JPH06269571A - Fluid supply device for fluid flotation type game device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce the number of pipings and solenoid valves, simplify control of the solenoid valves, simplify the pipings to realize required space, and simplify assembling and maintenance. CONSTITUTION:In a fluid flotation time game device, a fluid supply device for the fluid flotation time game device comprises solenoid valves 41 disposed at one end of lateral pipings 43 and vertical pipings 44 composing matrix disposed under a floor body 1, and operating valves 42 communicating with jet ports 11 disposed at intersections of the lateral pipings 43 and the vertical pipings 44.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a fluid supply device for a fluid levitation type amusement apparatus which selectively supplies fluid to an injection port in a region where a traveling body is located on a floor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 6, a conventional fluid supply device for a fluid levitation type game machine is provided with solenoid valves SV on a plurality of pipes D connected to a plurality of injection ports N formed on a floor surface. Then, the control device C opens a plurality of solenoid valves SV arranged in a plurality of pipes D communicating with a plurality of injection ports in a region where the traveling body is located on the floor body, thereby supplying the fluid from the pump P. Was.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned conventional apparatus, since the pipes and the solenoid valves SV are required by the number of the injection ports N, for example, several hundreds or more arranged on the floor, the solenoid valves are required. There is a problem that the control of the SV is difficult and the pipe D is complicated, so that it is necessary to secure a space, which is expensive and the assembly and maintenance are difficult.

Therefore, the inventors of the present invention divide the piping system into two systems, form a matrix, and arrange a fluid supply device corresponding to the jet outlet at the intersection of the two piping systems so that the fluid is supplied from both systems. Focusing on the technical idea of the present invention that the fluid is supplied to the ejection port when supplied, and the fluid is supplied only to the ejection port corresponding to the region where the traveling body is located, and further research and development are conducted. The present invention has reached the object of reducing the number of pipes and solenoid valves, simplifying control of solenoid valves, simplifying pipes, and achieving space saving, and simplifying assembly and maintenance.

[0005]

A fluid supply device for a fluid levitation type playing apparatus according to the present invention includes a floor body provided with a large number of jet ports for jetting the fluid, and a fluid jetted from the jet ports of the floor body. In a fluid levitation type playing device comprising a traveling body that has a hydrodynamic bearing portion and that receives buoyancy, a plurality of piping systems on one floor corresponding to the region where the traveling body that is traveling on the floor is located. A plurality of solenoid valves for supplying fluid to the pipes and a plurality of pipes of the other pipe system that intersects the one pipe system, and a plurality of pipes of the one pipe system and a plurality of pipes of the other pipe system The operating valve is arranged at a position corresponding to each intersection, and supplies a fluid to the injection port when the fluid is supplied from both pipes of the one and the other piping systems.

[0006]

The fluid supply device for the fluid levitation type play apparatus of the present invention having the above-mentioned structure includes a plurality of pipes of one piping system corresponding to the region where the traveling body traveling on the floor body is located by the solenoid valve. Fluid is supplied to a plurality of pipes of the other piping system, and when fluid is supplied from both pipes of the one and the other piping systems in an operating valve arranged at a position corresponding to each intersection of both piping systems Is supplied to the jet port, fluid is jetted from the jet port in the region where the running body running on the floor is located and acts on the fluid bearing portion of the running body to levitate the running body. .

[0007]

In the fluid supply device for the fluid levitation type play apparatus of the present invention having the above-described operation, the region in which the traveling body which is supplying the fluid by the solenoid valve and traveling on the floor by the operating valve is located. The fluid is injected from the injection port of the above to realize the floating traveling of the traveling body, and the piping is divided into two systems each having a solenoid valve to form a matrix and the operate valve is arranged at a position corresponding to the intersection of the piping. Since there is no need to provide piping and solenoid valves for each fluid injection port, the number of piping and solenoid valves can be reduced, solenoid valve control can be simplified, and piping can be simplified to save space. It has the effect of simplifying assembly and maintenance.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the fluid supply device for the fluid levitation type play apparatus according to the present embodiment has a floor body 1 in which a large number of jet outlets 11 for jetting air are uniformly arranged, and a floor body 1 of the floor body 1. Two rotating cam mechanisms 21 that change the height are arranged at intervals, and are composed of a tilting mechanism 2 that randomly changes the tilt of the floor 1 in a three-dimensional manner, and three rubber-like bags. In a fluid levitation type playing device comprising a running body 3 composed of a circular member 30 in which a fluid bearing portion 31 is arranged in the lower portion and a chair 32 on which a player sits is arranged in the upper portion, Horizontal piping 43 and vertical piping 4 that constitute the installed matrix
4, a solenoid valve 41 and a horizontal pipe 43 arranged at one end
And an operating valve 42 that communicates with the injection port 11 disposed at the intersection of the vertical pipe 44.

The fluid supply device 4 is a pump 4 for generating compressed air, as shown in a simplified manner in FIG. 2 for convenience of explanation.
0, a plurality of horizontal pipes 43 (431 to 438) and vertical pipes 44 (441 to 44) arranged in a grid pattern in the lower part of the floor body 1.
8) A plurality of solenoid valves 41 arranged at one end for supplying compressed air from the pump 40 to the horizontal and vertical pipes.
(411 to 4116) and a plurality of horizontal pipes 43 and vertical pipes 4
A plurality of operated valves 42 (4211 to 4211) for supplying the compressed air supplied to the jet port 11 of the floor body 1 when compressed air is supplied from both the vertical and horizontal pipes 44 and 43 arranged at the intersection of 4 4288).

As shown in FIG. 2, the solenoid valve 41 has horizontal pipes 434, 435 and vertical pipes 444, 445 corresponding to a region (circular hatched region in FIG. 2) corresponding to the position of the traveling body 3 on the floor 1. A valve 414 disposed at one end of
Controller 41C only for 415, 4112, and 4113
The excitation signal is output from the pump 40, and the pump 40 is opened, so that the compressed air from the pump 40 is passed through the horizontal and vertical pipes 434, 435, 444, 44.
5 is provided.

That is, the controller 41C is composed of, for example, a microcomputer, and an area in which a CCD camera (not shown) having a pixel corresponding to the floor 1 disposed in the upper center of the floor 1 is located on the traveling body 3 is located. Is detected as a change in the density value, and differential processing is performed to obtain coordinate data where the density corresponding to the boundary between the floor 1 and the traveling body 3 changes abruptly.
Further, the area coordinate data of the traveling body 3 on the floor 1 is calculated based on the concentration sudden change coordinate data to obtain the circular hatched area shown as an example in FIG. 2, and the horizontal pipes 434, 435 corresponding to the circular hatched area are obtained. And vertical piping 444, 445
Of the solenoid valve 41 disposed at one end of the magnetic field generator.

The operating valve 42 is shown in FIGS.
A spool 42S having a T-shaped passage 42T formed therein is inserted in the valve body 42B as shown in FIG.
2B is inserted to urge the spool 42S downward,
A discharge port 42O opening to a pipe H1 communicating with the jet outlet 11 of the floor body 1 is formed in the upper part, and a horizontal pipe 4 is formed in the lower part of the side wall.
A supply port 42M communicating with, for example, 434 is formed, and a supply port 42N communicating with the vertical pipe 44, for example, 444 is formed in the central portion of the side wall.

As shown in FIG. 4, the tilting mechanism 2 includes a support portion 2 having a constant height in which one end of the floor body 1 is supported by a spherical bearing 23C.
3 and a rotary cam mechanism 21 respectively arranged at positions corresponding to the other two vertices of the triangle with respect to the support portion 23, and the floor body 1 is supported at three points. The rotation cam mechanism 21 randomly changes the height.

As shown in FIG. 5, the rotary cam mechanism 21 is rotatably supported on the lower part of the floor 1 on a cam surface 21C formed by an inclined surface obtained by obliquely cutting the top surface of a solid cylinder. The roller 21R is placed, and the cam surface 21 is driven by the servomotor 22M constituting the drive mechanism 22 via the gear train 22G.
When C is rotationally driven, the roller 21R rotates on the cam surface 21C, and the height of the floor body 1 gradually changes according to the inclination of the cam surface.

The two rotary cam mechanisms 21 are composed of a drive mechanism 22.
The setting rotation speed of the servo motor 22M that constitutes
The rotational angular velocities of the two cams 21C are set to be different, and the heights of two points of the floor body 1 are randomly changed, and as a result, the inclination of the floor body 1 can be randomly changed. .

As shown in FIG. 5, the fluid bearing portion 31 of the traveling body 3 has a rubber-like bag body 31B formed of three rubber tubes (one not shown) filled with air, which is circular at 120 ° intervals. It is arranged on the lower surface of the member 30 and can receive compressed air ejected from the ejection port 11 of the floor body 1 and exert a buoyant force upward.

At the upper part of the running body 3, a chair 32 and a handrail support portion 34 to which a handrail 33 is fixed are arranged so as to face each other, and a player during play grips the handrail 33, so that the running body is randomly oriented. It is constructed so that you can enjoy it with peace of mind without being thrown out even if you drive to.

The fluid supply device of the fluid floating type amusement apparatus of the present embodiment having the above-mentioned structure is, for example, the traveling body 3 which is traveling.
However, according to the concentration value information detected by the CCD camera, when it is located at the position indicated by the circular diagonal lines on the floor body 1 in FIG. 2, the controller 41C of the fluid supply device 4 causes the horizontal pipes 434, 435 and the vertical pipes. A solenoid valve provided at one end of each of 444 and 445 outputs an excitation signal to be in an open state, and compressed air from the pump 40 is supplied to the horizontal and vertical pipes 434, 435, 444, and 445, as shown in FIG.
Since compressed air is supplied to the supply port 42M in the operate valve 42 (4244) representatively shown in FIG. 1, the spool 42S is moved upward against the coil spring 42B, and the T-shaped passage 42T formed in the spool 42S is formed. Since it matches the position of the supply port 42N, vertical piping 444
The compressed air being supplied to the passage passes through the T-shaped passage 42T and is ejected from the discharge port 42O through the pipe H1 from the discharge port 11 formed in the floor body 1 to run on the floor body 1. The compressed air is ejected from the ejection port 11 in the circular hatched area (FIG. 2) in which the traveling body 3 is located, so that the traveling body 3 is levitated to enable traveling.

The fluid supply device of the fluid levitation type play apparatus of the present embodiment having the above-described action is a horizontal pipe, for example, 434, 435 and a vertical pipe to which compressed air is supplied by the solenoid valve 41 according to the position of the traveling body 3. Operate valves 4244, 4245, 425 in communication with 444, 445
4, 4255, the compressed air is ejected only from the ejection port 11 in the circular hatched area where the traveling body 3 is located.
The effect of significantly saving energy is achieved as compared with the case of constantly ejecting from the ejection port 11 on the entire surface.

Further, in the fluid supply device for the fluid levitation type play apparatus of the present embodiment, the solenoid valve 41 controlled by the controller 41C need only be provided at one end of each of the horizontal and vertical pipes, and the operate valve 42 is Since it is not controlled by the controller 41C by turning it on and off in the state of supplying compressed air from the horizontal and vertical pipes, compared to the conventional arrangement of solenoid valves controlled by the controller for each ejection port, This has the effect of simplifying the control of the solenoid valve.

Further, in the fluid supply device for the fluid levitation type play apparatus of this embodiment, a horizontal pipe and a vertical pipe are arranged, and compressed air is supplied to the ejection port through an operation valve 42 arranged at the intersection of both. Therefore, the number of pipes can be drastically reduced compared to the conventional device that requires one pipe for each jet.
It has the effect of simplifying the piping to save space and simplifying assembly and maintenance.

The embodiments described above are merely examples for the purpose of explanation, and the present invention is not limited to them. Those skilled in the art will recognize from the claims, the detailed description of the invention and the description of the drawings. Modifications and additions can be made without departing from the technical idea of the present invention.

In the above-described embodiment, the compressed air having the same pressure is supplied to the supply ports 42M and 42N of the operate valve 42 from the viewpoint of the simplification of the structure, but the present invention is not limited to this and the compressed air is supplied to the supply port 42M. The pressure of the compressed air may be lower from the viewpoint of energy saving.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a relationship of pipes of the apparatus of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a manner of arranging the operating valve of the apparatus of the embodiment in a pipe.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an arrangement mode of a tilting mechanism of a fluid levitation type playing device to which an embodiment device is applied.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing an arrangement mode of the piping of the embodiment for the fluid levitation type play apparatus.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a conventional device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Floor 11 Jet outlet 2 Inclination mechanism 21 Rotating cam mechanism 3 Traveling body 31 Fluid bearing part 4 Fluid supply device 40 Pump 41 Solenoid valve 41C controller 42 Operate valve 42S spool 42T T-shaped passage 42O Discharge port 42M, 42N supply port 43,434,435 Horizontal piping 44,444,445 Vertical piping

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A floor body having a large number of jet outlets for jetting a fluid, and a running body having a fluid bearing portion for receiving the fluid jetted from the jet outlets of the floor body and traveling by receiving buoyancy. In a fluid levitation type playing device consisting of a plurality of pipes of one piping system and a plurality of pipes of the other piping system which intersects with the piping system corresponding to the region where the traveling body traveling on the floor is located A plurality of solenoid valves for supplying fluid to, and a plurality of pipes of the one piping system and a position corresponding to each intersection of the plurality of pipes of the other piping system, the one and the other piping system of A fluid supply device for a fluid levitation type game device, comprising an operating valve for supplying the fluid to the injection port when the fluid is supplied from both pipes.