JPH0512639Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a light emitting section of a shooting toy that emits a light beam to hit a shooting target, which has a light sensing section.

[Prior Art and Problems to be Solved] Conventionally, in a toy that shoots by emitting a light beam, a player shoots light from a light gun at a certain target, and the light hits a light sensing means. When a prepared target is hit, there are some that perform actions such as making a sound or emitting light to notify that the target has been hit. These shooting toys that use light beams have become increasingly popular among children in recent years because they are safe and easy to handle without the risk of actually firing bullets.

However, with the above-mentioned conventional shooting toys, because the light emitting part emits light beams in a spot shape, it is difficult for younger children or when the target moves, making it difficult to hit the target and reducing interest in half. There were some drawbacks.

[Means for solving problems] The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems by providing an opening for emitting light rays to one side in the light emitting part of a shooting toy that has a light sensing part and emits a ray of light to a target. A light source is provided in a light source accommodating portion, and a slit portion is provided in an opening of the light source accommodating portion to emit light from the light source in the form of a band.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 to 17 show a fighting toy according to an embodiment of the present invention. The fighting toy of this embodiment consists of a shooting toy 1 worn by a player 1a, and a fighting toy 2 that detects the position of the player and emits infrared rays to fight against the player.

The shooting toy 1 has a light emitting section 3 that emits infrared rays.
, a light sensing section 4 which becomes a target of attack from the combat toy 2, and a position signal generating section 5 which emits a position signal to the combat toy 2. The light emitting section 3
is provided in a light beam gun 6 formed in the shape shown in the figure and having a barrel portion 6a and a grip portion 6b,
This is to cause an infrared light emitting element 3a such as a diode attached to the tip of the gun barrel portion 3a to emit light.
The light gun 6 is also provided with a push button switch 7 that causes the infrared light emitting element 3a of the light emitting section 3 to emit light.

The light sensing unit 4 is provided in a circular case 8, and includes an infrared sensing element 4 such as a diode, which receives and senses infrared rays from the outside.
a is attached to the center of the case 8. The case 8 of the light sensing section 4 is a buckle that can be detachably attached to the clothing of the player 1a, and is attached to the player's chest or the like when shooting.

The position signal generating section 5 is provided in a box-shaped case 9 as shown, and emits infrared rays as a position signal toward the combat toy 2 from an infrared element 5a provided in the center of the case 9. Note that the infrared rays emitted from this position signal generating section 5 are transmitted to the above-mentioned light emitting section 3.
The infrared rays emitted from the light emitting part 3 have different wavelengths.
It is designed not to be confused with infrared radiation from As shown in the figure, a belt 9a is attached to the case 9 of the position signal generating section 5 so that it can be worn on the player's torso. Further, the position signal generating section 5 may be provided integrally with the light gun 6 including the light emitting section 3. In that case, the infrared light emitting element 5a
is attached to the tip of the gun barrel 6a in parallel with the infrared light emitting element 3a.

As shown in FIG. 4, which is a block diagram of the shooting toy 1, the light emitting section 3, the light sensing section 4, and the position signal generating section 5 are located in a central treatment device (hereinafter referred to as (referred to as a CPU) 10, and each is controlled according to a program stored in the CPU 10. Also, inside the light beam gun 6, there is a sound generator 11 such as a synthesizer circuit that generates a certain sound effect.
An amplifier 12 for amplifying the sound signal from 1 and a speaker 13 for outputting sound effects to the outside are provided. This sound generator 11 is the above CUP1
0, and when the light emitting section 3 emits infrared rays and when the light sensing section 4 receives infrared rays from the combat toy 2, a certain sound effect is emitted. In addition, the electron gun 6 and the light sensing section 4 include
When the light emitting part 3 emits infrared rays or the light sensing part 4
An illumination generating section 14 is provided that generates illumination such as blinking a light bulb when the sensor detects infrared rays.

Furthermore, the light gun 6 includes a counter 15 that counts the score each time the light sensing section 4 is hit by the shooting light from the combat toy 2, and a display section 16 that displays the score.
is provided. This counter 15 counts down a predetermined score from the initially given score when the light sensing section 4 is hit by the shooting light from the combat toy 2, for example. The remaining points are then displayed on the display section 16. The display section 16 is provided above the barrel 6a of the light gun 6, as shown in FIG. Furthermore, an attack function stop section 17 is connected to the counter 15, which stops the light emitting section 3 from emitting light when the count value of the counter 15 reaches a certain value (for example, zero). Furthermore, a timer 18 is connected to the attack function stop section 17, which releases the above-mentioned stop state when a certain period of time has elapsed. In addition, a body sonic generator 1 applies a constant sound pressure shock to the body of the player 1a every time the infrared rays are incident on the photodetector 4.
9 is provided in the case 8 of the light sensing section 4. Note that 20 is a power reduction detection unit that checks the state of the power supply voltage of the battery, etc., and 21 is a power-off detection unit that automatically turns off the power switch after a predetermined time has elapsed if you forget to turn off the power switch. And shooting toy 1
All of the above components installed in the above CPU1
Controlled by 0.

Next, the structure of the tip of the barrel 6a of the light gun 6, in which the infrared light emitting element 3a is provided, will be explained in the fifth section.
This will be explained with reference to FIG. The infrared light emitting element 3a of the light emitting section 3 is attached to a cylindrical protrusion 6c formed at the tip of the gun barrel 6a, as shown in FIG. 23 are fitted so as to be slidable in the front and rear directions. A lens 24 for focusing infrared rays emitted from the infrared light emitting element 3a is fitted at the tip of the exit angle adjusting member 23. With such a structure, the injection angle adjusting member 2 can be adjusted as shown in FIG. 6a.
3, the position of the lens 24 approaches the infrared light emitting element 3a, so that the lens 24 does not converge much, and the infrared rays are emitted in a slightly spread state. Therefore, in this state, infrared rays can be easily applied to the light sensing portion of the combat toy 2, which is the target. Furthermore, when the exit angle adjusting member 23 is extended as shown in FIG. 6b, the lens 24 moves away from the infrared light emitting element 3a, so the infrared rays are focused by the lens 24 and exit with a small exit angle. Therefore, in this state, it becomes difficult to apply infrared rays to the target photo-sensing section.

As described above, by expanding and contracting the exit angle adjusting member 23, it is possible to change the difficulty level of shooting, and it is possible to play according to the ability of the player 1a.
Note that the exit angle can also be adjusted depending on the light reception accuracy of the target photodetector. That is, in the case of a light sensing section that does not have high light reception accuracy, reliable sensing can be achieved by reducing the emission angle to collect infrared rays. Further, in the above description, the case where the lens 24 is attached to the exit angle adjusting member 23 is shown, but the lens 24 is attached to the exit angle adjusting member 23.
It is also possible to change the emission angle of the infrared rays by expanding and contracting only the cylindrical emission angle adjustment member 23 without providing the cylindrical emission angle adjusting member 23. A control flowchart of the shooting toy 1 is shown in FIG.

Next, the combat toy 2 that competes with the shooting toy 1 will be described. The combat toy 2 includes a tank body 30 imitating the shape of a tank, and a position detecting section 31 that detects a position signal from the shooting toy 1, a light emitting section 32 that emits infrared rays to the light sensing section 4, and a position detecting section 31 that detects a position signal from the shooting toy 1. target toy 1
A light sensing section 33 that senses infrared rays from the light emitting section 3 of
It is configured with.

As shown in FIG. 10, the position detecting section 31 includes a position signal sensing section 35 disposed in a radar 34 rotatably provided at the rear of the tank body 30, and a position signal sensing section 35 disposed in a radar 34 which is rotatably provided at the rear of the tank body 30, and a position from which a position signal is emitted based on the turning angle of the radar 34. It is composed of an encoder 36 that detects the position of the player 1a wearing the signal generating section 5, an origin detection section 37 that detects the origin of the encoder 36, and a motor 38 and a motor drive section 39 that rotate the radar 34. ing. The radar 34 is attached to the tip of a shaft 34a that stands up at the rear of the tank body 30, and a receiving element 35a of a position signal sensing section 35 is installed inside the radar 34.
or are arranged. The front surface of the radar 34 allows infrared rays, which are position signals, to pass therethrough, and the position signals entering the radar 34 are detected by the light receiving element 3a. Further, an encoder 36 is provided at the lower end of the shaft 34a, and a motor 38 is connected via a gear, so that the shaft 34a rotates by rotation of the motor 38. Further, the radar 34 is connected to the tank body 3
It is possible to turn within a range of 180 degrees, 90 degrees to the left and right based on the zero forward direction. When a position signal is detected while the radar 34 is turning, the angle with respect to the origin (for example, the front center position of the tank body 30) is detected by counting pulses from the encoder 36, and the position where the position signal was emitted is detected. The direction of the signal generator 5 is determined. In addition, the radar 34 has the above 180
It repeats reciprocating and turning within the range of degrees. Note that the position signal sensing 35, encoder 36, origin detecting section 37, and motor driving section 39 are each controlled by the CPU 40 to perform angle detection.

The light emitting section 32 is a turret 30a of the tank body 30.
It is located at the top. The light emitting section 32 is provided with an infrared light emitting element 32a that emits infrared light toward the light sensing section 4 of the shooting toy 1. Further, the turret 30a to which the light emitting section 32 is attached is rotated back and forth within the same rotation range as the radar 34 by a motor 41. The rotation angle of the turret 30a is determined by the encoder 4.
Detected by counting pulses from 2. In addition, 43 is a motor drive part, and 44 is an origin detection part which detects the origin position of the turret 30a.
With the above structure, when the position of the player 1a is detected by the position detecting section 31 due to the rotation of the radar 34 as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 17, the motor 41 is driven and the position detecting section 31 The turret 30a rotates to a position that matches the angle detected in , and at that position the light emitting unit 32
Infrared rays are emitted from the

The light sensing section 33 includes an infrared light emitting element 33a that senses infrared light emitted from the light emitting section 3 of the shooting toy 1.
It has. This light sensing section 33 is connected to the turret 3.
They are provided at three locations on the front and left and right side surfaces of 0a.

Also, similar to the shooting toy 1, the combat toy 2 also includes a light emitting section 32 that emits infrared rays and a light sensing section 3.
3 is provided with a sound generator 45 that generates a certain sound effect when it senses infrared rays from the light emitting part 3 of the shooting toy 1. This sound effect is output by an amplifier 46 from a speaker 47 provided at the rear of the turret 30a. Further, the upper part of the turret 30a generates illumination when infrared rays are emitted from the light emitting part 32 or when the light sensing part 33 detects infrared rays from the light emitting part 3 of the shooting toy 1 to notify firing and hitting. An illumination generating section 48 is provided. Furthermore, like the shooting toy 1, the combat toy 2 includes a counter 50 that counts the score each time the infrared rays from the shooting toy 1 hit the light sensing section 33, and a display section 51 that displays the score.
is provided, and an all-function stop section 52 that stops all functions of the combat toy 2 when the value of the counter 50 reaches a certain value, and a timer 53 that releases the above-mentioned stopped state after a certain period of time has elapsed. . This counter 50 also counts down points when infrared rays hit the light sensing section 33, but here the number of points counted down differs depending on the position of the light sensing section 33 that the infrared rays hit. .
For example, if it hits the light sensing portion 33 on the front of the turret 30a, it will hit the light sensing portion 33 on the left and right sides of the turret 30a.
The number of points counted down is increased compared to when the number is 3. In addition, 54 is a low voltage detection unit;
Reference numeral 55 indicates a power off forgetting detection section.

Here, the detailed structure of the light emitting section 32 will be explained based on FIGS. 11 and 12. Light emitting part 32
The infrared light emitting element 35a is mounted inside a cover 60 having a substantially triangular cross section as shown. A front plate 61 having a slit 62 of a predetermined width extending vertically in the center is fitted into the open entire surface of the cover 60. The slit 62 is integrally formed in the center of the front plate 61 with a transparent member through which infrared rays can pass. The infrared light emitting element 35a inside the cover 60 is arranged toward the slit 62 side of the front plate 61 as shown in FIG. From the above, when the infrared light emitting element 35a emits light, the infrared light passes through the slit 62 and travels as shown in the figure, with the infrared light not spreading much in the lateral direction but sufficiently spreading in the vertical direction. That is, the infrared rays are emitted in a band shape extending in the vertical direction.

The reason why the slit 62 is provided in the light emitting section 32 to spread the infrared rays in the vertical direction is to make it easier for the infrared rays from the light emitting section 32 to hit the light sensing section 4 worn by the player 1a. That is, since infrared rays spread in the vertical direction as described above, even if the light sensing section 4 moves in the vertical direction, as long as the lateral direction in which the infrared rays are emitted is aligned, it will hit the target. This puts the fighting toy 2 side in an advantageous state over the shooting toy 1 of the player 1a.

Next, the detailed structure of the light sensing section 33 will be explained based on FIGS. 13 and 14. Light sensing section 3
The infrared sensing element 33a of No. 3 is connected to the turret 3 as shown in the figure.
It is attached so as to protrude to the outside from a hole 64 provided on the side surface of 0a. A cylindrical slide member 65 that is slidably fitted into the hole 64 is provided on the outer periphery of the infrared sensing element 33a. This slide member 65 also includes an arm 67.
An operating knob 66 is provided through the. The operating knob 66 can be slid along a guide hole 68 provided on the top surface of the turret 30a, and by operating this operating knob 66, the slide member 65 is moved into the hole 6.
It has become possible to make it appear from 4 onwards. With this structure, the operation knob 66
If the slide member 65 is made to protrude outward by operating the slide member 65, the front side surface of the infrared sensing element 33a will be covered with the slide member 65, and the angle at which the infrared rays can be incident on the infrared sensing element 33a will be adjusted according to both protrusions of the slide member 65. It gets narrower. In addition, the slide member 65
When the infrared sensing element 33a is immersed, the infrared sensing element 33a is exposed from the slide member 65, so the possible angle of incidence is
The area is nearly 180 degrees.

As described above, by operating the operation knob 66 and adjusting the amount of protrusion of the slide member 65, the angle at which the infrared rays can be incident on the infrared sensing element 33a can be changed within a certain range, and the shooting toy 1 It is possible to change the difficulty level of aiming by emitting infrared rays from the light emitting part 3 of the light emitting part 3 and hitting the infrared sensing element 33a of the light sensing part 33. This allows the player 1a to play target shooting according to his/her ability. In the above description, the case where the angle at which light can be incident is adjusted by sliding the slide member 65 and changing its protrusion amount was shown, but as shown in FIG. An operating knob 66 is provided, and an infrared sensing element 33 is provided.
The same purpose can be achieved even if the a itself is made to appear and retract from the hole 64.

Note that the gun barrel 30b of the turret 30a is connected to the motor 70.
It is designed to move up and down.

Although not shown, the tank body 30 includes:
A drive unit powered by a motor or the like that drives the tank body 30 is provided, so that the tank body 30 can run. However, in this case, if the traveling speed is high, the origin for position detection cannot be determined, so the position detection unit 31
The speed is slowed down so as not to affect position detection.

Hereinafter, how to play the above-mentioned battle toy will be explained.
First, the player 1a holds the ray gun 6 of the shooting toy 1 in his hand, attaches the light sensing section 4 and the position signal generating section 5 to his chest and torso, respectively, and as shown in FIG. Have a shooting battle while facing 2. Then, infrared rays are emitted from the light emitting section 3 of the ray gun 6, aiming at the light sensing section 33 of the combat toy 2. Light sensing section 33
When the object hits the object, illumination occurs as described above and a sound effect is output from the speaker 47. Further, when the combat toy 2 detects the player 1a with the position detecting section 31, it rotates the turret 30 as shown in FIG. 16 and directs the light emitting section 32 toward the player 1a. When the direction of the turret 30 matches the detection position, the light emitting unit 32 emits infrared rays, and the infrared rays strike the player 1.
When it hits the light sensing section 4 on the a side, illumination and sound effects are generated. The player 1a moves left and right to avoid being hit by the infrared rays from the combat toy 2 and shoots. Thereby, a shooting battle can be held between the player 1a and the combat toy 2 side.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the case where position detection is performed using infrared rays was explained, but in addition to infrared rays, radio waves,
Position detection may be performed using ultrasonic waves or the like. In addition, the battle toy 2 is a tank body 3 imitating the shape of a tank.
0 is shown, but the battle toy 2
The outer shape may be the shape of another vehicle or the shape of a base. Further, although infrared light is used for emitting and receiving light in the light emitting sections 3, 32 and the light sensing sections 4, 33, it goes without saying that not only infrared light but also visible light may be used.

The structure of the light emitting section 32 of the above embodiment is not only applicable to the combat toy 2 as described above, but also applicable to any shooting toy that emits light beams. Further, in the embodiment, the case where the slit 62 is provided in the vertical direction is shown, but if the target side moves in the vertical direction, the slit 62 may be provided in the horizontal direction.

[Effects of the invention] As described above, the present invention provides a light source in a light source accommodating part having an aperture for emitting light beams on one side, and a slit that emits the light from the light source in the form of a band through the opening of the light source accommodating part. By providing this section, the emitted light rays spread out in a band-like manner, so that even if the player is young or the target is moving, he or she can enjoy shooting without having to worry about not hitting the target at all.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an overall schematic diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 2 is an overall perspective view of the shooting toy side, Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the shooting toy installed, Figure 4 is a block diagram of the shooting toy, and Figure 5 is the shooting toy. Partial views of the tip of the ray gun, Figures 6a and b are respectively 5th
A sectional view showing the operation of the tip of the ray gun shown in FIG.
The figure is a control flowchart of the shooting toy, Figure 8 is an external perspective view of the battle toy, Figure 9 is a sectional view of the battle toy, Figure 10 is a configuration block diagram of the battle toy, and Figure 1 is a block diagram of the battle toy.
Figure 1 is a partial enlarged view of the light emitting part of the battle toy, Figure 12 is a sectional view of the light emitting part shown in Figure 11, Figure 13 is a partial view of the vicinity of the light sensing part of the battle toy, and Figure 14 is a partial view of the light sensing part of the battle toy.
Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the light sensing part shown in Fig. 3, Fig. 15 is a sectional view showing another example of the light sensing part of the combat toy, Fig. 16 is a diagram showing the operation of the fighting toy, and Fig. 17 is a part of the combat toy. This is a control flowchart. 1... Shooting toy, 2... Combat toy, 3... Light emitting section, 4... Light sensing section, 5... Position signal generating section, 6
...Electron gun, 23...Emission angle adjustment member, 24...
Lens, 30...tank body, 30a...turret, 3
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Position detection part, 32... Light emitting part, 33... Light sensing part, 34... Radar, 35... Position signal sensing part, 60... Cover, 61... Front plate, 62...
Slit, 64... hole, 65... slide member.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] A light-emitting section of a shooting toy characterized by having the following requirements for emitting and hitting a shooting target having a light-sensing section. (a) A light source is provided in a light source housing part that has an opening on one side that emits a light beam. (b) A slit portion is provided in the opening of the light source accommodating portion to emit the light from the light source in the form of a band.