JPH078598A - Ball game device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a ball game device with simple structure in which a continuing play can be performed as one's eyes are regularly kept on a field. CONSTITUTION:A ball game device which has a plurality of holes formed on a field surface and is played by operating a shoot member 40 partially facing each hole to jump a ball, and falling it into a goal is provided with a shoot member selecting means for moving an operating member 37 by the operation of a track ball 20 to oppose it to a required shoot member 40, and laying this shoot member 40 into the operable state; and a shoot means for operating the shoot member 40 laid in the operable state through the operating member 37 by the operation of a shoot button 12.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball game apparatus for playing a ball in a hole on the field such as soccer or basketball by flipping it up into a goal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art This type of ball game device includes a conventional soccer game in which a plurality of shoot buttons respectively corresponding to a plurality of holes on the field are arranged on the operation panel of each enemy and ally. This is a game device in which a shoot button corresponding to the entered hole is searched and pushed earlier than the opponent to shoot the ball to the goal of the opponent.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved] However, since shoot buttons corresponding to holes on the field must be arranged in the same number as the holes on each operation panel of the enemy and ally,
The number of parts is large and assembly is troublesome, and the game device itself becomes large and expensive.

In addition, the player must chase the ball on the field with his / her eyes and promptly search and press the shoot button corresponding to the hole in which the ball is inserted, from among a plurality of shoot buttons arranged on his operation panel. For,
It was hard to get the original excitement of the ball game device because the continuity of the play was killed when looking away from the field and the search for the shoot button was lost.

The present invention has been made in view of the above point, and the object thereof is to quickly select and operate a chute member corresponding to a hole containing a ball without searching for a chute button and to operate continuously. The point is to provide a ball game device that can be played with a feeling at a low cost.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention operates a chute member having a plurality of holes formed in a field surface and partially facing each hole to operate a ball. In a ball game device for playing in a bounce-up goal, a shoot member selecting means for moving an operating member by operating a trackball so as to oppose the desired shoot member, and operating a shoot button Thus, the ball game device is provided with the shooting means for operating the shoot member in the operable state via the operation member.

One shoot button per player
The number of parts is small, the number of parts is small, the assembly is easy, the device itself is downsized, and the cost is low.

The player operates the track ball to move the actuating member so that the actuating member faces the chute member corresponding to the hole in which the ball is inserted, and the chute button is pressed to actuate the chute member through the actuating member. The ball is flipped up.

Therefore, since the player operates the trackball to track the ball and press the shoot button at a desired position, the time and effort for searching the shoot button can be saved, and the player can enjoy an exciting play with a continuous sense of speed while always watching the field. You can enjoy.

[0010]

EXAMPLES An example of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 will be described below. FIG. 1 is an external view of a soccer ball game device 1 of this embodiment.

A rectangular recessed field 4 is formed in the center of a casing 2 which is long in the front and rear direction and surrounded by oblique side walls 3 in the front, rear, left and right directions. The upper part of the field 4 and the side wall 3 is covered with a semi-cylindrical transparent member 5, and the left and right side parts are also covered with the transparent member 6.

A plurality of tapered recesses 7 are scattered in the field 4, a circular hole 7a is formed in the center of each recess 7, and a ball 8 is fitted into and supported by the recess 7. A substantially rectangular recess of the goal 9 is provided in the center of the front and rear side walls 3. It should be noted that LEDs 15 and 16 having different emission colors are provided in the respective recesses 7 before and after the recess 7 into which the ball 8 is inserted.

There is an operation panel 10 operated by players competing with each other in front of and behind the portion covered with the transparent members 5 and 6, and a trackball 11 in the center of the operation panel 10 rotates left and right by exposing a substantially hemisphere upward. It is supported freely, and a chute button 12 projects upward at its lateral position.

The ball 8 bounces on the field 4 and enters one of the recesses 7 and stops, and the player operates the trackball 11 to select the ball 8 in the recess 7 and operates the shoot button 12 to move the opponent. Shoot to goal 9.

The operation drive mechanism will be described below. Figure 2
FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of the operation drive mechanism inside one operation panel 10, FIG. 3 is a plan view thereof, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view thereof.

Referring to FIG. 4, the trackball 11 has a rotary shaft 20 penetrating in the front-rear direction and is rotatable by front and rear brackets 21 and 22 which have projections in the front and rear thereof suspended from the rear surface of the operation panel 10. The track ball 11 is supported by a bearing so that a substantially upper half of the track ball 11 is exposed above the operation panel 10.

Therefore, the player can rotate the trackball 11 exposed from the operation panel 10 left and right. A gear 23 is fitted to a portion of the rotary shaft 20 projecting forward, and a reverse gear 24 rotatably supported by the bracket 21 is meshed with the gear 23.

A chute button 12 is provided at a position diagonally rearward of the trackball 11 so as to vertically penetrate the operation panel 10, and a chute button 12 of a frame member 25 recessed downward on the back surface of the operation panel 10 is provided. Through bottom wall 25a and shoot button 12
The spring 26 between it and the flange 12a
Is interposed to urge the shoot button 12 upward.

The circular hole through which the chute button 12 of the operation panel 10 penetrates has a smaller diameter than the flange 12a, and the flange 12a prevents the chute button 12 from coming out upward. Therefore, even if the chute button 12 is pushed and moved downward, the spring 26 can return the chute button 12.

A horizontal plate 27 that horizontally extends to the rear position of the trackball 11 is fixed to the lower end of the chute button 12, and a projection 28 is formed on the lower surface of the tip of the horizontal plate 27 (FIG. 2). , See FIG. 3).

A column 30 is erected above the bottom wall 2a of the casing 2 just below the protrusion 28, and has a semi-arcuate rail 31 with the distance from the column 30 to the lower position of the reverse gear 24 as a radius. Is laid on the bottom wall 2a.

An arc-shaped turning arc member 33 having a center angle of about 90 degrees is rotatably supported on the rail 31 via wheels 32, and a rack 34 is mounted on the upper end surface of the turning arc member 33. It is formed and meshes with the reverse rotation gear 24.

On the other hand, a swivel plate 35 whose base end is rotatably supported by the column 30 extends horizontally, and its tip is integrated with the lower end of a downwardly extending portion 33a of the swivel arc member 33. Connected to. Therefore, the revolving circular arc member 33 and the revolving plate 35 can integrally revolve around the support column 30, and can revolve through the gear 23, the reverse gear 24, and the rack 34 by operating the trackball 11.

Then, the swivel plate 35 has its base end portion bent upward, and the base end portion is also wound around the pin 36 which is wound and supported at the upper end edge of the bent portion 35a. A rod 37 extends above the swivel plate 35 so as to be vertically swingable along the swivel plate 35.

The tapping rod 37 is slightly curved near the turning arc member 33 so as to avoid the trackball 11, and then extends slightly horizontally, and then extends horizontally again. The distal end portion 37a is projected to the outside of the turning arc member 33 through the. A protrusion 37b is formed on the lower surface of the tip portion 37a.

A spring 38 is interposed between the tapping rod 37 and the lower swivel plate 35 to urge the upward striking rod 37 to penetrate through the rectangular hole 33b of the turning arc member 33. There is a striking rod 37 in which the portion of the rod 37 is in contact with the upper edge of the rectangular hole 33b and is usually in a posture substantially parallel to the swivel plate 35.

A protrusion at the tip of the horizontal plate 27 extending horizontally from the lower end of the chute button 12 in the normal posture of the tapping rod 37.
28 is touching the upper surface of the tapping rod 37. This contact position is also the pivot center position of the tapping rod 37.

When the trackball 11 is rotated left and right,
The turning arc member 33 and the turning plate 35 turn about the support column 30, and at the same time, the tapping rod 37 turns, and the tip portion 37a protruding outward from the turning arc member 33 moves along the rail 31 to change its position. it can.

When the shoot button 12 is pushed regardless of the position of the tapping rod 37, the protrusion 28 pushes the tapping rod 37 through the horizontal plate 27 and the pin 38 is pushed against the spring 38.
It can be swung downward around 36.

The ends 40a of the shooting bars 40, which are a plurality of chute members, are arranged below the arcuate locus along which the tip end 37a of the tapping rod 37 turns. The plurality of shooting bars 40 are arranged in parallel in the front-rear direction, and each shooting bar 40 corresponds to each of the plurality of recesses 7 provided in the field 4.

That is, each shooting bar 40 is swingably supported by a pivot 41 that is oriented horizontally in the left-right direction, and the end portion behind the pivot shaft 41 is the tip of the hammer 37.
The end 40a is located below the 37a, the front end is bent upward, and the upper end of the bent 40b faces the central circular hole 7a of the recess 7 of the field 4. The central circular hole 7a of one recess 7 faces the tip bent portions 40b of the two shooting bars 40 extending from the two operation portions on both sides.

The ball 8 that has entered the recess 7 is supported by being partially submerged in the circular hole 7a. As shown in FIG. 4, the upper end of the bent portion 40b of the shooting bar 40 is close to the lower portion of the ball (shown by the broken line). It is in a state of

Now, when the track bar 11 is operated, the hammer 37 is swung to align the tip portion 37a with the end portion 40a of the shooting bar 40 which corresponds to the recessed portion 7 in which the ball 8 is inserted, and the shoot button 12 is pushed. Horizontal plate 27 as shown in FIG.
The protrusion 28 pushes the knocking rod 37 through the tip 37 of the knocking rod 37.
When a is swung downward, the projection 37b pushes the end 40a of the shooting bar 40 downward, so that the shooting bar 40 swings around the pivot 41 and the front end bent portion 40b is projected upward, so that the ball 8 Bounce up to the opponent's goal. If the opponent's shooting bar 40 swings first, the ball 8 is flipped up to the ally goal.

Although not shown in the figure, a switch terminal that turns corresponding to the tapping bar 37 that turns by the operation of the trackball 11 is provided with a switch that sequentially slides the contacts corresponding to each shooting bar 40 to make a short circuit. Each contact is connected to one LED, and when the trackball 11 is operated, a current flows sequentially to each LED and lights up.
Disappears.

Therefore, the player is the trackball 11
It is possible to know that the tapping bar 37 is aligned with the shooting bar 40 corresponding to the recessed portion 7 of the illuminated LED by operating. The LED on the front side of the recess 7 is turned on / off by operating the ally's trackball 11, and the LED on the back side of the recess 7 is turned on / off by operating the enemy's trackball 11.

Since the operation drive mechanism of the soccer ball 1 of this embodiment has the above-mentioned structure, the trackball
For example, when 11 is rotated to the right, the tip portion 37a of the tapping rod 37 is
Scans over the end 40a of the shooting bar 40 sequentially to the right, and at the same time, the corresponding LED 15 on the field 4,
16 also lights up and disappears from the left side to the right side. Then, when the LED 15 of the target recess 7 is turned on, the trackball 11 is stopped and the shoot button 12 is pressed, whereby the target recess 7 can be shot.

Therefore, the player chases the ball 8 on the field 4 with his / her eyes and the ball 8 is recessed 7
When entering the shooting bar 40 corresponding to the recess 7
The trackball 11 is operated while watching the lighting state of the LEDs 15 and 16 so that the tapping bar 37 is aligned with the LED of the concave portion 7.
When 15, 16 are lit, press the shoot button 12 to shoot the ball 8.

The track ball 11 is operated so that the LEDs 15 and 16 are turned on by following the ball 8 so that the ball 8 is recessed.
If the LEDs 15 and 16 of the concave portion 7 are turned on as soon as the vehicle enters, a quick shot can be made.

In any case, the player is in the field 4
You can play continuously without taking your eyes off, and you can enjoy an exciting game with a sense of speed.
Since there are two shoot buttons for the soccer ball game device 1, one for the enemy and one for the ally, the number of parts is small, assembly is easy, and the device itself can be downsized and the cost can be reduced.

Although one shooting bar 40 corresponds to one recess 7 in this embodiment, one shooting bar may correspond to two or more recesses. Alternatively, the tapping rod 37 may actuate more than one shooting bar 40 at the same time.

[0041]

According to the present invention, since the shoot position can be determined by the trackball operation and only one shoot button is pressed, it is not necessary to keep an eye on the field to search for the shoot button, and the ball is always tracked and continuously played. It is possible to enjoy exciting play full of speed. Further, since a plurality of chute buttons and a drive system therefor are not required, the number of parts is small, the assembly is easy, and the size of the apparatus itself can be reduced to reduce the cost.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of a soccer ball game device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an operation drive mechanism of the apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the same.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the same.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of another state.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Soccer ball game device, 2 ... Casing, 3 ...
Side wall, 4 ... Field, 5, 6 ... Transparent member, 7 ... Recess,
8 ... Ball, 9 ... Goal, 10 ... Control panel, 11 ... Trackball, 12 ... Shoot button, 15,16 ... LED, 20 ... Rotation axis, 21,22 ... Bracket, 23 ... Gear, 24 ... Reverse gear, 25
... Frame member, 26 ... Spring, 27 ... Horizontal plate, 28 ... Protrusion, 30
… Posts, 31… Rail, 32… Wheels, 33… Turning arc member, 34
... racks, 35 ... swivel plates, 36 ... pins, 37 ... hammers, 38 ...
Spring, 40 ... Shooting bar, 41 ... Axis.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A ball game device in which a plurality of holes are formed in a field surface, and a shoot member having a part of each hole exposed is operated to throw a ball into a goal and play the ball. The ball game device is operated by operating a trackball. A chute member selecting means for moving the member to face the desired chute member so that the chute member is in an operable state, and operating a chute button through the actuating member to actuate the chute member in the operable state. A ball game device comprising a shooting means.