the main body 20, respectively. These slits are respectively provided along the path of the guide rail 130 so that the balls B existing on the guide rail 130 can be seen through the slits from above the main body 20 and from the right side. It has become. By doing so, the player P can know the movement of the ball inside the main body 20, and the player P tries to look into the inside from the upper part of the launching unit 40 suspicious of the malfunction of the game apparatus 10 or clogging. It is possible to prevent such a situation from occurring. If the player tries to look inside from the launching unit 40 and holds his face directly above the launching unit 40, and the ball B is fired at the same time, the ball B hits the player's face, so it is necessary to prevent such a situation. There is.
[0034]
Note that the following method may be employed as another method for preventing the launched ball B from hitting the face of the player trying to look inside the apparatus from the launch unit 40. That is, an optical sensor that detects the presence of an object directly above the launching unit 40 is provided, and a bar that automatically protrudes into the launching unit 40 when the presence of an object is detected immediately above the launching unit 40 just before the ball B is launched. Is provided. The ball B fired by the stick sticking out in this way hits the stick sticked out in such a manner and bounces off and is not fired from the launching unit 40. Then, it is guided by the levers 140 </ b> A and 140 </ b> B and placed on the belt conveyor 150.
[0035]
FIG. 10 is a block diagram of a control device provided in the volleyball attack game apparatus 10, and FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating operations performed by the control apparatus.
[0036]
The control device includes a front part 200 and a rear part 500 as shown in FIG. The front unit 200 includes a main CPU 210 that controls the operation of the control device in an integrated manner. Further, the front unit 200 includes a ball launching mechanism 300 related to the ball B launching operation from the ball launching unit 40 described above.
[0037]
The configuration of the control device shown in FIG. 10 will be described in association with the operation procedure shown in FIG.
[0038]
In FIG. 11, when the game apparatus 10 is first turned on, AC 100 volts is supplied to the power supply section 510 of the rear section 500 of the control apparatus, and power is supplied to each section inside the control apparatus. Then, an operation called advertisement is performed. This advertisement is an effect operation for causing the player to be interested in the game device 10 and to play the game device 10 when the game device 10 is installed in a game center or the like. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 11, as a sound operation, the title of the game apparatus and the background music (BGM) are provided by a sound resembling a human voice. These sound operations are performed by the main CPU through a speaker 220 provided in the game apparatus 10.
[0039]
In addition, a fluorescent lamp 520 is provided in the upright portion 20, which is always turned on when the game apparatus 10 is turned on and can be seen through the opening 60. Illuminate the etc. and provide a production effect. Further, an effect lamp 530 is provided in the vicinity of the upper portion of the target 50 in the upright portion 20, and a predetermined effect operation (flashing or the like) is performed under the control of the main CPU 210 using this lamp. Furthermore, a predetermined effect operation is performed under the control of the main CPU 210 by using the score display unit 70 and the remaining ball display unit 41 (each 7-segment 2-digit LED display).
[0040]
Next, when a player inserts a coin into a predetermined coin insertion slot of the game apparatus 10, this is detected by the main CPU 210, and the main CPU 210 operates the shutter solenoid 320 via the relay unit 540, so that the lid 42 shown in FIG. Is opened. The lid 42 is provided inside the launching unit 40 and is closed while the game is not being played.,Therefore, it is possible to prevent dust from entering from the outside of the launching portion 40 and foreign matters being thrown in. Further, the relay unit 540 is provided to separate the shutter solenoid 320, the effect lamp 530, and the patrol connector 550 from the CPU 210 and prevent the contact switching surge generated in these instruments from being directly applied to the CPU 210. ing.
[0041]
In addition, an imitation sound of coin insertion sound is output through the speaker 220. In addition, background music (BGM) indicating that the motor rotation speed selection is awaited is also played through the speaker 220. As described above, in this game apparatus 10, the acceleration applied to the ball B is made different by changing the rotation speed of the rollers 132A and 132B shown in FIG. For this purpose, three height determination buttons 81 are provided on the control panel 80 as described above, and the player determines in advance the strength of acceleration given to the ball B at the toss by pressing any of these buttons. The user chooses from three types of strength. As a result of this selection, the rotation speed of the ball launching motor 133 is changed, whereby the rotation speed of the rollers 132A and 132B is changed, and the acceleration applied to the ball B is changed. As a result, the height of the toss of the ball B is increased. Can be changed. The background music indicating that the motor rotation number selection is waiting is music for prompting the player to select the motor rotation number. Further, a voice prompting the determination of the motor rotation speed is uttered through the speaker 220.
[0042]
During this time, as the lighting operation, under the control of the main CPU 210, the level lamp 73 is turned off, the Your score lamp 71 flashes, the effect lamp 530 flashes slowly, and is provided on the control panel 80. The lamps built in the three decision buttons 81 flash. Further, the display of the score display 70 is cleared to display “0”, the display of the remaining ball display 41 is displayed with an initial value (the number of toss given to the player for each game, for example, “10”), In addition, their display is flashed.
[0043]
Next, when the height determination button 81 is pressed by the player, the main CPU 210 controls the motor 133 to rotate at a rotation speed corresponding to the button pressed by the player via the motor control unit 340 and the motor speed controller 341. . In addition, a pseudo sound indicating that the button has been pressed is output through the speaker 220, the lamp of the corresponding determination button 81 is turned on, the lamps of the other determination buttons 81 are turned off, and the Your Score lamp 71 is turned on. The effect lamp 530 is turned off.
[0044]
Next, at a predetermined timing, the main CPU 210 rotates the ball feed motor 330 to rotate the roller 131 shown in FIG. As a result, as described above, the ball B is sent to the bottom of the launching portion 40 and is shot through the launching portion 40 by the rotation of the pair of rollers 132A and 132B. At this time, a sound effect indicating the start of the game is generated through the speaker 220 and background music (BGM) indicating the first half of the game is played.
[0045]
A ball-out sensor 310 such as an optical sensor or a micro switch is provided in the vicinity of the bottom of the launching portion 40 of the guide rail 130 shown in FIG. 9A, and the ball B stopped by the roller 131 is rotated by the rotation of the roller 131. By detecting the passage of the ball when it is sent to the bottom of the launch unit 40, it is detected that the ball B has been sent to the bottom of the launch unit. As a result, the main CPU 210 causes the speaker 220 to generate a sound effect indicating that the ball B has been tossed. Then, the number displayed on the remaining ball display 41 is reduced by one.
[0046]
The player P hits the ball B tossed in this way by hitting it with his hand, aiming at the gap between the two targets 50 in the opening 60 or the target 50 (that is, attacking). A target sensor switch 560 such as an optical sensor or a microswitch is provided at a lower support portion of the target 50, and detects that the target 50 is tilted rearward due to an external force. When the ball B attacked by the player P hits the target, the target 50 tilts backward, which is detected by the sensor switch 560, and the main CPU 210 results in the sound effect indicating that the ball hits the target 50 on the speaker 220. Is generated.
[0047]
A ball-in light sensor 561 is provided in the vicinity of the net 100 inside the standing part 20. When the ball B falls on the net 100, the passage of the ball B is detected. Therefore, when the player B is driven into the opening 60 and passes through the gap of the target 50 or defeats the target 50 and enters the ball B into the upright portion 20, the passage of the ball B through the net 100 is detected by the optical sensor 561. As a result, the main CPU 210 causes the speaker 220 to generate a sound effect (sound effect imitating the audience cheer) indicating that the attack was successful. At the same time, the effect lamp 530 blinks quickly.
[0048]
As described above, the ball count sensor 110 is provided in the vicinity of the drop opening 101, and when the ball B passes through the drop opening, it is detected. Therefore, when the ball B that has fallen on the net 100 then rolls on the net and passes through the drop opening 101, this sensor 110 detects that the result is that the main CPU 210 generates a sound effect indicating the score addition on the speaker 220. Further, the number displayed on the score display 70 is increased by one.
[0049]
The player P can adjust the height of the toss by arbitrarily pressing the height determination button 81 during the play.
[0050]
If the ball-out sensor 310 detects that the ball B has been sent out, and the ball-in light sensor 561 does not detect that the ball B has fallen on the net after a predetermined time, the main CPU 210 indicates an attack failure. A predetermined effect sound is generated on the speaker. In other cases, that is, when an attacked ball enters the upright portion 20 and a score is added, a production effect sound indicating a successful attack is generated on the speaker 220.
[0051]
Thereafter, the main CPU 210 rotates the roller 131 by a predetermined rotation angle at a predetermined time interval, causes the ball B to be fired from the launching unit 40 at a predetermined time interval, and causes the player P to attack the ball B thus shot. The control operation during and after that is the same as that described above.
[0052]
The main CPU 210 may change the time interval for rotating the roller 131 by a predetermined rotation angle for the purpose of changing the game when the game progresses by repeating such an operation and the remaining number of balls reaches five. That is, for example, every 4 seconds at the beginning, and finally at 5 seconds, the interval is 1 second. As a result, the player P is out of timing, and a sense of tension increases, resulting in an increase in interest in the game.
[0053]
Further, when the number of remaining balls reaches five, the main CPU 210 causes the speaker 220 to utter “remaining five balls”. Furthermore, background music (BGM) indicating the second half of the game is played.
[0054]
When the game progresses in this way and the number of remaining balls becomes 0, that is, the number displayed on the remaining ball display 41 becomes “0”, and the main CPU 210 passes through the motor control unit 340 and the motor speed controller 341. The motor 133 is stopped, and the lid 42 of the launching portion 40 shown in FIG.
[0055]
Next, the main CPU 210 blinks the score lamp 71 and blinks the score display on the score display 70. Further, the effect lamp 530 blinks slowly. Further, a sound effect indicating the evaluation according to the score is generated on the speaker 220 and music indicating the evaluation is played. Then, the level lamp 73 corresponding to the score is turned on, and the effect lamp 530 is quickly blinked.
[0056]
In addition, a sound effect indicating the end of the game is generated on the speaker 220 and “game over” is uttered.
[0057]
Then, after returning to the advertisement state after a certain period of time, the high score lamp 72 and your score lamp 71 are turned on alternately, and the display 70 shows the highest score so far and the score of the last player alternately. Display.
[0058]
The escape zone sensor switch 311 shown in FIGS. 1 and 10 is provided on the front side of the belt conveyor 150, that is, on the left end portion of FIG. 4, and detects the presence of an object in that portion. If an object continues to be detected for a certain period of time or longer, it is determined that the ball B is clogged, and an alarm is sent to the administrator of the game apparatus 10.
[0059]
In this embodiment, the target 50 is supported by a spring with a predetermined strength. However, the present invention is not limited to such a configuration, and the strength for supporting the target 50 is changed stepwise or continuously. It is also possible to do. That is, the target 50 may be supported by using a mechanism that can change the elastic force of a spring that supports the target 50 or that can continuously change the frictional force, such as a powder clutch. Then, by changing the strength of supporting the target 50 during the game, for example, at random by a predetermined software program, the game can be changed, and the player's interest can be increased.
[0060]
It is also possible to freely change the height and time interval of the toss, and change the game by changing the toss height and time interval at random during the game by a predetermined software program. It is possible to increase the interest of the player.
[0061]
Further, in order to prevent an illegal act of holding the ball that has failed on the attack and falling onto the sheet 160A on the upper portion of the main body 20 and pushing the target 50 as it is and inserting the ball B into the upright portion 30 through the opening 60. In addition, if the time between the detection time of the toss by the ball-out sensor 310 and the detection time of the target 50 operation by the target sensor switch 560 is longer than a certain time by the main CPU 210, it is determined that an illegal act has occurred. An alarm may be sent. That is, when the hit ball B is actually hit and hits the target 50, the time until the ball B hits after the toss is very short. However, if the player holds the ball B once falling on the seat 160A and presses the target 50, the time between the toss time and the time when the target 50 is hit should be considerably long. Therefore, it is possible to detect the occurrence of fraud by measuring the time between them.
[0062]
Further, although the present embodiment is a volleyball attack game device, the application of the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a soccer heading is performed by heading a fired ball instead of attacking it by hand. Or a baseball toss batting game device in which the ball B is made smaller and the shot ball is hit with a bat instead of being attacked by hand.
[0063]
Further, the mechanism for launching the ball B by the launching unit 40 is not limited to the mechanism using the pair of rollers 132A and 132B as in the present embodiment, and the compressed air is blown onto the ball B so as to give acceleration to the ball B. Alternatively, an acceleration may be applied to the ball B using an elastic restoring force of a spring, or a force may be applied to one lever using a seesaw type mechanism to An acceleration may be applied to the ball, or a mechanism for applying an acceleration to the ball at the tip of the rotating arm used in a batting center may be used.
[0064]
The end of each game is determined by a predetermined number of balls B being tossed. However, the present invention is not limited to such a configuration, and the toss is repeated at a predetermined time interval or a time interval according to a predetermined software program. The end of the game may be determined when a predetermined time has elapsed. In that case, a remaining time indicator may be provided instead of the remaining ball indicator 41.
[0065]
In this embodiment, the target 50 is provided in the opening 60. However, the present invention is not limited to such a configuration, and the target 50 may not be provided in the opening 60. In addition, by automatically controlling the position of the target 50, the target 50 exists in the opening 60 so that the ball is difficult to enter the opening 60 and the target 50 is retracted from the opening 60. It is also possible to provide a time zone during which the ball easily enters the opening 60.
[Action and effect of the invention]
[0066]
As described above, in the ball game apparatus according to the first aspect, the target can be tilted by the impact when the ball hits, and at least a part of the target is blocked by the target, thereby forming an opening for allowing the ball to enter. I made it. Therefore, when trying to bring the ball into the opening by hitting and defeating it intentionally, not only simply hitting the ball, but also if the impact strength when hitting is sufficiently large, the target will be sufficiently inclined The ball can pass through the opening. Therefore, for example, when the ball hits the ball with great strength but the strength is insufficient and the ball is returned without being tilted sufficiently, the player tries to hit the ball strongly next time. Interest in games is increased. Further, since the counting means for counting the number of times the ball passes through the opening is provided, the player can easily know his / her game result, and the player's interest can be increased.
[0067]
Further, in the ball game apparatus according to claim 2, the launching means is composed of a pair of rollers having rotational axes substantially parallel to each other and rotating in parallel with each other, and the first roller of the pair of rollers is By rotating, the ball is guided between a pair of rollers, and the pair of rollers rotates with the guided ball interposed therebetween to give acceleration to the ball and control the height of the parabola drawn by the ball. As a result, the ball can be guided to a predetermined position and fired with a simple configuration.
[0068]
In the ball game device according to claim 3, a launching unit that launches and launches a ball, and an opening that the ball that is launched from the launching unit enters after the player has changed its direction of motion, Counting means for sensing and counting a ball that has entered the opening, a ball-out sensor for detecting the time point of toss of the ball fired by the launching means, and a target action by the ball hitting the target A target sensor for detecting a time point, a score display unit for displaying a score as a result of sensing and counting the ball by the counting means, a time point when the ball is fired from the firing means by the ball-out sensor, and a target sensor Measures the time between when the ball hits the target and has an alarm means to issue an alarm if the measurement time is longer than the predetermined time . As a result, it becomes possible to detect fraud.
[0069]
The ball game apparatus according to claim 4, wherein a launching unit that launches and launches the ball, and the ball hit by the player after the ball that has been launched from the launching unit has been changed in the direction of motion by the player. The target supported by the biasing means that can be tilted by the impact and blocked by the target, the ball is pushed back when the impact when hitting is weak, and the biasing of the biasing means An opening for inclining the target to enter, a counting means for sensing and counting the ball that has entered the opening, and a ball-out for detecting the toss time of the ball fired by the firing means A sensor, a target sensor for detecting the time of the target movement due to the ball hitting, and a score for displaying the score as a result of sensing and counting the ball with the counting means When the measurement time is longer than a predetermined time by measuring the time between the indicator and the time when the ball is fired from the launching means by the ball-out sensor and the time when the ball is hit by the target sensor. Has alarm means for issuing an alarm. As a result, it becomes possible to detect fraud.
[0070]
Further, in the ball game device according to claim 5, when the time between the time when the ball is fired from the launching means and the time when the ball hits is measured and the measurement time is longer than a predetermined time, Since the means for generating an alarm is provided, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of an illegal act of inserting the ball into the opening by pushing the target ball with the hand and pushing the target with the hand.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a volleyball attack game device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a front view showing a partial internal mechanism of the apparatus of FIG. 1 with a solid line.
FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a partial internal mechanism of the apparatus of FIG. 1 with a solid line.
4 is a right side view showing a partial internal mechanism of the apparatus of FIG. 1 with a solid line. FIG.
5 is a left side view showing a partial internal mechanism of the apparatus of FIG. 1 with a solid line.
6 is a right side view of a part of the internal mechanism of the apparatus of FIG.
7 is a right side view showing a mechanism for moving and firing a ball of the apparatus of FIG. 1; FIG.
FIG. 8 is a front view of FIG. 7;
9 is a view showing a mechanism for launching a ball in the apparatus of FIG. 1; FIG.
10 is a block diagram of a control device of the device of FIG.
FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an operation performed by the control device of FIG. 10;
[Explanation of symbols]
40 Launching part
50
60 opening
131 Laura
132A, 132B Roller
134A, 134B Pulley
135 belts
140A, 140B Lever
150 belt conveyor
151 Presser plate
160A, 160B sheet

Claims (5)

A launching means for launching a ball by launching a ball in a flying direction by drawing a parabola in front of the player ;
An opening the ball-flop layers are firing flew in response to the change in the Riun moving direction by the hitting in hand from the firing means is arranged to pass,
It is arranged at a position that closes at least a part of the opening, is supported by an urging means that can be tilted by impact when the ball hits, and tilts when the strength of the impact exceeds a predetermined value. A target configured to allow entry into the opening;
Counting means for counting and sensing ball enters the opening,
As a result of sensing and counting the ball with the counting means, a score display unit for displaying a score ;
A ball game imitating a volleyball having means for measuring the time between the time when the ball is fired from the launching means and the time when the ball hits the target and issuing an alarm if the measured time is longer than a predetermined time apparatus. A launching means for launching a ball by launching a ball in a flying direction by drawing a parabola in front of the player ;
Flop Layer emitted from said emitting means is more and the opening provided so that the ball flew in response to the change by the Riun moving direction beating by hand passes,
A pair of rollers rotating in the firing means opposite directions parallel to each other have substantially parallel rotation axes mutually,
A guide rail extending to the bottom of the pair of rollers,
The first roller of the pair of rollers is led between the pair of rollers in a state where the ball rolling on the guide rail is crushed to some extent by rotating,
The pair of rollers has a configuration for controlling the height of the apex of the parabola drawn by the fired ball by controlling the acceleration applied to the ball by rotating between the balls guided by the rotation of the first roller. A ball game device simulating volleyball . A launching means for launching a ball by launching a ball in a flying direction by drawing a parabola in front of the player ;
An opening the ball-flop layers are firing flew in response to the change in the Riun moving direction by the hitting in hand from the firing means is arranged to pass,
Counting means for counting and sensing ball enters the opening,
A ball-out sensor for detecting the time of toss of the ball fired by the firing means;
A target sensor for detecting the time of target movement due to the ball hitting the target;
As a result of sensing and counting the ball with the counting means, a score display unit for displaying a score;
A time is measured between the time when the ball is fired from the launching means by the ball-out sensor and the time when the ball is hit by the target sensor, and an alarm is issued if the measured time is longer than a predetermined time. A ball game apparatus simulating volleyball having an alarm means. A launching means for launching a ball by launching a ball in a flying direction by drawing a parabola in front of the player ;
An opening the ball-flop layers are firing flew in response to the change in the Riun moving direction by the hitting in hand from the firing means is arranged to pass,
It is arranged at a position that closes at least a part of the opening, is supported by an urging means that can be tilted by impact when the ball hits, and tilts when the strength of the impact exceeds a predetermined value. A target configured to allow entry into the opening;
Counting means for counting and sensing ball enters the opening,
A ball-out sensor for detecting the time of toss of the ball fired by the firing means;
A target sensor for detecting the time of target movement due to the ball hitting the target;
As a result of sensing and counting the ball with the counting means, a score display unit for displaying a score;
A time is measured between the time when the ball is fired from the launching means by the ball-out sensor and the time when the ball is hit by the target sensor, and an alarm is issued if the measured time is longer than a predetermined time. A ball game apparatus simulating volleyball having an alarm means. Further , the ball is disposed at a position that covers at least a part of the opening, is supported by a biasing means that can be tilted by an impact when the ball hits, and the ball is tilted when the strength of the impact is a predetermined value or more. Configured to allow entry into the opening of
Ball according to claim 2, and means measuring time by measuring the time between the time of striking the time a ball is fired manner from the firing means for generating an alarm in case longer than the predetermined time Ball game device.

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