JPH11244519A - Race game device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simplify the control for the advancing direction of a traveling body in a race game device. SOLUTION: In a race game device in which a model body 3 arranged on a model body traveling board 4 is towed by a traveling body 2 adapted to freely travel on the traveling board 4 to fight with another for precedence on a course, the control for the advancing direction is open-controlled to simplify the control system. As one means, plural guide grooves 1a are provided in parallel and corresponding to the courses on the upper surface of the traveling board 1, and in the front of the traveling body 2, a belt member moved in rotation in the direction intersecting perpendicularly to the guide grooves is provided with plural pin members 21 capable of engaging and disengaging with and from the guide groove and sliding. The belt member is moved in rotation by a step motor 22 to select the guide groove, and the traveling body can be traveled along the groove so as to change the course.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a racing game machine such as a horse racing game machine installed in a playground or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A horse racing game apparatus is one of the competitive game apparatuses conventionally installed in game centers and the like. This is a game in which a plurality of model bodies of racing horses arranged on the board are run along the course to predict the order of arrival, and if the prediction is successful, a metal dividend can be received to enjoy the game. It is not impossible for the model body to be self-propelled, but if a drive device or a control device is built in, it will inevitably become too complicated and too large. Is indexed by a traveling body that allows the user to run freely.

FIG. 4 shows an example of a traveling device in a conventional horse racing game device. As shown in the figure, a horse-shaped model body k placed on the traveling body traveling board b is
It is towed by a traveling body a that can freely run on the traveling board b. The index of the model body k by the traveling body a is:
Magnets m provided on each side of the model body running plate j,
n. Electric power is supplied to the traveling body a from the power supply surface c by the pantograph i. The traveling body a
When the drive wheels rotate independently, the vehicle can travel in any direction. The traveling of the traveling body a is performed by the controller d,
It is controlled by a communication unit e, a transmitter f, a matrix electrode g responding by a signal from the transmitter, a detector h detecting a current generated in the electrode g, and the like. Traveling body a
Are controlled to run by a scenario transmitted from the controller d and the respective sensors to play a horse racing game.

[0004]

In the above-mentioned prior art, since it is necessary to feedback-control both the speed and the direction for controlling the driving device, the control is complicated and the control system is expensive. In addition, since complicated control is performed, the processing time becomes longer, and when the traveling speed of the traveling body is increased, the control process may not be able to catch up, and the traveling speed is limited. For this reason, it was difficult to play a thrilling game full of speed.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a competitive game device according to the present invention is provided with a plurality of guide grooves for guiding a traveling body on an upper surface of a traveling board or a lower surface of a model traveling board. A pin member is provided on the side of the traveling body facing the guide groove so as to be slidable by engaging with the guide groove and selecting the guide groove to change the course of the traveling body. When the model body intends to change the course, it is only necessary to rotate one of the drive wheels quickly and let the pin member select a guide groove matching the course. Therefore, since the speed control of the left and right drive wheels only needs to be performed at the straight traveling speed, open control is sufficient, and the control system can be simplified.

[0006] The selection of the guide groove by the pin member is performed by forming the pin member at the same pitch as the pitch of the guide groove on the outer peripheral surface of a belt member provided rotatably in a direction perpendicular to the guide groove at the front of the traveling body. It is performed by using an erect one. The rotational movement of the belt member is performed by a step motor, and the amount of rotational movement of the belt member is controlled according to the course change. Thereby, the pin member selects the guide groove, and the traveling course of the traveling body is changed. In another means, a guide groove can be selected by operating a solenoid provided on the side of the pin member facing the guide groove. When the traveling body is going to change the course, the traveling body bends when the pin member is separated from the guide member for a moment and the rotation of one drive wheel is accelerated, but the pin member immediately engages with the next guide groove. The selection of the course ends.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention relates to a model body traveling board on which a model body travels, a traveling board disposed below the model body traveling board, and magnetically coupled via the model body traveling board. And a traveling body arranged on the traveling board so as to guide the traveling of the corresponding model body.A plurality of guide grooves for guiding the traveling body are provided on the upper surface of the traveling board or the lower surface of the model body traveling board. Provided in parallel, on the side facing the guide groove of the traveling body, there is provided a pin member that is slidable by engaging with the guide groove and that changes the course of the traveling body by selecting this guide groove. There are features. The above-mentioned pin member is preferably provided upright at the same pitch as the interval between the guide grooves on the outer peripheral surface of a belt member provided on the side facing the guide grooves of the traveling body so as to be rotatable in a direction orthogonal to these guide grooves. . In addition, the above-described pin member can be selected from the guide groove by providing the pin member so as to be engaged with and disengaged from the guide groove by the operation of a solenoid provided on the side facing the guide groove of the traveling body. .

[0008]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a model body of a horse racing game apparatus, which is a kind of a competitive game apparatus, and a running body that pulls the model body. A traveling body 2 is arranged on the upper surface of the traveling board 1 so as to be able to travel in an arbitrary direction, and a ceiling provided above the traveling body is a model body traveling board 4 for running the model body 3. .
A pair of driving devices 5 including a driving motor and a train of wheels are provided inside the traveling body 2, and can drive the left and right driving wheels 6 respectively. In front of the driving device 5, a control circuit section 5a for controlling the driving device is provided.

On the upper surface of the traveling board 1, a plurality of guide grooves 1a corresponding to the course provided on the upper surface of the model body traveling board 4 are provided in parallel and at equal pitch. Since the guide groove 1a is formed to have a small width, the drive wheel 6, the auxiliary wheel, and the like do not fit. A bar code (not shown) for distance detection is provided on a portion of the upper surface of the traveling board 1 other than the portion where the guide groove is provided. A pantograph 7 is provided above the traveling body 2, and a power supply unit 8 is attached to the pantograph 7. A power supply pin 9 is attached to the power supply unit 8, and the distal end of the power supply pin 9 is provided by a spring 10, which urges the pantograph 7 upward.
a. A power supply pattern (not shown) is provided on the lower surface 4 a of the model body traveling board 4, and power can be supplied to the drive device 5 by the elasticity of the tip of the power supply pin described above. The power supply unit 8 has a magnet 11
Is provided so that a magnetic force is exerted on the magnet 13 provided on the lower surface of the traveling platform 12 that supports the model body 3 on the course. Thus, the model body 3 can be moved on the model body traveling board 4 by being pulled by the traveling body 2.

Further, the power supply unit 8 is provided with a line detection sensor (not shown) for detecting a course of the traveling body 2. The line detecting sensor can control the traveling course of the traveling body by detecting the anode line of the power supply pattern by elastically contacting the lower surface of the model traveling board 4 like the power supply pin. A sensor board 14 is provided below the traveling platform 1, and includes a progress detection sensor 15 composed of a photo sensor.
Is attached. The progress detection sensor 15 can output data of the current position detected by reading the above barcode to the control circuit unit 7.

Further, a communication board 16 is provided between the upper part of the traveling body 2 and the pandagraph 7, and includes a light sensor 17 for transmitting and receiving a scenario and other data to and from a controller (not shown). A photo sensor 18 is attached. As shown in FIG. 2, a pin member 21 constituting a traveling path changing means 20 is provided at the front of the traveling body 1.
Is provided. FIG. 2 shows a state of the front of the traveling path changing means 20 of the traveling body, and corresponds to the front view of FIG. In FIG. 2, elements other than the traveling path changing means 20 of the traveling body, the left and right drive wheels 6, 6 and the pantograph 7 are not shown.

The pin members 21 are erected at equal pitches on the outer peripheral surface of a belt member 23 that is rotated by a step motor 22. The belt member 23 is a step motor 22
Accordingly, the pulley 24 is wound around one pulley 24 and the other pulley (not shown) which rotate integrally with the pulley 24. These pin members 21 slide by engaging with the guide grooves 1a,
It functions to allow the traveling body 2 to travel along the course.
When the traveling body 2 intends to change the course, the course changing means 20 outputs a signal for turning one of the drive wheels 6 faster than the other, and receives a force to turn the traveling body in the supported direction. At this time, a data signal indicating how many pitches the pin member 21 advances the guide groove 1a is sent to the step motor 22 of the course changing means 20. The step motor 24 rotates, and the pin member 21 engages and disengages with the guide groove 1a by the belt member 24, and stops at the designated guide groove. The traveling body 2 includes the pin member 2
When the traveling is continued while being guided by 1, the pin member moves while sliding while engaging with the guide groove 1a.
Regarding which course the traveling body 2 travels, it is only necessary to cause the driving device 5 to generate a speed difference between the driving wheels 6 for a certain time and to advance the pin member 21 by a predetermined number of guide grooves. . For this reason, the course control of the traveling body does not need to be feedback, and the open control is sufficient, so that the control system can be simplified.

Next, another embodiment of the course changing means will be described. FIG. 3 shows a state of a traveling body provided with a course changing means 30 of the present embodiment at the front, and driving wheels 36, 36, a pantograph 37 and a progress changing means 40 are provided on the traveling body 32.
Only the other elements are shown, and other elements are not shown. As the pin members 41, 41 constituting the course changing means 40, solenoids 4 fixed to the traveling body, respectively.
The rod which can be advanced and retracted by 2, 42 is adopted. 1
The tips of the pair of pin members are made of a material having high wear resistance, and the center interval is the same as the pitch of the guide grooves 1a provided on the upper surface of the traveling board 1.

When the traveling body 32 intends to change the course, a speed difference is applied to the left and right drive wheels 36, 36 to give the traveling body a force to turn and travel. Until then, since the pin members 41 are engaged with the guide grooves 3a, the traveling body moves along a course corresponding to the guide grooves. Here, when the two pin members 41, 41 are simultaneously pulled up by the solenoids 42, 42 only instantaneously, the traveling body bends toward the drive wheels rotating at a low speed. Pin member 4
As soon as they are pulled up and separated from the guide grooves 3a, they fall down and are pressed against a flat surface on the traveling board where the guide grooves 1a are not provided. When the traveling body 42 further bends and advances, the pin member moves onto the adjacent guide groove and engages with the guide groove, and the traveling body travels along the next course. In this manner, by repeating the speed difference between the drive wheels and the elevating and lowering of the pin member, it is possible to change the course from one course to the next.

In the above embodiment, all the guide grooves are provided on the traveling board 1, but they may be provided on the lower surface of the model body traveling board 4 and a pin member may be provided on the side of the traveling body facing the same. Good. Further, a ball portion may be provided at the tip of the pin member to reduce friction between the pin member and the guide groove. Although the present embodiment is described as a horse racing game apparatus, the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention is applicable to other racing game apparatuses such as an auto race and a car race.

[0016]

According to the present invention, since the control of the traveling direction of the traveling body can be a simple open control, the processing time for the control can be shortened. Therefore, it is possible to enjoy a speedy game by increasing the running speed. Further, by simplifying the control system, the control cost of the traveling device can be reduced, and the competitive game device can be provided at low cost.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a main part of one embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view of a main part of the traveling body according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged front view of a main part of a traveling body according to another embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a side view of a main part of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Running board 1a Guide groove 2, 32 Running body 3 Model body 4 Model body running board 4a Lower surface 21, 41 Pin member 24 Belt body 42 Solenoid

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A model body travel board on which a model body travels, a travel board disposed below the model body travel board, and a corresponding model body coupled by magnetic force via the model body travel board. A traveling body disposed on the traveling board so as to guide traveling, and a plurality of guide grooves for guiding the traveling body are provided in parallel on an upper surface of the traveling board or a lower surface of the model traveling board. A pin member is provided on the side of the traveling body facing the guide groove, the pin member being slidable by engaging with the guide groove and changing the course of the traveling body by selecting the guide groove. A racing game device characterized by the following. 2. The belt member according to claim 1, wherein the pin member is provided on an outer peripheral surface of a belt member provided on a side of the traveling body facing the guide groove so as to be rotatable in a direction orthogonal to the guide groove. A racing game apparatus characterized by being erected at the same pitch as the interval between grooves. 3. The pin member according to claim 1, wherein the pin member is provided so as to be able to engage and disengage with the guide groove by an operation of a solenoid provided on a side of the traveling body facing the guide groove. Racing game device.