JPH1066779A - Game facility - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game facility which allows a user to adjust the positions of his/her eyes roughly to predetermined positions as a preliminary step simply by sitting on a chair and then view a three-dimensional image display by easily focusing on it. SOLUTION: In a game facility 3, in which a pachinko game machine 1 provided with a display device for displaying a three-dimensional image on a game area is installed with a chair 2 installed on the front of the machine 1, the chair has a seat face part 41 supporting the hip of the player and an abutting part 44 abutting to the back of the upper half of the player's body, the positions of the seat face part and the abutting part being set at positions where the seated player can view the three-dimensional image displayed on the display device, with the back of the upper half of his/her body abutting to the abutting part.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine provided with a display device capable of displaying images three-dimensionally in a game machine, in which a player sits on a chair installed on the front side of the game machine and plays a game. It is.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Pachinko gaming machines and the like are known in which a display device for variably displaying numbers, symbols, and the like is provided and a bonus such as a big hit is given to a player by a combination of stopped symbols and the like. . Display devices such as LEDs, LCDs, and CRTs are used for the display devices of these gaming machines. Characters such as animals and the like are used in addition to simple figures and patterns, and live-action images are projected. Direction has been added.

In order for the display device to start variable display, for example, in the case of the first-type pachinko game machine, it is required that a game ball wins at a special symbol starting port, and a big hit random number is acquired based on the establishment of this condition. The stop symbol is determined by the random number. When the symbols are stopped, various effects such as scrolling of so-called reach or the like, which invites the interest of the player, are added instead of simply stopping in order from the end.

[0004] In the display device of a gaming machine, there are various effects of symbols related to big hits, and the display device is the one that the player is watching most while playing the game. For this reason, a gaming machine that displays a more realistic symbol or a three-dimensional symbol and has a high impact has been developed, and players also want this type of gaming machine. In particular, recently, a display device that displays a stereoscopic image as a more realistic display has also been developed. For example, a parallax barrier method, a lenticular method, or the like can be used as a method for recognizing a stereoscopic display image that does not require glasses. In addition, display devices capable of displaying these three-dimensional images are downsized and can be mounted on gaming machines. These methods use the difference (parallax) between the images shown in the right and left eyes, and therefore, the distance and position from the display unit to the player's eyes greatly affect each of them.

[0005]

By the way, when a display device capable of stereoscopic display is used, it is necessary to specify the position of the eyes and then focus in order to actually visually recognize the stereoscopic image. If the position deviates from the position or the focus deviates, the images appear to be overlapped, and the effect of 3D stereoscopic display at an odd angle cannot be obtained.

In a pachinko game machine, when a player is playing a game, the player follows the ball of a game ball with his or her eyes, so that the direction of the line of sight frequently moves unconsciously and the viewpoint is constant. Since it does not, the position of the eyes and the focus are easily shifted.

[0007] When the position of the eyes or the focus is deviated, the corrective action of bringing the eye back to the predetermined position and then focusing again requires an appropriate familiarity and takes a long time. Effect may not be obtained.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a stereoscopic image display in which a player can sit on a chair in an appropriate posture, adjust the eye position to a substantially predetermined position as a pre-stage, and then easily focus on a stereoscopic image. It is an object of the present invention to provide a game facility that can be visually recognized.

[0009]

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention has been proposed to achieve the above object. According to the first aspect of the present invention, an image is displayed three-dimensionally in a game area by using parallax. A gaming machine provided with a possible display device is installed, in a game facility in which a player's chair is installed on the front side of the gaming machine, the chair includes a seating portion that supports the buttocks of the player,
A three-dimensional display image of a display device having a contact portion for abutting the upper body back of the player, wherein the seating portion and the position of the abutment portion are positioned in such a manner that the seated player abuts the upper body back on the abutment portion; Is set at a position where the player can view the game.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a game machine provided with a display device capable of three-dimensionally displaying an image by utilizing parallax is installed in a game area, and a player is provided on the front side of the game machine. In a game facility equipped with a chair,
It has a seat that supports the buttocks of the player, and a head guide that guides the position of the head of the player. A game facility wherein a stereoscopic display image on a display device is set at a position where the stereoscopic display image can be visually recognized in a state in which the stereoscopic display image is in contact with the guide unit.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the game facility according to the first or second aspect, wherein the chair includes a position adjusting means capable of changing a position from a standard position.
Note that the standard position is a standard position where the player's eyes position almost matches the stereoscopic image visible position when a player with a standard physique sits.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the chair includes player detecting means for detecting the presence or absence of a seated player,
4. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the absence of the seated player is detected by the player detecting means, and the player automatically returns to the standard position.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the game machine,
Marking means is provided on the front part of the gaming machine including the game area, so that a player sitting on a chair can fine-adjust the stereoscopically visible position where the image of the display device can be viewed three-dimensionally by the positional relationship with the marking means. A game facility according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that:

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the fifth aspect, the marker means pairs the first marker on the player side with the second marker behind the first marker. The first sign and the second sign in a state of being seated on a chair,
It is a game facility characterized in that the position at which stereoscopic viewing is possible can be finely adjusted depending on the degree of overlap with a sign.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a state in which a pachinko gaming machine 1 as a typical gaming machine is installed and the pachinko gaming machine 1 is installed.
2 is a side view of a game machine 3 in which a player's chair 2 is installed on the front side, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the pachinko game machine 1, FIG. 3 is a front view of a game board 4 of the pachinko game machine 1, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a display device 5 attached to the display device 4. In addition, the game equipment 3
A plurality of pachinko gaming machines 1... May be arranged in the island facility 3 ′, and a player chair 2 may be installed for each pachinko gaming machine 1, or a player may be provided on the front side of one pachinko gaming machine 1. The gaming facility 3 may be configured by installing one chair 2.

The pachinko gaming machine 1 shown in FIG. 2 is of a type for lending a ball using a prepaid card. The pachinko machine main body is attached to an outer frame 6 so that an inner frame 7 can be opened and closed, and a glass frame 8 The game board 4 is configured to be seen through the glass 9, and an upper plate 10 is provided below the glass frame 8.
A card insertion slot 14 is opened below the ball lending control box 13 provided with a lower plate 11 and a hit ball firing operation handle 12 and the like, and a prepaid card is inserted into the card insertion slot 14. When the ball is inserted and the ball lending operation button 15 provided on the upper plate 9 is operated, the ball discharging device provided on the pachinko machine main body is operated, the game ball is discharged to the upper plate 9, and the hitting ball firing operation handle 12 is operated. Then, the hitting ball firing device is operated, and the game balls introduced from the upper plate 9 can be fired one by one into the game area 16 on the surface of the game board 4.

As shown in FIG. 3, the game board 4 is divided by a partition member such as a guide rail 17 to form a substantially circular game area 16, and a three-dimensional image can be displayed substantially at the center of the game area 16. The display device 5 is provided with a tulip-type ordinary electric start port 18 below the first display device 5, and a first ball which does not receive a game ball depending on the operation result of the display device 5.
A variable winning device (a large winning opening, a type called an attacker that opens and closes a horizontally long door in this embodiment and is called an attacker) that can convert between a state and a second state that is easy to accept is provided. An ordinary symbol variable display 20 is provided below the winning device 19, and an ordinary symbol starting port 21 is arranged on the left and right.

The display device 5 includes a mounting board 22 mounted on the surface of the game board 4, a case 23 provided on the back side of the mounting board 22, and a concave chamber 24 in the case 23 having a front face communicating with an opening of the mounting board 22. And an eave-shaped armor 25 protruding from the upper edge of the opening of the mounting board 22, a winning opening 26 formed integrally with the armor 25, and a display window opened on the inner wall of the recess 24. And an image display unit 29 provided on the display unit 27. Note that the armor portion 25 is a member for preventing the flowing game balls from flowing directly into the concave chamber 24. Also, the image display unit 2
Reference numeral 9 denotes a three-dimensional image. In the present embodiment, symbols are displayed in three horizontal rows (for example, “777”) and can be displayed three-dimensionally.

Next, the detailed configuration of the image display unit 29 and the principle of a stereoscopic image will be described. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating the principle of the parallax barrier method. In FIG. 8,
The image display unit 29 has a liquid crystal panel 30, and the liquid crystal panel 30 is configured so that left images L and right images R are alternately arranged. The left image L is an image corresponding to the left eye of the player, and the right image R is an image corresponding to the right eye of the player. Note that a backlight portion is disposed on the back surface side of the liquid crystal panel 30, and illuminates the image display portion 29 from behind.

A parallax barrier section 31 is disposed on the front side of the liquid crystal panel 30, and the parallax barrier section 31 has barriers 31a and slits 31b alternately. In this case, the slit 31b is an opening and allows an image to be viewed. The slits 31b are formed at equal intervals. Therefore, a portion between the slits 31b and the slits 31b serves as a barrier 31a to block a part of the image, and by positioning the player's eyes at a predetermined position, only the right-eye image R is displayed on the right eye. The left eye can see only the image L for the left eye. At this time, a stereoscopic effect is artificially created by showing the two images to the left and right eyes according to the principle of the “binocular parallax method”. That is, a so-called three-dimensional effect such as a depth and a perspective sensed when looking at an object can be obtained by viewing different images with the left and right eyes.

The distance between the liquid crystal panel 30 and the parallax barrier portion 31 is desirably, for example, about 1 to 2 mm. The distance between the liquid crystal panel 30 and the position of the player's eyes is, for example, liquid crystal. Panel 30 is 4-6 inch type and 5
About 0 cm is desirable. In the case of the pachinko gaming machine 1,
Due to the size of the game area 16, a liquid crystal panel 30 of about 4 inches is often used, and about 50 cm is appropriate.

As described above, in order to produce a three-dimensional effect, it is necessary for the right eye of the player to see only the image R for the right eye, and for the left eye to see only the image L for the left eye. , The player's eyes must be located at a predetermined position (stereoscopically visible position).

In the present invention, the position of the player's chair 2 is set at a predetermined position corresponding to the display device 5, whereby the position of the eyes of the player sitting in the correct posture is adjusted to approximately the predetermined position. It is configured such that the stereoscopically visible position can be visually recognized and adjusted by the player based on the positional relationship between the sign means provided on the front portion of the gaming machine and the eyes of the seated player.

First, the player's chair 2 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, the chair 2 has a leg 40 erected from the floor, a seat 41 attached to the upper end of the leg 40 and supporting the buttocks of the player, An abutting portion 44 comprising a waist abutting portion 42 and a back abutting portion 43 which are integrally provided in an upright state at the rear end and abut on the back of the upper body extending from the waist to the back of the player; And a head guide section 45 for guiding the position of the section. And the seat part 41
The position of the contact portion 44 is in a state where the player is seated in a correct posture, that is, a position deep enough (retracted) so that the waist portion contacts the waist contact portion 42 and the back contacts the back contact portion 43. When the user sits down, the front, rear, up, down, left, and right positions from the display device 5 are adjusted and fixed so that the stereoscopic display image displayed on the display device 5 is substantially located at a predetermined position (stereoscopically recognizable position) where the image can be viewed. Have been.

Specifically, the 4-inch liquid crystal panel 30
In the case of the pachinko gaming machine 1 having the display device 5 using the game device, the player sits at a position 50 cm away from the liquid crystal panel 30 of the pachinko gaming machine 1 in front of the pachinko gaming machine 1 so that the player's eyes are positioned. The position of the chair 2 is set. In addition,
The left and right centers of the seat surface 41 of the chair 2 are aligned with the left and right centers of the liquid crystal panel 30, and the height of the seat surface 41 is set to a height at which the line of sight of the player is orthogonal to the liquid crystal panel 30. When the chair 2 is installed in such a position, if the player sits down and abuts the waist and back on the contact portion 44, the eyes of the player can visually recognize the stereoscopic display image displayed on the display device 5. It is located almost at a predetermined position (stereoscopically visible position).

The present embodiment relates to a game machine 3 installed in a pachinko hall, in which a person who has reached the age of playing a pachinko game has a difference in weight and height, but the sitting height is smaller than the difference in weight and height. Then, since the ratio of the difference is small and in most cases falls within the standard range, when the player sits on the player's chair 2 and abuts the waist and back with the abutment portion 44, the upper body of the player The position is such that the chair 2 allows the eyes to be located at the stereoscopically visible position (the range where the eyes can be matched with the stereoscopically visible position only by moving the neck and head without moving the upper body).
Will be specified. Therefore, if the user sits on the chair 2, the position of the upper body of the player is specified as a pre-stage, and after that, the head can be slightly moved to perform the fine adjustment of the position of the eyes to achieve the focus.

In the present embodiment, by utilizing the sign means provided on the front portion of the gaming machine 1, the position at which stereoscopic viewing is possible is visually recognized by the player based on the positional relationship between the sign means and the eyes of the seated player. The 3D display can be easily adjusted and adjusted so that the 3D display can be visually recognized.

In the first embodiment of the sign means shown in FIGS. 4 to 7, a first sign 34 made of an annular member having a front and rear through-hole 33 is provided on the lower surface of the armor 25 of the display device 5.
And a second sign 36 having a circular mark 35 corresponding to the through-hole 33 of the first sign 34 on the upper edge of the opening of the display window 27 located deeper than the first sign 34. Are provided so as to protrude downward, and the first and second markers 3 are provided.
4 and 36 form a front and rear pair. The through-hole 33 of the first marker 34 and the round mark 35 of the second marker 36 are shown in FIGS. 5, 6, and 7 when the first marker 34 is viewed in a state where both eyes of the player are located at the stereoscopically visible position. Thus, the round mark 35 of the second marker 36 can be seen through the through-hole 33 and the through-hole 33
The size of the through-hole 33 and the size of the round mark 35 are set so that the outline of the round mark 35 looks almost overlapped with the inner edge of the opening.

That is, the direction of the player's line of sight can be specified by the vertical and horizontal positional relationship between the first marker 34 located closer to the player and the second marker 36 located behind the first marker 34, and the position of the first marker 34 The round hole 33 of the first marker 34
The outer contour of the round mark 35 of the second marker 36 located behind is slightly larger than the round hole, and the opening diameter of the round hole and the round mark 3
The front and rear positions of the player's eyes can be specified based on the difference from the diameter of the contour of No. 5.

Therefore, when looking at the display section of the display device 5 during the game, the player looks at the round hole 33 with his / her line of sight toward the first marker 34 and passes through the circle of the second marker 36 through the circular hole 33. When the head is moved up and down and left and right so that the mark 35 can be seen, and the head is slightly moved in the front and rear direction so that the outline of the circle mark 35 almost overlaps the inner edge of the opening of the round hole 33, the position of both eyes is three-dimensional. It can be easily adjusted to the visible position. In other words, the player can grasp and fine-tune the stereoscopically visible position by the player's visual sense based on the degree of overlap between the first marker 34 of the armor part 25 and the second marker 36 on the display unit side. At this position, when the user shifts his / her eyes slightly downward and looks at the image display unit 29, the right eye sees only the image R for the right eye, and the left eye sees only the image L for the left eye. The image (for example, FIG.
As shown in the figure, “777”, which is a kind of design, appears three-dimensionally, for example, as if it emerges in front.

When the player's eyes deviate from the stereoscopically visible position, the image projected on the display unit 29 does not look three-dimensional. In this case, however, the upper body of the player is already in the chair 2.
The position of the eye is also located near the stereoscopically visible position, and the eye is only slightly shifted from the stereoscopically visible position. The position can be easily corrected while observing the degree of overlap with the marker 36. For example, if the opening edge of the round hole 33 and the contour of the round mark 35 are biased to one side and overlap, by slightly moving the position of the head in a direction in which the bias is eliminated, the eyes are adjusted to the stereoscopically visible position. Can be.

Further, the first and second markers 3 in this embodiment
4, 36 are arranged so as not to overlap with the display unit 29 when viewed from the player side, or to be slightly overlapped with the upper end of the display unit 29, so that they do not overlap with the symbols projected on the display unit 29. When the three-dimensional image is blurred because the eye position is not disturbed when watching, the eyes are slightly shifted and the eye position is finely adjusted again by looking at the first and second markers 34 and 36. It is easy.

The sign means comprises a first sign 34 on the player side,
The second marker 36, which is deeper than the first marker 34, is disposed in front of and behind the first marker 34, and the position where stereoscopic viewing is possible is grasped visually by the player according to the degree of overlap between the first marker 34 and the second marker 36. Any configuration that can be obtained may be used. For this reason, the first marker 34 is disposed on the transparent plate (glass 9 in the embodiment of the drawing) covering the front of the game area 16, and the second marker 36 is disposed in the game area 16, and the first marker 34 of the transparent plate is provided. Depending on the degree of overlap with the second marker 36 in the game area 16, the position where stereoscopic viewing is possible may be grasped visually by the player.

For example, the second embodiment shown in FIG.
On the front or back surface of the glass 9 which is a transparent plate material covering the front of the game area 16, a hollow circle is marked as a first mark 34, and a decorative sheet (design picture is drawn) on the surface of the game board 4 in the game area 16 (A so-called cell) is marked with a circle as the second marker 36, and a pair is provided on each of the left and right sides of the display device 5. Circle of first sign 34 and second sign 3
When the first marker 34 is viewed in a state where both eyes of the player are located at the stereoscopically visible positions, the circle of 6 indicates the second marker 36 through the inner transparent portion of the circle as shown in FIG. 11B. Set the position and size of the hollow circle and the circle so that the circle can be seen, and the interval between the circle's circumference and the circle's outer circumference looks almost constant. is there. That is, the direction of the line of sight of the player can be specified by the vertical and horizontal positional relationship between the first marker 34 located closer to the player and the second marker 36 located behind the first marker 34, and the first marker 34 located in front of the player. Sign 34
, The outer contour of the circle of the second marker 36 located at the rear is made smaller than that of the circle, and the apparent difference between the hollow diameter of the circle and the diameter of the outline of the circle indicates a game. It is configured so that the front and rear positions of the eyes of the person can be specified.

Therefore, when looking at the display unit 29 of the display device 5 during the game, the player looks at the circle with the line of sight facing the first sign 34 as shown in FIG. Move the head slightly up, down, left and right so that the circle of the second sign 36 can be seen, and move the head back and forth so that the outline of the circle can be seen almost in the center in the hollow opening of the circle. By slightly moving in the direction, the position of both eyes can be easily adjusted to the position where stereoscopic viewing is possible. That is, the player can visually recognize the stereoscopically visible position based on the positional relationship between the first marker 34 of the glass 9 and the second marker 36 on the surface of the game board 4. Then, when the line of sight is moved to the image display unit 29 at this position, only the image R for the right eye can be seen by the right eye, and only the image L for the left eye can be seen by the left eye. An image (for example, “777”, which is a kind of design as shown in FIG. 14) appears three-dimensionally, for example, as if it emerges in front.

When the player's eyes deviate from the stereoscopically visible position, the image displayed on the image display unit 29 does not look stereoscopic. In this case, as shown in FIG. The first marker 34 and the second marker 36 on the surface of the game board 4 appear to be in an eccentric state in which the centers do not coincide with each other, and in this state, the three-dimensional design may appear multiple (FIG. 16).
The position can be easily corrected by slightly moving the head while observing the degree of overlap or eccentricity of 36. For example,
As shown in FIG. 16, when the eye position is shifted to the right, the second marker 36 appears to protrude to the right of the first marker 34, so that the second marker 36 is positioned at the inner center of the first marker 34. Just move your head slightly to the left. FIG.
As shown in FIG. 17, when the position of the eyes is shifted downward, the second marker 36 appears to protrude above the first marker 34, and as shown in FIG.
Just raise your head slightly so that it is located in the center of the interior.

Further, the first and second markers 34 and 36 in the present embodiment are arranged at positions that do not overlap with the display unit when viewed from the player side, that is, at the left and right sides of the display device 5, so that the display unit 29
When the three-dimensional image is blurred due to misalignment of the eyes, the first and second signs 34 are changed by slightly changing the line of sight. , 36, it is easy to fine-tune the eye position again. Also, the first marker 34 is a glass 9
Even if it is written in the circle, it is a hollow circle, so it does not obstruct the view when watching the flowing state of the game ball.

In the third embodiment shown in FIG. 12, parallel straight lines spaced apart by a predetermined width as first marks 34 are vertically written on the back surface of glass 9 which is a transparent plate material covering the front of the game area 16. The second marker 36 is formed by vertically arranging a band of a predetermined width on a decorative sheet on the surface of the game board 4 in the vertical direction. The parallel straight line of the first marker 34 and the band of the second marker 36
In the state where both eyes of the player are located at the stereoscopically visible positions, the first
Looking at the marker 34, as shown in FIG. 12 (b), the band of the second marker 36 can be seen through the transparent portion between the parallel straight lines,
In addition, the parallel straight line and the band line are arranged such that the left and right side edges of the band line overlap between the left and right straight lines of the parallel line, or the gap between the left and right straight lines and the left and right side edges of the band line becomes almost constant. And the left and right width are set. That is, the first marker 34 located near the player and the second marker 36 located behind the first marker 34
The direction of the line of sight of the player can be specified based on the left and right positional relationship with, and the front and rear positions of the player's eyes can be specified based on the size of the left and right gap between the parallel straight line and the band line.

Therefore, the player can use the display device 5 during the game.
When viewing the display section of, as shown in FIG.
Looking at the parallel straight line toward the sign 34, move the head in the left-right direction so that the band of the second sign 36 can be seen between the straight lines, and further, move the head so that the band can be seen at the center of the parallel straight line. By moving in the left-right direction, the position of both eyes can be easily adjusted to the position where stereoscopic viewing is possible. That is, the player can visually recognize the stereoscopically visible position based on the positional relationship between the first marker 34 of the glass 9 and the second marker 36 on the surface of the game board 4. When the user shifts his / her line of sight to the display unit 29 at this position, only the image R for the right eye can be seen by the right eye, and only the image L for the left eye can be seen by the left eye. Looks three-dimensional.

In the embodiment described above, the position of the upper body of the player is first specified by the seating surface portion 41 and the contact portion 44 of the player's chair 2, and then the head is slightly moved, so that the eyes can be stereoscopically imaged. Although the configuration is such that the position is adjusted to the viewable position, the position of the head may be guided to a predetermined position by the head guide portion 45 provided on the chair 2 to further facilitate focusing.

That is, when the player touches the back of the head with the head guide 45, the position of the head is regulated, so that the position of the eyes becomes the position where the stereoscopic image can be viewed. Is set in advance. If the position of the head is regulated, the position of the eyes is almost at the position where the stereoscopic image can be visually recognized, and the position can be adjusted more easily. In this case, as shown in FIG. 20, the head guide portion 45 is formed so that the portion where the back of the head comes into contact is formed in a concave shape so that not only the retreat position of the head but also the left and right positions can be controlled. The position of the eyes in the left-right direction can also be regulated, and the position can be more easily adjusted to the position where the stereoscopic image can be viewed.

During a general game, the player operates the firing operation handle 12 by reaching his hand, and during a variable display game on the display device 5, the upper body is moved forward in order to pay close attention to the result. When a three-dimensional image is displayed, the force of the three-dimensional image is depressed and the player tends to retreat. It is desirable to install the camera at a position where the back of the head abuts when the stereoscopic image is displayed and retreats so that the position of the head can be restricted to a predetermined position.
Similarly, during the general game, the abutment portion 44 can be freely moved back and forth in a forwardly inclined posture with the back separated, and when the stereoscopic image is displayed and the waist and back abut, the position of the upper body is determined. It is desirable to install it at a position where it can be regulated.

In the embodiment described so far, the player's chair 2 is kept fixed. However, the chair 2 may be provided with position adjusting means capable of changing the position in accordance with the physique of the player. For example, in the gaming facility 3 shown in FIG. 19, the position of the player's chair 2 can be adjusted in the front-rear direction and the vertical direction. The chair 2 is provided with a rail 50 on the lower surface of the seat surface 41 in the front-rear direction as a front-rear position adjustment means, and a holder 51 fitted on the rail 50 so as to be relatively movable is provided on the upper end of the leg 40. It is. When the player moves his / her upper body back and forth in a seated state, the holder 51
As a result, the rail 50 supported in a state capable of moving back and forth is moved in accordance with the player's front-back operation, whereby the seat surface portion 41 can be adjusted to a desired front-back position. Also,
As the vertical position adjusting means, as shown in FIG.
Since 0 is a superposed structure of the inner cylinder 40a on the floor side and the outer cylinder 40b on the seat surface 41 side, the depth of this superimposition is adjusted to adjust the seat surface 41 to a desired height and fixed with the set screw 52. be able to.

In the case where the position adjusting means is provided, when a player having a standard physique sits, a position at which the position of the eyes of the player substantially matches the position at which the stereoscopic image can be visually recognized is set as a standard position. It is desirable that the position can be changed from the standard position by the operation of the position adjusting means, and if this player finishes and leaves the player, it returns to the original standard position.

For example, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 22, the leg portion 4 is provided in a front-rear direction guide 53 provided on the lower surface of the seat portion 41.
The slide holder 54 is provided between the slide holder 54 and the end of the guide 53 so as to urge the slide holder 54 toward the center in the front-rear direction. With this configuration, the spring 55 is normally used.
Of the slide holder 54 by the balance of the biasing force of
(FIGS. 22 (a) and (b)), and when the player moves the seat surface portion 41 back and forth, the guide 53 moves and can be changed to a desired position (FIG. 22 (c)). )),
When the player leaves, the guide 53 is returned by the urging force of the spring 55, and the seat portion 41 returns to the standard position.

The position adjusting means is not limited to a manual position adjusting means, but may be an electric type. For example, the other embodiment shown in FIG.
0, and an electric front-rear position adjusting means 61 is provided between the height adjusting means 60 and the seat portion 41.

The height adjusting means 60 connects the fixed base 62 provided at the upper end of the leg portion 40 and the elevating base 63 with a pantograph-shaped link piece 64 connected in a substantially rhombic shape. Are connected by a male screw rod 66, and one end of the male screw rod 66 is connected to an output shaft of a motor 67 such as a pulse motor. The male screw rod 66 has a male screw part with which one female screw member 65 is screwed and the other female screw member 65.
Is formed in a different direction from the female screw portion to which the female screw is screwed. Therefore, when the motor 67 is operated to rotate the male screw rod 66 to one side, the female screw members 65 come close to each other, and the elevating base 63 can be raised.
When the screw 6 is rotated in the reverse direction, the female screw members 65 are far from each other, so that the elevating base 63 can be lowered. The lifting base 6
To stably move up and down 3, two sets are provided side by side,
The two male screw rods 66, 66 are connected by pulling a stepped belt over the pulley 68 provided at the ends of the two male screw rods 66, 66,
When the two male screw rods 66, 66 are rotated by the drive of the motor 67 connected to the end of one of the male screw rods 66, the lifting base 63 can be moved up and down smoothly while maintaining a substantially horizontal state. When the rotation speed of the motor 67 is controlled, the height at which the motor 67 moves up and down can be controlled.

The front / rear position adjusting means 61 is of a so-called ball screw type. In the present embodiment, a male screw rod 71 is provided in the front / rear direction by a bearing 70 provided on an elevating base 63. Slider 7 composed of a female screw member or a ball spline fixed to seat surface portion 41
2 are screwed together, and the output shaft of the pulse motor 73 is connected to the rear end of the male screw rod 71. Therefore, when the pulse motor 73 is operated to rotate the male screw rod 71 to one side, the slider 72 moves forward and the seating surface portion 41 can move forward. The surface 41 can be retracted. In order to stably move the seat surface portion 41 back and forth, two sets are provided side by side, and a stepped belt is stretched over a pulley 74 provided at the tip of the both male screw rods 71, 71 so that the two male screw rods 71, 71 are provided.
When the two male screw rods 71 and 71 are rotated by the driving of the motor 73 connected to the rear end of the one male screw rod 71, the seat surface portion 41 can be smoothly moved back and forth. When the rotation speed of the pulse motor 73 is controlled, the amount of movement in the front-rear direction can be controlled.

Reference numeral 75 in the figure functions as player detecting means for detecting the weight of a seated player to detect the presence or absence of the player, and is constituted by, for example, a pressure-sensitive sensor. It is connected to a chair position adjustment control device (not shown). In addition, a height adjustment operation unit and a front / rear position adjustment operation unit are provided at positions operable by a seated player, such as armrests and side surfaces of the chair 2, and these operation units are connected to a chair position adjustment control device. While sitting, the front and rear position and height can be adjusted to be optimal for one's physique.

When such a chair 2 is installed, the standard position of the chair 2 is adjusted so that when a player having a standard physique sits, the position of the eyes of the player matches the position at which stereoscopic images can be viewed. (Front and rear position and height) are set, and these are electrically stored in the chair position adjustment control device. When the seating of the player is detected by the pressure sensor 75, signals from the height adjustment operation unit and the front / rear position adjustment operation unit are received, and based on the signals, the height adjustment unit 60 and the front / rear position adjustment unit are received. The chair 61 is operated to change the position of the chair 2 from the standard position as a base point to a position corresponding to the operation.

Therefore, the player can adjust the position of the chair 2 to a position that is optimal for his or her physique, thereby making it easier and faster to perform focusing at a position where a stereoscopic image can be viewed. If the player finishes the game and leaves, the player detecting means (pressure-sensitive sensor 75) detects that the player is gone, and based on the signal from the chair position adjustment control device, the player's position is determined. The chair adjusting means 60 and the front / rear position adjusting means 61 may be operated to automatically return the chair 2 to the original standard position.

The chair position adjustment control device is, for example, C
A microcomputer composed of a PU, a RAM, a ROM, and the like has a main configuration, stores data of a standard position in a RAM, performs arithmetic processing by a CPU based on a program stored in the ROM, and controls the operation. The data of the standard position may be input in advance before setting in the game store, but it is desirable that the data can be rewritten after the data is set in the game store.

In each of the embodiments described above, the pachinko gaming machine has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a three-dimensional image can be formed in a game area by using parallax. A game machine provided with a game machine provided with a display device capable of displaying may be used. For example, a game machine equipped with an arrangement ball type game machine may be used. Furthermore, the display device is not limited to the above-described format as long as the display device can display an image three-dimensionally by using parallax.

[0054]

As described above, according to the present invention, the upper body of the player is naturally guided to a position where the three-dimensional display can be visually recognized only by the player sitting properly on the chair and playing the game. After that, you can focus with just a little movement of your head. Therefore, in a gaming machine provided with a display device capable of displaying a three-dimensional image, the effect of utilizing the three-dimensional image can be sufficiently exhibited as intended. For this reason, powerful and fun games can be enjoyed.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the player's playing position is regulated by the seating portion supporting the buttocks of the player and the contact portion contacting the back of the upper body of the player. By just sitting in the correct posture, it is possible to play a game at a predetermined position without difficulty, and the three-dimensional image can be reliably viewed.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the upper body, particularly the head, of the player is guided by the seat surface and the head guide that support the buttocks of the player, so that the positioning of the essential eyes is easy. is there. Therefore, focusing can be performed more easily and quickly.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the chair is provided with the position adjusting means capable of changing the position from the standard position, the upper body can be positioned without changing the player having the standard physique. Even if the player is larger or smaller than the standard physique, the position adjustment means can obtain an optimal playing position for the player. Therefore, focusing can be performed quickly and easily regardless of the physique.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the chair is provided with player detecting means for detecting the presence or absence of a seated player, and the absence of the seated player is detected by the player detecting means. Since it automatically returns to the standard position,
The next player can also quickly and easily focus without being confused. Further, when the player is gone, the chair automatically returns to the standard position, so that the clerk does not need to return the chair position each time, which contributes to labor saving.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the sign means is provided on the front portion of the gaming machine including the game area, and the player sitting on the chair can set the stereoscopically visible position at which the image on the display device can be seen in three dimensions. Since the fine adjustment can be made by the positional relationship with the marker, the focusing can be performed more quickly and more easily.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the sign means is constituted by arranging the first sign on the player side and the second sign deeper than the first sign in front and back, and Since the stereoscopically visible position can be finely adjusted by the degree of overlap between the first marker and the second marker in the state of being seated on the camera, focusing is quicker and easier.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a game facility.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the game board.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a display device.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the display device.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a first marker and a second marker.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the display device when viewed at a stereoscopically visible position using the first marker and the second marker.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view of an image display unit.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of an image display unit displaying a 2D image (flat image).

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of an image display unit showing a state in which a 3D image (stereoscopic image) is displayed and looks three-dimensional.

FIG. 11 (a) is a front view of a game board showing a second embodiment of the sign means, and FIG. 11 (b) is a front view of a state where the first sign and the second sign overlap.

FIG. 12 (a) is a front view of a game board showing a third embodiment of a sign means, and FIG. 12 (b) is a front view of a state where a first sign and a second sign overlap.

13 is a top view showing a state where the position of the eyes is adjusted by the marking means shown in FIG. 11;

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram of an image display unit showing a state in which an image looks three-dimensional.

FIG. 15 is a top view showing a state in which the position of the eyes is being adjusted by the marking means shown in FIG. 11 (a state in which the left and right positions are not aligned).

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram of an image display unit showing a state where an image is shifted when viewed from a position shifted from a stereoscopically visible position.

FIG. 17 is a side view showing a state where the position of the eyes is adjusted by the marking means shown in FIG. 11;

18 is a side view showing a state where the position of the eyes is being adjusted by the marking means shown in FIG. 11 (a state in which the vertical positions are not aligned).

FIG. 19 is a side view of another embodiment of a game facility in which a player's chair is adjustable in front and rear position and height.

FIG. 20 is a plan view of a player's chair provided with a head guide portion formed in a concave shape.

21A and 21B are front views of a height-adjustable player's chair, wherein FIG. 21A is a front view at a standard position, FIG. 21B is a front view of the chair adjusted lower than the standard position, and FIG. It is a front view of the state adjusted high.

22A and 22B are explanatory diagrams of a front / rear position adjusting means of a chair in which the front / rear position can be adjusted, wherein FIG. 22A is a bottom view at a standard position, FIG. 22B is an internal configuration diagram at a standard position, and FIG. It is an internal configuration figure in the state where it did.

FIG. 23 is a side view of a main part of a player's chair provided with electric front-rear position adjustment means and height adjustment means.

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 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko game machine 2 Player's chair 3 Game equipment 3 'island equipment 4 Game board 5 Display device 6 Outer frame 7 Inner frame 8 Glass frame 9 Glass as a transparent plate material 10 Upper plate 11 Lower plate 12 Hitting and launching operation handle 13 Ball Lending control box 14 Card insertion slot 15 Ball lending operation button 16 Gaming area 17 Guide rail 18 Normal electric starting port 19 Variable winning device 20 Normal symbol variable display 21 Normal symbol starting port 22 Mounting board 23 Case 24 Concave room 25 Armor 26 Winner 27 Display window 29 Image display unit 30 Liquid crystal panel 31 Parallax barrier unit 31a Barrier 31b Slit 33 Through circular hole 34 First sign 35 Round mark 36 Second sign 40 Leg 41 Seat 42 Waist abutment 43 Back Contact part 44 Contact part 45 Head guide part 50 Rail 51 Holder 52 Set screw 53 Guide 4 Slide Holder 55 Spring 60 Height Adjusting Means 61 Front / Back Position Adjusting Means 62 Fixed Base 63 Elevating Base 64 Link Piece 65 Female Thread Member 66 Male Thread Rod 67 Motor 68 Pulley 70 Bearing 71 Male Thread Rod 72 Slider 73 Pulse Motor 74 Pulley 75 Pressure sensor

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A game machine provided with a display device capable of displaying an image three-dimensionally by utilizing parallax in a game area, and a game chair having a player chair installed on the front side of the game machine. In the above-mentioned chair, the chair has a seat surface portion that supports the buttocks of the player, and a contact portion that abuts the back of the upper body of the player. A game facility wherein a three-dimensional display image on a display device is set at a position where the three-dimensional display image can be visually recognized in a state where the back surface is in contact with the contact portion. 2. A game machine in which a display device capable of displaying an image three-dimensionally by utilizing parallax is installed in a game area, and a player's chair is installed on the front side of the game machine. In the above-mentioned chair, the chair has a seat surface portion for supporting the buttocks of the player, and a head guide portion for guiding the position of the head of the player. A game facility wherein a stereoscopic display image on a display device is set at a position where the user can visually recognize a stereoscopic display image in a state in which a person touches a head with a head guide section. 3. The gaming facility according to claim 1, wherein the chair includes a position adjusting unit capable of changing a position from a standard position. 4. The chair has a player detecting means for detecting the presence or absence of a seated player, wherein the player detecting means detects that no seated player is present and automatically returns to a standard position. 4. The game facility according to claim 3, wherein the game is performed. 5. The game machine further comprises a sign means provided on a front surface portion of the game machine including a game area, and a player sitting on a chair sets a stereoscopically visible position at which the image on the display device can be viewed in three dimensions. The game facility according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a fine adjustment is possible in a positional relationship with the game machine. 6. The sign means is constituted by arranging a first sign on the player side and a second sign deeper than the first sign in a pair, and is arranged in front and rear, and the first sign in a state of being seated on a chair. The gaming facility according to claim 5, wherein a stereoscopically visible position can be finely adjusted by the degree of overlap between the first sign and the second sign.