JPH058032B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an improvement of an accelerator pedal device for a game machine.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally known accelerator pedal devices for game machines include:
The driving speed of the vehicle displayed on the screen of the cathode ray tube is controlled according to a predetermined program.

In this type of accelerator pedal device for game machines, a rotating member is rotated via a link mechanism by the pressure of the accelerator pedal, and the amount of rotation is transmitted to a variable resistor via a gear mechanism. The vehicle is configured to control the speed of the vehicle displayed in the image.

However, this type of accelerator pedal device for game machines has a problem in that the gear mechanism in particular can be destroyed by rough operation by the player.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

The present invention has been made based on the above-mentioned viewpoints, and an object of the present invention is to provide a safe and strong vehicle that is designed to prevent malfunctions even if the player violently operates the accelerator pedal. An object of the present invention is to provide an accelerator pedal device for a game machine.

[Means for solving problems]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an accelerator pedal having one end pivotally supported, a stopper for limiting the rotation range of the accelerator pedal, a rotating member rotatably supported, and an accelerator pedal that controls the movement of the accelerator pedal as described above. a link mechanism that transmits transmission to the rotating member; a sector that is rotatably supported concentrically with the rotating member; and a first spring that directly or indirectly applies an elastic force in a direction that resists the depression pressure of the accelerator pedal; a pair of stoppers that regulate the rotatable range of the sector; a second spring that elastically couples the rotary member and the sector; a variable resistor; This is achieved by comprising a gear wheel rotated by the sector.

[Effect]

With the configuration as described above, when the player depresses the accelerator pedal, the sector is rotated together with the rotating member, and the variable resistor is rotated by the gear meshing with the sector, which is displayed on the image. The speed of the car is manipulated. At this time, for example, even if the player violently operates the accelerator pedal, since the rotating member and the sector are elastically connected by the second spring, the sector will be stopped smoothly by the cushioning action. , without causing damage to any parts.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, the details of the present invention will be specifically explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a right side view showing an embodiment of an accelerator pedal device for a game machine according to the present invention, and FIG.
FIG.

In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, 1 is an accelerator pedal device for a game machine according to the present invention, 2 and 3 are the bottom plate and side plates of the housing thereof, and 4 is a vehicle attached to the bottom plate 2 via a hinge 5. 6 is a board attached to the side plate 3 with screws 7, 7 and nuts 8, 8; 9 is a fixed shaft attached to the board 6 with a nut 10; 11 is the fixed shaft. 9 is a rotating member rotatably supported via a bush 12; 13 is a spacer disposed between the base plate 6 and the rotating member 11;
14 is a sector rotatably supported concentrically on the boss portion 11a of the rotating member 11, 15 and 16 are retaining rings provided on the fixed shaft 9 and the boss portion 11a of the rotating member 11, and 17 is the rotating member. 11 is attached to the guide stopper pin and is slidably inserted into the guide groove 14a of the sector 14; 18 is a second spring, which is a torsion coil spring; 19 is attached to the sector 14, and is a torsion coil spring 18; pin on which one end is hung, 20,2
1 is a stopper pin attached to the substrate 6 with a nut 22 or the like, and restricts the range in which the sector 14 can rotate; 23 is a tension coil spring that is a first spring; 24 is attached at one end to the rotating member 11; 25 is a pin attached to the other end of the lever 24 and hangs one end of the tension coil spring 23; 26 is a lever whose one end is attached to the rotating member 11;
27 is a channel member attached to the accelerator pedal 4; 28 is a link rod that is inserted through the hole 3a of the side plate 3 and links the channel member 27 and the lever 26 at channel-shaped portions at both ends;
9 and 30 are connecting shafts linked at both ends of the link rod 28, 31 and 32 are retaining rings thereof, and 33 is a screw 34 attached to the side plate 3 at the position where the channel member 27 contacts when the accelerator pedal 4 is depressed. The attached stopper rubber plate 35 moves the lever 2 with the sector 14 in contact with the stopper pin 20.
A buffer rubber 36 is attached to the position where 6 contacts with a screw 37, a case is attached to the board 6, 38 is a variable resistor, 39 is a rotation stopper plate provided on the variable resistor 38, and 40 is a stopper plate provided on the above board 6. A rotation stopper pin is attached with a screw 41 and has its tip inserted through the rotation stopper plate 39, 42 is a bearing member attached to the base plate 6, 43 has one end provided on the rotating shaft of the variable resistor 38, It is a gear whose other end meshes with the sector 14, and whose intermediate portion is rotatably supported by the bearing member 42 via a bush 44.

The torsion coil spring 18 is wound around the rotating member 11, and has one end hooked on the lever 26 and the other end hooked on the pin 19. To the center right,
An elastic force acts on the sector 14 in the left direction, and the sector 14 is elastically coupled to the rotating member 11 with the right end of the guide groove 14a abutting the guide stopper pin 17. As a result, when the accelerator pedal 4 is depressed, the rotating member 11 and the sector 14 rotate together, and when the sector 14 comes into contact with the stopper pin 21, the sector 14 stops, but the rotating member 11 is moved to the maximum depressed position of the accelerator pedal 4. It rotates to the maximum rotation angle position corresponding to .

The tension coil spring 23 is hooked between the pawl 6a of the board 6 and the pin 25, and when the accelerator pedal 4 is released, the rotating member 11 and the sector 14 are pulled back, and the sector 14 is attached to the stopper pin 20. The lever 26 touches the buffer rubber 3 at the abutting position.
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Next, the operation of the accelerator pedal device 1 for a game machine according to the present invention will be explained.

The player operates the accelerator pedal 4 to
When the pedal is depressed to the position indicated by the two-dot chain line in the figure, the rotating member 11 resists the action of the tension coil spring 23 via the link rod 28 and lever 26 of the link mechanism.
is rotated, and along with this, the sector 14 is rotated via the torsion coil spring 18,
The variable resistor 38 is rotated by the gear 43 that meshes with the variable resistor 38, thereby controlling the speed of the vehicle displayed in an image (not shown).
reaches the maximum speed at the position where it contacts the stopper pin 21. At this time, only the rotating member 11 resists the action of the torsion coil spring 18, and the guide stopper pin 17 rotates to the middle of the guide groove 14a. Therefore, the sector 14 is smoothly stopped by the stopper pin 21, so that the gear 43 and other link mechanisms are not damaged or broken.

Further, when the player releases the accelerator pedal 4, the sector 14 returns to its original position by the action of the tension coil spring 23, with the stopper pin 20 softening the impact by the buffer rubber 36.

〔Effect of the invention〕

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, the present invention provides a safe and robust game that is designed to prevent malfunctions even if the player violently depresses the accelerator pedal to its maximum depression position. An accelerator pedal device for aircraft can be provided.

The configuration of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and the shape, dimensions, etc. of each component can be freely changed within the scope of the purpose of the present invention. It encompasses all of them.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a right side view showing an embodiment of an accelerator pedal device for a game machine according to the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 1... Accelerator pedal device for game console, 2...
Bottom plate, 3... Side plate, 4... Accelerator pedal, 5...
... Hinge, 6 ... Board, 9 ... Fixed shaft, 11 ... Rotating member, 12 ... Bush, 13 ... Spacer, 14
... Sector, 15, 16 ... Retaining ring, 17 ... Guide stopper pin, 18 ... Torsion coil spring, 19 ... Pin, 20, 21 ... Stopper pin, 23 ... Tension coil spring, 24, 26
... Lever, 25 ... Pin, 27 ... Channel member, 28 ... Link rod, 29, 30 ... Connection shaft, 31, 32 ... Retaining ring, 33 ... Stopper rubber plate, 36 ... Buffer rubber, 35 ...Case, 38
... Variable resistor, 39 ... Stopping plate, 40 ...
Rotation stop pin, 42... bearing member, 43... gear, 44... bush.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An accelerator pedal whose one end is pivotally supported, and a stopper that limits the rotation range of the accelerator pedal;
a rotary member rotatably supported; a link mechanism that transmits motion of the accelerator pedal to the rotary member; a sector rotatably supported concentrically with the rotary member; a first spring that directly or indirectly applies an elastic force in the direction of rotation, a pair of stoppers that restricts the rotatable range of the sector, and a second spring that elastically couples the rotating member and the sector. an accelerator pedal device for a game machine, comprising: a variable resistor; and a gear provided on a rotating shaft of the variable resistor and rotated by the sector.