JPH0722794U - Pitching entertainment equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] A pitching entertainment device using a baseball ball, which is installed in a game field or an amusement park for business and can be enjoyed, which analyzes the pitching motion of the player and displays the ball speed and the ball speed rank. provide. [Structure] The game console body, a television camera for shooting the player who throws the ball, a monitor for displaying the live and slow-playback recorded images, a ball speed measuring device, a ball speed display, a rank display, and a ball output command signal. It consists of a ball delivery mechanism that operates to deliver balls one by one when they are emitted.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a pitching entertainment device which is installed and operated in a game field or an amusement park.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 There have been hitherto pitching entertainment devices in which a ball thrown by a player hits a target strike zone to score a score and music is played. However, it did not have a device for recording the pitching motion and playing it back in slow motion. Also, for practicing golf forms, a device that examines the form by shooting the practitioner with a TV camera, displaying the form of the practitioner on the CRT in real time via a video deck, or recording and playing back the television screen is available. The patent was published in Hei 5-37661. However, the patent publication of Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-37661 is a video device for golf practice, and was intended for form analysis of a golf swing.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 The purpose of the present invention is to provide an entertainment device which is installed in a game field or an amusement park for business and which analyzes pitching motions in a ball that can be enjoyed by friends or family and displays the ball speed and ranks the ball speed. The ball used for pitching must be a ball that is non-slip so that the player's finger can easily hit the ball when throwing. Further, a ball throwing mechanism is provided in which one ball comes out to the player's hand immediately after the coin is thrown into the coin slot for the player to play and immediately before the re-throw.

The ball return path is tilted lower toward the front than the player, and rolls and guides the rolled ball toward the front side of the game machine body. This ball sends the ball out. When it reaches the mechanism, it stops here and waits. When a coin is inserted into the coin slot or a re-throwing instruction signal is sent, the mechanism for sending out the ball operates, and one of the balls waiting at the mechanism for sending out the ball is played by the player. Send it near your hand. In this case, since the ball has a non-slip to which the player's finger rests, when the ball is stationary with this anti-slip down, it is difficult to start rolling in the inclination of the ball return path. In other words, the rolling ball has the momentum up to that point, so it rolls on a road with a slight slope, but a ball that has stopped once may not start rolling because of its anti-slip part. Also, when a plurality of spheres are stopped in a row at the sphere delivery mechanism, the inner width of the sphere return path at that place is 10% or more larger than the diameter of the sphere. , There is a case where the ball is pushed between the ball in front of it and the return ball guide plate that forms a path, and it is difficult for them to press each other and start rolling together. In these cases, some measure must be taken to ensure the ball is delivered.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 Optical sensors are provided at the player's side of the game console, which has a space for the ball thrown by the player, and at the dummy's curtain side, respectively, and the time difference between the moment when the ball crosses these two optical sensors. Is measured, converted to the speed of the sphere, and displayed. Then, in order to analyze the pitching motion, the player uses a television camera that shoots the player who throws the ball, and a monitor device that projects the captured video in real time, at the same time, records the video, and reproduces it after a predetermined time. Install in a position that is easier to see.

A ball returning path which is located below the space where the pitching ball flies and is inclined lower toward the front than the player and rolls and guides the rolled ball toward the front side of the game machine body. To provide.

A mechanism is provided in the middle of the ball returning path, which operates when a ball output command signal is issued and sends out only one ball.

There is a slip stopper on the ball, which prevents the player's finger from catching the ball when the ball is thrown and prevents the player's finger and the ball from slipping.

When the ball is stationary with this anti-slip down, it is difficult to start rolling due to the inclination of the ball returning path. In other words, the rolling ball has the momentum up to that point, so it rolls even on a road with a slight slope, but a ball that has stopped still may not start rolling due to its non-slip. Also, when a plurality of spheres are stopped in a row at the sphere delivery mechanism, the inner width of the sphere return path at that place is 10% or more larger than the diameter of the sphere. However, there is a case in which the ball is pushed between the ball in front of it and the guide plate that forms the path, and they push each other, and it is difficult for both of them to start rolling.

Therefore, the ball delivery mechanism incorporates a dynamic state giving mechanism that brings the stopped ball into a dynamic state.

[0011]

[Action]

 When waiting for a customer, the recording is displayed on a monitor device, or a person who approaches the pitching position with a camera is displayed and then displayed on the monitor device. When a customer inserts a coin into the coin box, the ball delivery mechanism operates and only one ball rolls out near the customer's hand.

The ball delivery mechanism has a mechanism for imparting a dynamic state to the ball so that the ball with anti-skid can easily roll out, so that the ball does not come out while it is stopped. There will be no defects.

Here, the background music or the like flows out from the speaker in order to raise the atmosphere of the game, and further, the player is called by the voice recorded by the speaker to enter the pitching motion. Then, the camera keeps showing the player standing in the pitching position on the monitor. At the same time, record it.

The player moves from the pitching motion to the pitching, and the ball leaving the player's hand crosses the first sensor light closer to the player and then the second sensor light closer to the dummy. The speed of the ball thrown by the player is calculated from the time difference between when the ball crosses the first sensor light and when it crosses the second sensor light, and the ball speed display is provided at a position where the players can easily see it. Display on the container. And

When the ball crosses the second sensor light, it is automatically switched to the slow reproduction of the recording, and the throwing motion of the player is displayed on the monitor in slow motion.

Further, the ball speed in this play is compared with the ball speed recorded value which is displayed in rank at that time, and when the ball speed recorded value is exceeded, the rank is displayed.

Further, if the predetermined number of pitches has not been reached at this time point, the ball delivery mechanism is operated again, and if the predetermined number of pitches has been reached, the process returns to the customer waiting state.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the above operation.

[0019]

【Example】

 A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a first embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a game machine body, 2 is a dummy curtain, and a picture of a catcher's catching attitude is drawn on the dummy curtain, which is not shown. The player throws a ball from the front of the game machine body 1 toward the dummy curtain 2. The ball 4 that has fallen against the dummy curtain 2 is guided by the return ball guide plate 6 via the ball return path 5 and rolls toward the ball delivery mechanism 7.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 8 denotes a television camera, which is a front view of the game machine body 1. Reference numeral 9 denotes a monitor device for realistically displaying the image captured by the TV camera, or for slow-playing the recording.

Reference numeral 10 is a ball speed display device for the balls thrown by the player, and 11 is a rank display device for displaying the top 1, 2, and 3 ranks up to that point on that day.

Reference numeral 13 is a coin slot.

Reference numeral 16 is a first infrared projector for projecting infrared rays toward a position near the player of the game machine main body, 17 is a first infrared ray irradiation hole array, and 18 is an infrared ray from 17 It is a first infrared receiver that receives light.

Reference numeral 21 is a second infrared projector for projecting infrared rays near the dummy curtain of the game machine main body, 22 is a second infrared irradiation hole array, and 23 is an infrared ray from 22. Is a second infrared light receiver for receiving light.

The infrared rays emitted from the infrared ray irradiation hole rows 17 and 22 are parallel rays, and the pitch thereof is smaller than the diameter of the sphere 4.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a part of FIG. 1, and is a view for explaining the ball delivery mechanism 7.

FIG. 3 is a view of a part of FIG. 2 seen from above, and is for explaining the ball feeding mechanism 7 together with FIG.

FIG. 4 is a view taken along the line FF in FIG.

2, 3, and 4, 31 is a first stop lever, 32 is a second stop-tailed lever, and 33 is a connection between the first stop lever 31 and the second stop-tailed lever 32. It is a link. The first stop lever 31 is moved around the fulcrum pin 34 as the center of rotation, and the second stop tailed lever 32 is moved around the fulcrum 35 as the center of rotation.

Reference numeral 36 denotes a solenoid, and when a current flows through its coil, a rod 37 is pulled in, thereby moving a connecting bar 38, so that the first stop lever 31 resists the tension force of a tension spring 39. Then moved. Reference numeral 40 denotes a pin on which one end of a tension spring 39 is hooked, and the pin 40 stands on a support plate 41 in a fixed manner. Reference numeral 42 is a hook portion for hooking the tension spring 39 on the first stop lever 31.

Reference numeral 43 is a pin between the link 33 and the first stopper lever 31, and 44 is a pin between the link 33 and the second stop tail lever 32.

Reference numeral 46 is a tip portion of the first stop lever 31, 48 is a stopper portion of the second stop tail lever, and 49 is a tail portion of the second stop tail lever.

The return ball guide plate 6 is provided with an elongated hole so as not to obstruct the movement of the first stop lever 31 and the second stop tail lever 32 of the ball delivery mechanism 7.

Reference numeral 65 denotes a sensor, which senses the presence or absence of a sphere and sends a signal to the control computer.

As can be seen from FIGS. 3 and 4, when the tip end portion 46 of the first stop lever 31 projects to the ball returning path 5, the ball 4 B hits the tip end portion 46 and advances further. I can't.

Hereinafter, the operation of the ball delivery mechanism will be described in more detail. In FIG. 3, the ball 4B is stopped by the tip portion 46 of the first stop lever 31, and subsequently the balls 4C and 4D are also stopped.

When an electric current for letting out a ball flows through the solenoid 36, the rod 37 and the connecting bar 38 are pulled toward the solenoid 36, and the first stop lever 31 pivots around the fulcrum pin 34, and The tip portion 46 of the 1-stop lever 31 is recessed from the ball returning path 5. At that time, the second stop-tailed lever 32 is pulled by the link 33 to rotate about the fulcrum pin 35, and the stopper portion 48 of the second stop-tailed lever 32 comes out to the ball returning path 5. come.

Since the ball returning path 5 has a downward slope, the tip 46 of the first stop lever 31 is recessed, and the second stop tail lever 32 comes out, the ball 4B moves forward. It is advanced under control and rolled close to the player's hand.

At this time, the balls 4C and 4D are moved by the tail portion 49 of the second stop tail lever 32, and proceed forward due to the gradient of the ball return path 5, but the second stop tail lever 32 is moved. Since the stopper portion 48 of is coming out, the ball 4C is stopped there.

In these cases, the balls 4B, 4C, and 4D are provided with slip stoppers 61 for pitching, and therefore, if only the slope of the ball return path 5 is used, those balls will not start rolling and will stop. In some cases, the rear push-out action of the ball 4B of the stopper portion 48 of the second stop tail lever and the side of the balls 4C and 4D of the tail portion 49 of the tail lever also occur. The dynamic force causes the balls to begin rolling.

The sensor 65 senses that the ball 4B has exited and finished, and sends a signal to the computer to turn off the current to the solenoid 36.

When the electric current to the solenoid 36 is turned off, the tip portion 46 of the first stop lever 31 projects into the ball returning path 5 by the pulling force of the spring 39, and the stopper portion 48 of the second stop tail lever and its stopper portion 48. The tail portion 49 is recessed from the ball returning path 5.

Also at this time, the recessed movement of the tail portion 49 of the second stop tail lever causes the balls 4C and 4D to start rolling easily, and the balls 4C and 4D roll down the ball returning path 5 to move the balls 4C and 4D downward. C advances to a position where it abuts on the tip end portion 46 of the first stop lever 31, and the ball 4D follows behind.

Other functions of the above-described embodiment will be understood from the flowchart of FIG. 5, the description of the function section, and the description of each of the above parts.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 6 is an overall perspective view of the second embodiment of the present invention. In the second embodiment, an image is displayed in front of the pitching player. FIG. 6 will be described in detail. Reference numeral 71 is a main body of the game machine, and 72 is a transparent and thick vinyl curtain. When the ball thrown by the player hits the transparent vinyl curtain 72, the ball is dropped into the ball returning path 5 here.

Reference numeral 79 denotes a monitor device, which realistically displays the image captured by the television camera 8 on the surface 79b, or slowly reproduces the recording and displays it on the surface 79b. 79b sometimes shows a recording for demonstration purposes when waiting for customers.

Reference numeral 80 is a ball speed display device for immediately displaying the ball speed of the ball thrown by the player, and reference numeral 81 is a rank display device for displaying the highest to fourth ball speeds of the day up to that point in rank order. .

In addition, in FIG. 6, members having the same configurations as those in FIG. 1 are designated by the same reference numerals as those in FIG.

The mounting positions and shapes of the solenoid 36 and the spring 39 in the description of each of the above-described embodiments are within the scope of the claims of the present invention as long as the first stop lever 31 can be moved according to its purpose. Various modifications are possible.

Further, the reproduction of the recording may be the reproduction at a slow speed and the reproduction at a real speed.

[0051]

[Effect of device]

 Each time the player throws a ball, the speed of the ball is displayed on the ball speed display device each time, so it is possible to compare it with the player's own ball speed up to then, or to compare with each other. Furthermore, it can be compared with the record displayed on the rank display device, and if the speed exceeds the ranked record value, the rank display can be enjoyed. .

Furthermore, since the raw image of the player's pitching motion and the slow-playback image of the recording are displayed on the monitor device, the pitching form can be analyzed and examined by looking at it.

Since the ball used for pitching is the ball actually used in the baseball field, it is possible to perform pitching play with a feeling close to the actual feeling.

The ball delivery mechanism may be provided with a slip stopper for the player's finger to hang on the ball, or a plurality of balls may be pressed in front of the ball delivery mechanism between the ball return ball guide plates. However, it gives a motion to the ball that is stopped at the ball delivery mechanism to reliably deliver the ball and move the succeeding ball to the next position.

The ball feeding mechanism incorporated in the present device has only one solenoid as an actuator, which causes few failures and is easy to maintain.

[Submission date] October 28, 1993

[Procedure Amendment 2]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0046

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

Reference numeral 79 denotes a monitor device, which displays an image of the catcher on its image surface 79b when the customer inserts a coin into the coin box . After the pitching, the video recording taken by the TV camera 8 is slowly reproduced and displayed on the image surface 79b. An image for demonstration is displayed on the image surface 79b when waiting for a customer.

[Procedure 3]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0052

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

Further, since the reproduced image of the recording of the pitching motion of the player is displayed on the monitor device, the pitching form can be analyzed and examined by looking at it.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a part of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a view of a part of FIG. 2 seen from above.

FIG. 4 is an F-F view of FIG. 3.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart.

FIG. 6 is an overall perspective view of a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Game console body 2 Dummy curtain 4 Ball 5 Ball return path 6 Return ball guide plate 7 Ball feed mechanism 8 TV camera 9 Monitor device 10 Ball speed display device 11 Rank display device 13 Coin slot 16 First infrared projector 17 First Infrared irradiation hole array 18 First infrared receiver 21 Second infrared projector 22 Second infrared irradiation hole array 23 Second infrared receiver 31 First stop lever 32 Second stop tail lever 33 Link 34 Support point Pin 35 Support point pin 36 Solenoid 37 Rod 38 Coupling bar 39 Spring 40 Pin 41 Support plate 42 Hook 43 Pin 44 Pin 46 Tip part of the first stop lever 31 Stopper part of the second stop tail lever 32 49 Second stop Tail portion of tail lever 32 61 Anti-slip 65 Sensor 71 Game console main body 72 Transparent vinyl screen 79 Monitor device 79b Image surface 80 Ball speed display device 81 Rank display device

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] October 28, 1993

[Procedure Amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Name of item to be amended] Scope of utility model registration request

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A game machine body having a space in which a ball thrown by a player flies, a device for measuring the ball speed of a ball thrown by the player, a device for displaying the ball speed, and in front of the game machine body. A television camera that shoots the player who throws the ball, a monitor device that displays a live image of the player and a recorded image that is played back in slow motion, and a monitor device that is located below the pitching space.
When the front side of the ball is tilted lower than the player and the rolling ball is guided toward the front side of the main body of the game machine, a ball return path is provided, and when a ball output command signal is issued. A pitching entertainment device comprising a ball delivery mechanism that operates and delivers only one ball. 2. The ball feeding mechanism according to claim 1, wherein a part of the first stop lever 31 is a first link, a part of the second stop tail lever 32 is a third link, the lever 31 and the lever 32.
A link connecting the and is a second link, and a support plate 41 on which a fulcrum pin 34 that is the center of rotation of the lever 31 and a fulcrum 35 that is the center of rotation of the lever 32 is fixed is a fixed link. The first stop lever 3 is a mechanism including a limited chain in which the four links are connected by a rotating pair.
When the tip end portion 46 of No. 1 projects to the ball return path 5, the second stop tail lever 32 is retracted to the outside of the ball return path 5 and the tip end portion 46 of the first stop lever 31.
2. The pitching amusement device according to claim 1, wherein the stopper portion 48 of the second stop tail lever 32 and its tail portion 49 project into the ball returning path 5 when the ball is retracting outside the ball returning path 5.