JPH0838740A - Gun game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent gun models from colliding with the floor even when they are dropped. CONSTITUTION:Gun models 6a, 6b are connected to a frame 1 by flexible cables 5a, 5b, and players hold the gun models 6a, 6b with hands apart from the frame 1 for games in this gun game machine. The cables 5a, 5b are set relatively short in length so that the gun models 6a, 6b are brought into no contact with the floor even when they are dropped. Since the gun models 6a, 6b do not collide with the floor when they are dropped, no large impact force is generated.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gun game machine in which a gun model is connected to a housing by a flexible cable and the player holds the gun model in his hand to play a game.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various types of game machines for playing games using gun models have been known. For example, a game machine that uses a gun model that is fixed to the housing so that it can rotate freely, and a player that holds a gun model that is connected to the housing via a flexible cable in its hand. There are known game machines and the like. Among these various gun game machines, a game machine using a gun model connected to a housing by a flexible cable has an advantage that the gun model can be freely carried within a range allowed by the cable. It is widely used as a video game machine and the like.

However, in a conventional game machine using a flexible cable, the gun model and the housing are connected to each other by a very long flexible cable in order to increase the degree of freedom in carrying the gun model. Therefore, if the player accidentally or intentionally drops the gun model in his hand,
The gun model sometimes collided with the floor. Usually, a gun model often has built-in precision parts such as a light-receiving sensor for detecting the simulated landing position. If a large impact is applied to the gun model, the precision parts will be damaged, or the gun model itself. There is a risk that problems such as noise light entering the light receiving sensor may occur due to damage to the light receiving sensor.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and in a gun game machine using a flexible cable, even when the gun model is dropped. The purpose is to prevent the gun model from colliding with the floor.

[0005]

To achieve the above object, in a gun game machine according to the present invention, a gun model is connected to a housing by a flexible cable, and the gun model is separated from the housing. In a gun game machine in which a player holds a game in his hand, the length of the cable is such that the gun model does not come into contact with the floor when the gun model is dropped.

The connection position of the cable to the gun model is not limited to a specific position, but a great advantage is obtained when the structure of the present invention is applied to the gun game machine of the type in which the cable is connected to the bottom surface of the grip portion of the gun model. Is obtained.

By limiting the length of the cable to the above length, it is possible to effectively prevent the gun model from colliding with the floor. However, there is still a possibility that the dropped gun model may collide with the front surface of the housing. In order to soften the impact at this time, an elastic member such as rubber or synthetic resin can be provided on the housing portion at a position facing the dropped gun model. Separately from this, it is also possible to provide a space for accommodating a part or all of the gun model in the housing portion at a position facing the dropped gun model.

[0008]

Function: The player plays the game while holding the gun model in his hand. If the player accidentally or deliberately drops the gun model from his hand, the gun model will drop towards the floor, but due to the short length of the cable, the gun model will not hit the floor. Therefore, the gun model is prevented from being damaged and the parts inside the gun model are prevented from being damaged.

[0009]

1 shows an embodiment of a gun game machine according to the present invention. This gun game machine is a so-called video game machine, and a CR as a display device is provided inside the housing 1.
It has T2. Cable outlets 4a and 4b are provided on the operation unit 3 provided on the front surface of the housing 1, and the cables 5a and 5b are exposed to the outside through these cable outlets, respectively. Gun models 6a and 6b are connected to the tips of the cables 5a and 5b, respectively. At the lower part of the front surface of the housing 1, an elastic member 28 having a property of absorbing shock, for example, rubber or synthetic resin is provided.

As shown in FIG. 2, each of the gun models 6a and 6b has a grip portion 7 to be gripped by a player, an upper barrel portion 8 simulating a portion from which a bullet is ejected, and a lower barrel portion 9. . The grip portion 7 and the lower barrel portion 9 are integrally formed by the gun body portion 15. In appearance, the upper barrel portion 8 has a simulated muzzle portion 14 fixed to the upper right end of the gun body portion 15,
Simulated hammer part 16 fixed to the upper left end of the gun body 15.
And a slide cover 17 arranged between the simulated muzzle portion 14 and the simulated hammering portion 16.

An opening 10 for inserting a finger is formed between the grip 7 and the lower barrel 9 of the gun body 15, and a trigger 11 is provided in the opening. The trigger 11 includes a guide wall 12 formed inside the grip portion 7.
While being guided by, the robot slides in parallel as shown by arrow AA '. However, the trigger 11 is normally pressed by the spring force of the compression spring 13 in the arrow A'direction, that is, in the right direction in the drawing. When the trigger 11 is pulled in the left direction (direction of arrow A) in the figure against the spring force of the spring 13, the actuator of the micro switch 27 is pushed and the micro switch 27 is turned on.

At the center of the upper portion of the gun body 15,
The curved fixture 18 is fixedly fixed in position. An electromagnetic solenoid 19 is attached to the left end upright portion 18a of the fixture 18.
Are fixed by tightening screws. Also, the fixture 1
A guide groove 20 is fixed to the right portion of the reference numeral 8. As shown in FIG. 3, the guide groove 20 has a substantially U-shaped cross section.

In FIG. 2, a compression spring 21 is provided around the plunger 19a of the solenoid 19, and a bracket 22 is loosely fitted to the tip of the plunger 19a. The slide cover 17 is fixed to the side surface of the bracket 22 with screws 23, 23. As shown in FIG. 3, a slider 24 that slides in the guide groove 20 is fixed to the bottom surface of the bracket 22 by screwing or another fastening method.

Inside the lower barrel 9, a condenser lens 25 and a light receiving sensor 26 are housed. In this optical system, the player holds the gun models 6a and 6b in his hand and simulates the muzzle 1
2 with the trigger 4 facing the CRT 2 (FIG. 1).
It is used to detect the simulated landing position on the CRT 2 when it is pulled to the left. Specifically, trigger 1
By detecting the light emission of the raster scan on the CRT 2 by the light receiving sensor 26 when 1 is pulled, the coordinate position on the CRT 2 to which the simulated muzzle portion 14 faces is determined. Since the light receiving sensor 26 is arranged at a lower position slightly apart from the simulated muzzle portion 14, the simulated landing position detected by the light receiving sensor 26 does not exactly match the position to which the simulated muzzle portion 14 faces, The error corresponding to the interval G is included. However, this error can be corrected by correcting the calculation process in the calculation circuit that calculates the simulated landing position based on the output signal of the light receiving sensor 26.

In FIG. 2, the cables 5a and 5b accommodate the signal lines leading to the microswitch 27, the signal lines leading to the light receiving sensor 26, and the power feeding lines leading to the solenoid 19.

Since the gun game machine of the present embodiment is configured as described above, the appropriate game contents are displayed as an image on the CRT 2 in FIG. 1, and the player displays either or both of the gun models 6a and 6b. Hold in your hand and shoot a simulated shot at the image. During this simulated shooting, when the player pulls the trigger 11 in the direction of arrow A in FIG.
9 is energized momentarily, for example, for about 5/100 seconds, and the plunger 19a momentarily reciprocates at a high speed. At this time, the bracket 22 fitted to the plunger 19a and the slide cover 17 fixed to the bracket 22 also simultaneously reciprocally move at a high speed to give the player a shock due to the recoil of the shooting. As a result, the player can perform shooting play with a high degree of realism. Further, the reciprocating slide movement of the slide cover 17 to the rear is similar to the blowback operation of a real gun, and also has the effect of attracting a person who views this operation from the outside to the game.

By the way, in this embodiment, the gun model 6a,
The length of the cables 5a and 5b connecting the 6b and the housing 1 is limited. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, when the gun model 6b is allowed to fall freely, the length of the cable 5b is adjusted so that the gun model 6b does not come into contact with the floor and an appropriate space δ is provided between the two. Is set shorter than the conventional one. Although only one cable 5b is shown in the figure, the length of the other cable 5a is also set in the same manner.

When the length of the cables 5a and 5b is long as in the conventional case, the dropped gun models 6a and 6b collide with the floor and receive a large impact. Like the gun model according to this embodiment,
Such collisions must be avoided, especially when mechanical parts are incorporated therein. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 2, if the cables 5a and 5b are connected to the bottom surface of the grip portion 7, the player can easily handle the gun model. However, in this case, the gun models 6a, 6b
When is dropped, the tip portion of the barrel containing the optical system such as the condenser lens 25 easily collides with the floor. Since the optical system is a precision component, such impact must be avoided. Further, when an impact is applied to the tip portion of the gun model, the tip portion of the barrel is likely to be cracked or otherwise damaged. When such damage occurs, unnecessary light, which becomes a noise component, enters the light receiving sensor 26, which may reduce the accuracy of detecting the simulated landing position. Therefore, from this point as well, it is necessary to avoid applying a shock to the gun model.

In this regard, as in the present embodiment, if the length of the cables 5a and 5b is shortened to prevent the gun model from colliding with the floor, the player accidentally or intentionally does the gun model. Even if 6a and 6b are dropped, a large impact is not applied to the gun model. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, a gun model having mechanical parts built therein, or a gun in which cables are connected to the bottom of the grip and precision parts such as an optical system are arranged at the tip of the barrel. Can hold models etc. extremely safely. In addition, the elastic member 28 is provided at the bottom of the housing 1.
By providing the above, since the impact from the housing 1 on the gun models 6a and 6b can be softened, the gun model can be held more safely. When the length of the cables 5a and 5b is shortened, it is expected that the range in which the player can freely move the gun model when the player holds the gun models 6a and 6b and plays. However, in this embodiment, since the cables 5a and 5b are taken out from the take-out ports 4a and 4b provided on the upper surface of the operation section 3, the freedom of movement of the gun model is not so deteriorated.

Further, in FIG. 2, the slide cover 17
When the trigger 11 is pulled, it moves rearward vigorously as indicated by the chain line Q, so there is a risk of hitting the face or the like of the operating player. However, in this embodiment, since the protruding portion 16 imitating the state in which the hammer is laid down is largely projected rearward, it is safe even if the slide cover 17 moves rearward.

FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of the gun game machine according to the present invention. This embodiment differs from the previous embodiment shown in FIG. 1 in that the elastic member 28 is provided on the lower part of the front surface of the housing 1.
Instead of providing the space, the space 29 is provided.
The space 29 has such a size that at least a part or all of the gun models 6a and 6b can be housed. By providing this space 29, when the gun models 6a and 6b fall, no impact is applied to the gun models from the floor, and further no impact is applied from the housing 1. Therefore, the gun model can be held extremely safely.

The present invention has been described above with reference to the preferred embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to the embodiments and can be variously modified within the technical scope described in the claims.

The gun game machine is not limited to the video game machine, but can be applied to a gun game machine that targets an actually moving object. The housing 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 4 is merely an example, and the shape thereof may be any other shape. The gun model shown in FIG. 2 is also merely an example, and its shape and structure can be any other shape and structure. For example, a simulated gun of a simple type that does not use an impact applying means such as a slide cover may be used. Further, the method for detecting the simulated landing position is not limited to the optical system using the light receiving sensor and the condenser lens, and another detection system using magnetic force, ultrasonic waves, or the like can be used.

[0024]

According to the gun game machine of claim 1,
Even if the gun model is accidentally or intentionally dropped, the gun model does not hit the floor, so it is possible to prevent a large impact from being applied to the gun model, thus avoiding failure of the gun model for a long period of time. .

Regarding the gun game machine according to claim 2,
When the gun model is dropped, the tip part of the gun model, which houses precise elements such as a system for detecting the simulated impact position, is particularly likely to be damaged. If the structure of claim 1 is applied to such a gun game machine, in particular, the tip portion of the gun model can be safely held.

According to the gun game machine of the third and the fourth aspects, it is possible to prevent the gun model from being impacted from the floor, and also to reliably prevent the gun model from being impacted from the housing. it can.

According to the gun game machine of the fifth aspect, the freedom of movement of the gun model can be maintained high even when the length of the cable is shortened.

[0028]

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an entire embodiment of a gun game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a gun model.

3 is a cross-sectional view of the main part taken along the line III-III in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the whole of another embodiment of the gun game machine according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 case 2 CRT 3 operation part 4a, 4b cable outlet 5a, 5b cable 6a, 6b gun model 7 grip part 8 upper barrel part 9 lower barrel part

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A gun game machine in which a gun model is connected to a housing by a flexible cable, and the player holds the gun model in his hand to play a game.
A gun game machine characterized in that the length of the cable is such that the gun model does not contact the floor when the gun model is dropped. 2. The gun game machine according to claim 1,
A gun game machine characterized in that the cable is connected to the bottom of the grip of the gun model. 3. The gun game machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein an elastic member is provided in a housing portion at a position facing the dropped gun model. 4. The gun game machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a space for accommodating a part or all of the gun model is provided in a housing part at a position facing the dropped gun model. And a gun game machine. 5. The gun game machine according to claim 1, wherein the cable is exposed to the outside from an upper surface of an operation unit provided on the front surface of the housing. game machine.