JP7037300B2 - Throwing game device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a throwing game device.

Conventionally, a player throws a throwing device having a magnet toward a target made of a ferromagnetic material, and the throwing device determines a score according to a position in the target attracted by a magnetic force, so that the player's throwing skill A throwing game is known to compete for.

For example, Patent Document 1 describes a target plate for a throwing device using a magnet, which contains a predetermined amount of ferromagnetic powder and has a surface layer on which a display of a target of a darts game is printed. The board is disclosed.

Japanese Patent No. 3820363

In the above-mentioned target board, since the display of the target is printed on the surface layer in advance, the mode is fixed without change and lacks the taste of the game. Further, in order to provide a situation in which the player is more enthusiastic about the throwing game, there is a desire to display various effects according to the throwing game.

Therefore, the present invention is to provide a game device capable of improving the taste of a throwing game by changing the display mode of the image of the throwing game.

The throwing game device according to one aspect of the present invention is a throwing game device that controls the progress of a throwing game using a throwing device having a magnet, and is a display unit that displays an image including a target in a mode corresponding to the throwing game. It is arranged so as to cover at least a part of the display unit, contains a ferromagnetic material, can hold the throwing device, and is provided with a plurality of through holes so that the image displayed by the display unit can be visually recognized. It is provided with a throwing device holding unit and a position detecting unit for detecting the position of the throwing device held by the throwing device holding unit.

According to this aspect, it is possible to change the display mode of the image of the throwing game, so that the taste of the throwing game is improved.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a game device capable of improving the taste of a throwing game by changing the display mode of the image of the throwing game.

It is a perspective view of the darts game apparatus 1 which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the hardware of the darts game apparatus 1. It is an exploded perspective view of a panel part 202. It is a front schematic diagram of a panel part 202. (A) is an enlarged plan view of the darts holding portion 30, and (b) is a cross-sectional view of the darts holding portion 30 on the AA'line shown in FIG. 5 (a). (A) is a side view of the magnet darts 4, and (b) is a diagram for explaining how the magnet darts 4 are held by the panel portion 202. It is a front schematic diagram of the position detection part 50. (A) to (d) are diagrams for explaining an example of an image displayed according to the progress of a darts game. It is a figure for demonstrating another example of a darts holding part.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. (In addition, in each figure, those having the same reference numeral have the same or the same configuration.)

[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the darts game device 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

The darts game device 1 is an example of a throwing game device that controls the progress of a darts game, and includes a housing 2 and each member described later provided in the housing 2. A display area 3 inclined rearward at a predetermined angle with respect to the vertical direction is provided on the upper portion of the housing 2. The darts game device 1 may have a mechanism that can change the angle of inclination of the display area 3. In the display area 3, images related to the darts game such as a target and various effects are displayed in a mode according to the progress of the darts game.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware of the darts game device 1.

The darts game device 1 includes, for example, a computing device 100, an audio output device 201, a panel unit 202, an operation unit 203, and a coin insertion device 204.

The computing device 100 comprehensively controls the darts game device 1. The computing device 100 is a computer circuit element including, for example, a chipset, which is composed of various processors, memories, and the like.

The computing device 100 includes, for example, a CPU (control unit) 101, a main memory 102, a BIOS-ROM 103, a storage device 104, a voice processing unit 105, an image processing unit 106, a communication interface 107, and a peripheral interface. 108 and a system bus 110 connecting them are included.

The CPU 101 controls the progress of the darts game by, for example, executing a game program related to the darts game developed on the main memory 102 and realizing various functions in the computing device 100.

The storage device 104 includes, for example, at least one of a magnetic tape device, a magnetic disk device, or an optical disk device, and stores a program and various data. Under the control of the CPU 101, the voice processing unit 105 transmits voice data according to the progress of the darts game to the audio output device 201.

Under the control of the CPU 101, the image processing unit 106 transmits image data according to the progress of the darts game to the image display unit 10. The image related to the image data is an image displaying various effects according to the target of the darts game and the progress of the darts game.

The communication interface 107 includes a communication interface circuit for connecting the darts game device 1 to a communication network such as the Internet, and enables communication with a server or another game device. The peripheral interface 108 is an interface that enables communication with peripheral devices such as the position detection unit 50, the operation unit 203, and the coin insertion device 204 of the panel unit 202.

The audio output device 201 outputs the sound related to the darts game based on the sound data related to the darts game received from the voice processing unit 105. As will be described later, the panel unit 202 displays an image according to the progress of the darts game, and holds the magnet darts 4 thrown by the player by magnetic force. The operation unit 203 may be any device as long as the darts game device 1 can be operated, and is, for example, a touch panel, key buttons, or the like. The operation unit 203 receives an operation by the player and supplies a signal corresponding to the operation to the computing device 100. The coin insertion device 204 includes a slot for inserting coins by the player and a sensor for detecting coins inserted from the slot.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the panel portion 202. In the following, as shown in FIG. 3, the lateral direction of the panel portion 202 is the X-axis, the longitudinal direction of the panel portion 202 is the Y-axis, and the X-axis and the direction perpendicular to the Y-axis are the Z-axis. Further, the positive direction of the X-axis may be referred to as the right, the negative direction of the X-axis may be referred to as the left, the positive direction of the Y-axis may be referred to as the top, and the negative direction of the Y-axis may be referred to as the bottom.

The panel unit 202 is configured by sequentially laminating an image display unit 10, an image display unit protection sheet 20, a darts holding unit 30, a darts holding unit protection sheet 40, and a position detection unit 50.

The image display unit 10 is a liquid crystal display, an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display, etc. having a width (length in the X-axis direction) of 529 mm, a length (length in the Y-axis direction) of 940 mm, and a thickness (length in the Z-axis direction) of 50 mm. It is a display part of. The image display unit 10 displays an image based on the image data received from the image processing unit 106 according to the progress of the darts game.

The image display unit protective sheet 20 is a thin film sheet made of a transparent acrylic resin having substantially the same dimensions and a thickness (length in the Z-axis direction) of 5 mm in XY plan view as the image display unit 10. The image display unit protection sheet 20 protects the surface of the image display unit 10 from the impact of the magnet darts 4.

The darts holding portion 30 has a base portion 30M having a plurality of holes 30H having a width (length in the X-axis direction) of 500 mm, a length (length in the Y-axis direction) of 500 mm, and a thickness (length in the Z-axis direction) of 0.6 mm. It is a punching metal plate made of. The darts holding portion 30 is arranged so as to cover a portion below a predetermined height (predetermined position in the Y-axis direction) of the image display unit 10. The base portion 30M contains a predetermined amount of ferromagnet, and the magnet darts 4 thrown by the player and reached the surface of the panel portion 202 can be held by a magnetic force. The material of the base 30M may be any material as long as it has a ferromagnetic property to the extent that the magnet darts 4 can be held, and may be, for example, iron, cobalt, nickel, alloys thereof, or the like. .. The detailed configuration of the darts holding portion 30 will be described later.

The darts holding portion protective sheet 40 is a thin film sheet made of a transparent acrylic resin having substantially the same dimensions and a thickness (length in the Z axis direction) of 0.5 mm in XY plan view as the darts holding portion 30. The darts holding portion protective sheet 40 protects the surface of the darts holding portion 30 from the impact of the magnet darts 4.

The position detection unit 50 includes a frame body having an opening 50H in the center, which has substantially the same dimensions as the image display unit 10 in XY plan view, a retroreflective material 51 embedded in the frame body, and a plurality of light emitting and receiving units. It is a member made of an element 52. The position detection unit 50 detects the position of the magnet darts 4 held by the panel unit 202. The detailed configuration of the position detection unit 50 will be described later.

FIG. 4 is a schematic front view of the panel unit 202.

As shown in FIG. 4, in the panel unit 202, the image display unit 10, the image display unit protection sheet 20, the darts holding unit 30, and the darts holding unit protection sheet 40 are positioned from the opening 50H of the position detection unit 50. The laminated body with the detection unit 50 is exposed. The exposed portion constitutes the display area 3.

The display area 3 is arranged above the predetermined height and below the predetermined height at a predetermined height (predetermined position in the Y-axis direction) of the panel unit 202. It is divided into a second display area 3B to be displayed. The first area 3A is an area of the display area 3 in which the darts holding portion 30 and the darts holding portion protective sheet 40 are not laminated. The second area 3B is an area of the display area 3 in which the darts holding portion 30 and the darts holding portion protective sheet 40 are laminated.

In the first display area 3A and the second display area 3B (display area 3), an image corresponding to the progress of the darts game is displayed by the image display unit 10. The image displayed by the image display unit 10 and included in the first display area 3A is visually recognized by the player via the image display unit protection sheet 20. Further, the image displayed by the image display unit 10 and included in the second display area 3B is visually recognized by the player via the image display unit protection sheet 20, the darts holding unit 30, and the darts holding unit protection sheet 40.

Further, when the magnet darts 4 thrown by the player reach the second display area 3B, the magnet darts 4 reach the arrival position in the second display area 3B due to the magnetic force acting between the magnet darts 4 and the darts holding portion 30. Is held by the panel unit 202.

5 (a) is an enlarged plan view of the darts holding portion 30, and FIG. 5 (b) is a cross-sectional view of the darts holding portion 30 along the AA'line shown in FIG. 5 (a).

Each hole 30H has a substantially cylindrical shape centered on an axis facing the thickness direction (Z-axis direction) of the darts holding portion 30. The opening of each hole 30H has a smaller dimension than the tip of the magnet darts 4. Specifically, the diameter D of the opening of each hole 30H in the XY plan view is 2 mm.

The plurality of holes 30H are arranged at predetermined pitches in the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction, respectively. Specifically, the pitch P _X in the X-axis direction of the hole 30H is 3 mm, and the pitch P _Y in the Y-axis direction is 3 mm. The plurality of holes 30H are arranged so that each hole 30H is arranged between the two holes 30H contained in the upper row or the lower row. However, not limited to this, the plurality of holes 30H may be arranged so that each hole 30H is arranged at the same X-axis position as one hole 30H included in the upper row or the lower row. .. Alternatively, the plurality of holes 30H may be arranged in any other manner.

The hole 30H transmits at least a part of the light emitted by the image display unit 10. Therefore, the hole 30H transmits at least a part of the image displayed by the image display unit 10. Therefore, the player can visually recognize the image related to the darts game displayed by the image display unit 10 via the darts holding unit 30.

FIG. 6A is a side view of the magnet darts 4, and FIG. 6B is a diagram for explaining how the magnet darts 4 is held by the panel portion 202.

As shown in FIG. 6A, the magnet darts 4 is composed of a tip 4T, a barrel 4B, and a flight 4F. The tip 4T is a member made of a magnet having a shape in which two cylinders having the same central axis and different diameters are connected in the direction of the central axis. The tip portion of the tip 4T has a dimension such that the tip 4T is not included in each hole 30H provided in the darts holding portion 30. The barrel 4B is a resin-made substantially cylindrical member connected to the rear end of the tip 4T. The flight 4F is a plurality of resin blade members connected to the rear end of the barrel 4B. The tip 4T, the barrel 4B, and the flight 4F may be configured to be detachable from each other.

When the magnet darts 4 thrown by the player reach the second display area 3B of the panel unit 202, as shown in FIG. 6B, the magnetic force acting between the magnet darts 4 and the darts holding unit 30 causes the panel unit 202. Is held in.

FIG. 7 is a schematic front view of the position detection unit 50.

The position detection unit 50 includes a frame body 50F formed in a rectangular shape so as to surround the display area 3, a retroreflective material 51 arranged so as to face inward along the circumferential direction in the frame body 50F, and the frame body 50F. It has a plurality of light emitting and receiving elements 52 embedded in four corners (upper left, upper right, lower left and lower right) in the frame 50F.

The light emitting / receiving element 52 is configured by stacking a light emitting body (for example, an infrared light emitting diode) and a light receiving body (for example, a PIN photodiode) capable of receiving light emitted by the light emitting body in the Z-axis direction. To. The light receiving body can specify the incident direction of the light received. The retroreflective material 51 is, for example, a reflective material such as a glass bead reflector or a microprism reflector, which can reflect the light in the direction opposite to the incident direction of the light when the light is incident.

The light emitting body of each light emitting / receiving element 52 is controlled by the computing device 100, and is always in an energized light emitting state during the game. Further, the light receiving body of each light emitting and receiving element 52 is controlled by the computing device 100, and is always in a light receiving state during the game. The light receiving signal of the light receiving body of each light emitting and receiving element 52 is sent to the computing device 100.

When the magnet darts 4 thrown by the player are held by the panel unit 202 at the position indicated by the symbol P in FIG. 7, the light emitted by each light emitting / receiving element 52 toward the position P is at the position P. Be blocked. As a result, the computing device 100 specifies the direction of the position P by detecting that the intensity of the light received from the position P via each light emitting / receiving element 52 decreases. Then, the computing device 100 detects the X and Y coordinates of the position P of the magnet darts 4 by the principle of triangulation.

8 (a) to 8 (d) are diagrams for explaining an example of an image displayed according to the progress of the darts game. Hereinafter, the mode of the image according to the progress of the darts game displayed in the display area 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 (a) to 8 (d).

FIG. 8A is an example of an image related to a darts game displayed in the display area 3 by the image display unit 10. For example, the number of rounds and the score are displayed in the first display area 3A. Further, for example, the target 300 of the darts game is displayed in the second display area 3B.

The image display unit 10 may change the display mode of the target 300 before the player throws the magnet darts 4. For example, as shown in FIG. 8B, the target 300 may be displayed so as to gradually move to the right side of the screen. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 8 (c), the dimensions of the target 300 may be displayed so as to gradually change. With this configuration, the player throws the magnet darts 4 at the target 300 whose mode changes from moment to moment, so that the taste of the darts game is improved.

The image display unit 10 may change the display mode of the target 300 after the magnet darts 4 thrown by the player hit the target 300. For example, as shown in FIG. 8 (d), the segment 310 to which the magnet darts 4 is applied may be displayed so as to be highlighted in various embodiments. With this configuration, the player can perceive that the magnet darts 4 hits the target 300 with a more realistic feeling, so that the taste of the darts game is improved.

The image display unit 10 may display various production objects according to the progress of the darts game. For example, as shown in FIG. 8D, the effect object 320 (shown as a schematic diagram representing a mountain in the figure) may be displayed in the first display area 3A. Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 8D, the effect object 330 (shown as a schematic diagram representing a lightning bolt in the figure) may be displayed in the second display area 3B. With this configuration, the player can perceive various effects according to the progress of the darts game, so that the taste of the darts game is improved.

[Modification example]
In the first embodiment, the image display unit 10 is substantially rectangular in XY plan view. However, the shape is not limited to this, and the shape of the image display unit 10 in XY plane view is a polygon such as a substantially triangle or a substantially pentagon, a shape consisting of a circle, an ellipse, a straight portion and a curved portion, or any other irregular shape. You may.

In the first embodiment, the darts holding portion 30 is arranged so as to cover a portion of the image display unit 10 below a predetermined height (predetermined position in the Y-axis direction). However, the darts holding portion 30 may be arranged so as to cover an arbitrary portion such as a portion having a predetermined height (a predetermined position in the Y-axis direction) or more of the image display unit 10. Alternatively, the darts holding unit 30 may be arranged so as to cover the entire image display unit 10.

The shape, dimensions, pitch, arrangement mode, and other parameters of each hole 30H provided in the darts holding portion 30 can be arbitrarily set as long as the image displayed by the image display unit 10 can be visually recognized via the darts holding portion 30. It may be set.

For example, in the first embodiment, the hole 30H is assumed to have a substantially cylindrical shape. In other words, the shape of the hole 30H in the XY plane view is assumed to be substantially circular. However, the shape is not limited to this, and the shape of the hole 30H in the XY plan view may be an ellipse, a substantially polygonal shape, or any other amorphous shape.

Further, for example, in the first embodiment, each hole 30H has a constant diameter in the thickness direction (Z-axis direction) of the darts holding portion 30. However, the diameter in the thickness direction of the darts holding portion 30 of each hole 30H is not limited to this, and may not be constant. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, the diameter D1 of the opening on the player side (the side opposite to the image display unit 10, that is, the side in the negative direction of the Z axis) is on the side opposite to the player (the side opposite to the image display unit 10, that is, the Z axis). It may be larger than the diameter D2 of the opening on the positive direction side). According to this aspect, by widening the viewing angle of the panel unit 202, the player can select the standing position for throwing with a predetermined width, so that the taste of the game is improved.

Further, for example, in the first embodiment, the plurality of holes 30H are arranged at predetermined pitches in the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction, respectively. In other words, the density of the holes 30H in the XY plane (the ratio of the total value of the areas of the plurality of holes 30H included in the unit area) is constant regardless of the position on the darts holding portion 30. However, the density of the hole 30H in the XY plane is not limited to this, and may be different depending on the position on the darts holding portion 30. According to this aspect, since the force for holding the magnet darts 4 by the darts holding portion 30 changes according to the position in the display area 3, the throwing game is improved in taste. Further, according to this aspect, the visibility of the image related to the darts game changes according to the position in the display area 3, so that the throwing game is more attractive.

In the first embodiment, a darts game has been described as an example. However, the present invention is applicable not only to darts games but also to any throwing game using a throwing device having a magnet.

The embodiments described above are for facilitating the understanding of the present invention, and are not for limiting the interpretation of the present invention. Each element included in the embodiment and its arrangement, material, condition, shape, size, and the like are not limited to those exemplified, and can be appropriately changed. Further, it is possible to partially replace or combine the configurations shown in different embodiments.

1 ... darts game device, 2 ... housing, 3 ... display area, 3A ... first display area, 3B ... second display area, 4 ... magnet darts, 10 ... image display unit, 20 ... image display unit protection sheet, 30 ... darts holding part, 40 ... darts holding part protective sheet, 50 ... position detecting part, 51 ... retroreflective material, 52 ... light emitting / receiving element, 100 ... computing device, 102 ... main memory, 103 ... BIOS-ROM, 104 ... Storage device, 105 ... Audio processing unit, 106 ... Image processing unit, 107 ... Communication interface, 108 ... Peripheral interface, 110 ... Bus, 201 ... Audio output device, 202 ... Panel unit, 203 ... Operation unit, 204 ... Coin insertion Device, 300 ... Target, 310 ... Segment, 320, 330 ... Directional object

Claims (7)

A throwing game device that controls the progress of a throwing game using a throwing device having a magnet.
A display unit that displays an image containing a target in a manner corresponding to the throwing game,
A plurality of through holes are provided so as to cover at least a part of the display unit, contain a ferromagnet to hold the throwing device, and allow the image displayed by the display unit to be visually recognized. With the throwing equipment holding part
A throwing game device characterized by being equipped with. The throwing game device according to claim 1, further comprising a position detecting unit for detecting the position of the throwing equipment held by the throwing equipment holding unit. The throwing game device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a display unit protection sheet laminated on the display unit. The throwing game device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a throwing device holding portion protective sheet laminated on the throwing device holding portion. Claimed that the dimension of the opening of at least a part of the plurality of through holes on the opposite side of the display portion is larger than the dimension of the opening of the at least a part of the through holes on the display portion side. The throwing game device according to any one of 1 to 4. The throwing device holding portion includes a first region and a second region different from the first region.
The throwing game device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the density of the plurality of through holes in the first region is different from the density of the plurality of through holes in the second region. The throwing game device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the image displayed by the display unit includes a display related to an effect.

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