KR102082920B1 - Pitching device and screen baseball game system using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a screen baseball game system of the present invention. More specifically, the present invention relates to a pitching device that progresses a baseball game by constructing a screen using a beam projector and automatically throwing balls of various pitches to a user entering a turn at bat, and a screen baseball game system using the same. .
According to an embodiment of the present invention, it is provided in the pitching device to control the rotational speed of the wheel throwing the ball by a rotational movement, and at the same time, a mechanical connection structure capable of varying the up, down, left and right positions of the wheel on a support on which the wheel is mounted. By controlling the position change by applying, it is possible to provide a pitching device capable of throwing a ball of various pitches and a screen baseball game system using the pitching device.

Description

Pitching device and screen baseball game system using the same {PITCHING DEVICE AND SCREEN BASEBALL GAME SYSTEM USING THE SAME}

Regarding the screen baseball game system of the present invention, in particular, a pitching device for constructing a screen using a beam projector and automatically pitching a ball of various pitches to a user entering a turn at bat, and a screen baseball game using the pitching device It's about the system.

Baseball is a popular ball game that requires a basic skill of physical education as a ball game, in which the pitcher throws the ball thrown by a batter using a bat to survive as a base. Since it uses four bases of first base, second base, third base, and groove, it is also called a baseball.

Generally, since baseball requires a relatively large space with a certain number of people, there are human, temporal, and spatial limitations for the general public to freely enjoy a baseball game.

In order to overcome the above-described limitation, hitting practice fields having pitching devices have been proposed. However, in the case of a general batting range, it is impossible to select a limited pitch or respond to various environments, and there is a disadvantage in that a considerable space is required even if it is not an actual stadium size. In addition, since the game of one-sided hitting progresses, there is a limit that the presence and the score, such as a strike or the acquisition of scores, are significantly reduced.

Accordingly, a screen baseball game system that can be enjoyed indoors has been developed. Conventional screen baseball game systems are similar to the screen golf system, with a screen displaying an image by a beam projector in front and an opening provided at one side of the center of the screen at the back of the screen. A pitching device for throwing the ball through, and a sensor device capable of grasping the coordinates of the ball hit between the screen and the batter's seat are used.

In such a screen baseball system, as a user typically enters a turn at bat and hits a ball thrown from a pitching device, the baseball game progresses. As a practical game inducing element, a ball of various pitches provided by a pitching device is provided. Focus.

However, the pitching device used in the conventional screen baseball game generally changes only the moving speed of the ball and the pitching direction, and thus implements only a direct ball. As it does not implement pitches of various pitches such as a changing ball such as a curve ball, it is mainly a hitter's point of view. It is acting as a constraint to increase the interest of the ongoing screen baseball game.

The present invention has been devised to solve the above-described problems, and the present invention is to provide a pitching device that maximizes the interest of a baseball game by throwing a ball of various pitches in a screen baseball game system and a screen baseball game system using the same. There is.

In order to solve the above problems, the pitching apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, a pitching apparatus pitching in the first to third driving modes, a pair of wheels to throw the ball by the rotational movement; A braking motor that transmits a driving force to the wheel; A support portion including a mounting portion on which the wheel is mounted and a fixing portion fixed to the ground and coupled to the mounting portion in a flowable form; And first and second stepping motors disposed on the fixing unit and changing the vertical position and the horizontal position of the mounting unit, respectively.

In addition, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the screen baseball game system using the pitching device according to the embodiment of the present invention is a pitching device pitching in the first to third driving modes, as long as the ball is thrown by rotational motion A pair of wheels; A braking motor that transmits a driving force to the wheel; A support portion including a mounting portion on which the wheel is mounted and a fixing portion fixed to the ground and coupled to the mounting portion in a flowable form; And first and second stepping motors disposed on the fixing unit and changing the vertical position and the horizontal position of the mounting unit, respectively.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, it is provided in a pitching device to control the rotational speed of the wheel throwing the ball by a rotational movement, and at the same time, a mechanical connection structure capable of changing the up, down, left and right positions of the wheel on a support on which the wheel is mounted By controlling the position change by applying, it is possible to provide a pitching device capable of throwing a ball of various pitches and a screen baseball game system using the pitching device.

1 is a view showing the overall structure of a screen baseball game system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram showing the structure of a screen baseball game system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram showing the structure of a pitching device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4A to 4C are diagrams sequentially showing a driving scenario of a screen baseball game system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5A to 5D are views schematically showing a structure of a part of a pitching device of a screen baseball game system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6A to 6C are views for explaining the pitch of the ball by the pitching device of the screen baseball game system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Prior to the description, when a certain part of the specification refers to a "equipment" or "includes" a certain component, it may not include other components but include other components, unless specifically stated otherwise. It means that there is. In addition, terms such as "... unit" described in the specification mean a unit that processes at least one function or operation, which may be implemented by hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software.

In addition, in this specification, the term "an embodiment" means to serve as an example, example, or illustration, but the subject matter of the invention is not limited by such examples. Also, “comprising”, “having”, “having” and other similar terms are used, but when used in the claims, as an open transition word that does not exclude any additional or other components. Comprising "is used generically in a similar manner.

The various techniques described herein can be implemented with hardware or software, or combinations of all of them where appropriate. As used herein, the terms "unit", "system", and the like are similar to computer-related entities (ie, hardware, a combination of hardware and software, software, or equivalent software at runtime) I can handle it. For example, the program module may be composed of one component and equivalent or a combination of two or more components. In addition, in the present invention, all programs and hardware executed in a terminal including a transmitter and a receiver may be configured in a module unit, or may be recorded in one physical memory or distributed between two or more memories and recording media. .

Hereinafter, a screen baseball game system and a driving method thereof according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 is a view showing the overall structure of a screen baseball game system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the screen baseball game system 100 of the present invention is a system installed in an indoor 30 having a space of 15 to 25 pyeong, and a baseball simulator, that is, a kiosk type terminal equipped with a baseball game 150 and a monitor 155 installed thereon, a project unit 110 for screen projection, a screen 120 on which a game image is displayed, a pitching device 130 for pitching instead of a pitcher in baseball, A user who hits the ball may be located, and may include a turn at bat 140 capable of detecting the current situation, and a sensor unit 160 for analysis of pitching and hitting.

The beam projector 110 serves to construct a screen by projecting an image according to the progress of the game on the screen 120, and the screen 120 serves to display the projected game image.

The pitching device 130 is connected to a ball collection unit including left and right and up and down conveyors so that the pitched balls are collected again and automatically pitched, so that the ball is transferred to the ball inlet. Thereafter, when a ball is supplied to the inlet of the pitching device 130, pitching is performed according to the rotation of the wheel of the rubber material embedded therein.

In particular, the pitching device 130 according to an embodiment of the present invention is characterized by throwing a ball of various pitches such as a fastball, a curve ball and a slide ball, and for this purpose, the rotational speed of a pair of wheels throwing a real ball It may include a braking motor (not shown) for controlling the first and second stepping motors (not shown) for adjusting the position of the wheel up and down and left and right, through their control to provide a ball of various pitches do.

The turn at bat 140 may detect a left-handed hitter in the first area, a home plate in the second zone, and a right-handed hitter in the third zone, using a sensing means capable of detecting the human body, in the first zone or the third zone. It may be set to determine that the turn at bat preparation is completed only when the human body is detected.

The sensor unit 160 prepares to detect the ball when the batter's hitting preparation is completed, and when pitching is performed by the pitching device 130, each of the ball receiving the ball passes by one or more light receiving modules 162. A plurality of detected coordinates are extracted, and based on this, a moving distance and time are calculated to analyze speed and pitch, and strike coordinates passing through the home plate are extracted. To this end, the sensor unit 160 is a pitching device, such that both the light emitting module 161 and the light receiving module 162 are disposed adjacent to the pitching device 130 in the pitching direction or adjacent to the front of the turn at bat 140. It may be disposed at any position between the 130 and the turn at bat 140.

In addition, the sensor unit 160 detects the presence or absence of a strike or a ball against the batter when a hit does not occur, extracts a plurality of coordinates when the ball passes the sensor unit 160 during fouling and a foul in the case of a hit. By doing so, it is possible to calculate speed, direction, and trajectory by calculating travel distance and time.

Hereinafter, a screen baseball game system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail through a block diagram showing a connection structure between each component constituting the above-described system.

2 is a block diagram showing the structure of a screen baseball game system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the screen baseball game system 100 of the present invention is a baseball game system installed indoors, a beam projector 110 that projects a baseball game image, and the baseball game image is projected, and at least one Screen 120 having an opening, disposed on the rear surface of the screen 120, throws the ball in the first to third driving modes, and throws the ball corresponding to the change in the rotational speed, the vertical height and the horizontal direction. Pitching device 130, a batting part 140 spaced a predetermined distance from the screen and positioned by a user striking the thrown ball, a terminal 150 that provides the baseball game image to the beam projector by executing a baseball game program ), A sensor unit 160 that detects coordinates of a moving ball disposed between the pitching device and the turn at bat, and the pitching device by reflecting the detection result of the sensor on the baseball game program It may include a control unit 170 for controlling the 130 and the terminal 150.

The beam projector 110 receives the baseball game image and the simulation image according to the game progress from the terminal 150 and projects it on the screen 120 to provide the user with the game image. The beam projector 110 may be installed indoors, such as a ceiling that is advantageous for irradiating light to the entire surface of the screen 120.

The screen 120 is disposed on one side of the room 10 to display a game screen as a game image is projected so that a user can play a baseball game. In particular, an opening through which a ball passes from the pitching device 130 is formed as a central area of the screen 120 so that the ball is thrown in the direction of the turn at bat 140 from the pitching device 130 described later, that is, the user.

The pitching device 130 receives a plurality of balls from a ball collection unit (not shown) and automatically serves to throw the ball through the opening with a pitch according to the setting.

In particular, the pitching device 130 according to an embodiment of the present invention can throw a ball of various pitches such as a fastball, a curve ball and a slide ball, and for this purpose, a pair of wheels 131 for throwing a real ball, It may include a braking motor 132 for controlling its rotational speed, and first and second stepping motors 136 and 137 for adjusting the position of the wheel 131 vertically and horizontally, and the first stepping motor ( 136) is to adjust the vertical position of the wheel 131, the second stepping motor 137 is characterized in that to implement a variety of pitches by adjusting the left and right positions of the wheel 131.

A detailed description of the structure and operation method of the pitching device 130 will be described later.

The turn at bat part 140 is disposed at a predetermined distance from the pitching device 130 and is a region where a user playing a baseball game strikes the ball thrown from the pitching device 130. The turn at bat 140 may be provided with one or more sensing means for determining whether the user is normally positioned adjacent to the home plate, and the sensing means detects the user's current location and situation and controls the controller (not shown). This will minimize the safety accidents that may occur due to ball misfire.

The terminal 150 includes a computing device in which a baseball game program is installed and executed, and provides a beam projector 110 with a game screen according to the execution of a baseball game program, and monitors other types of screens related to game progress ( 155). The terminal 150 may be configured in the form of a kiosk equipped with a monitor 155, and the control unit 170 may be mounted inside the kiosk.

The sensor unit 160 serves to detect the ball thrown by the pitching device 130 and the ball blown by the turn at bat 140 and provide the detection result to the control unit. The sensor unit 160 may include one or more light-emitting and light-receiving modules, and the light-emitting and light-receiving modules are disposed between the pitching device 130 and the turn at bat 140 to move the ball in the pitching direction and the batting direction. Each is sensed.

The control unit 170 serves to control the pitching device 130 and the terminal 150 so that a normal game can proceed according to the execution of the baseball game program. To this end, the control unit 170 determines the user's location and situation in response to the detection result by the detection means of the turn at bat 140, and the turn at bat analysis module 171 and the pitching device ( Pitching control module 172 for controlling the motors 132, 136, and 137 of 130 to control the ball of various pitches to be thrown, and for the ball in the pitching direction and the ball direction detected from the sensor unit 160 It may include an information analysis module 173 that reflects in a simulation for the execution of a baseball game program by generating and pitching information and hitting information by extracting and analyzing a plurality of coordinates, respectively.

According to the above-described structure, the screen baseball game system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention can maximize the user's interest by implementing various ball pitches, such as a fastball, a curve ball, and a slide, according to a setting.

Hereinafter, a pitching device provided in the screen baseball game system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail through a block diagram showing a connection structure between each component.

3 is a block diagram showing the structure of a pitching device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the following description, the first to third driving modes are for types of pitches, and may refer to a fastball, a curve ball, and a slide ball that is an intermediate portion between the fastball and the curve ball, respectively. In addition, the driving mode is not limited to the above-described three pitches, and as the rotational speed and position of the wheel are finely adjusted in each driving mode, various changing tools such as forks may be further implemented.

Referring to Figure 3, the pitching device 130 of the present invention is a pitching device to pitch in the first to third driving mode, a pair of wheels 131, the wheel 131 to throw the ball by the rotational movement A support comprising a braking motor 132 that transmits a driving force, a mounting portion 1351 on which the wheel 131 is mounted, and a fixing portion 1352 coupled to the mounting portion 1351 in a fixed and movable form on the ground. The first and second stepping motors 136 and 137 may be disposed on the fixing part 1352 and change the vertical position and the left and right positions of the mounting part 1351, respectively.

The wheel 131 serves to sequentially throw the balls supplied from the outside one by one as the pair of rubber wheels 131 rotate in opposite directions when the baseball game progresses. Particularly, as the rotation speed of the wheel 131 is changed by the braking motor 132, the pitch of the thrown ball is changed, and if the rotation speed is lower than the reference speed when rotating at an initially set reference speed, Curve ball and slide ball may be implemented.

The braking motor 132 serves to provide driving force to the wheel 131, and according to the control of the pitching control module (172 of FIG. 2) of the control unit, the wheel 131 is higher or lower than the reference speed or its reference speed. The wheel 131 is rotated at a speed so that the ball is thrown.

Further, the support 135 may be divided into a mounting portion 1351 and a fixing portion 1352.

The mounting portion 1351 serves to stably mount the wheel 131, and a fixing portion 1352 is disposed below the wheel 131. These mounting portions 1351 have vertical and horizontal positions on the fixing portion 1352. It is mechanically coupled to be flowable.

The fixing part 1352 serves to stably fix the pitching device 130 to the ground, and as the mounting part 1351 is fluidly coupled to the upper part, the mounting part 1351 is movable in the vertical direction. Will be supported.

The first and second stepping motors 136 and 137 may be mounted on the fixing unit 1352, and under the control of the pitching control module, the first stepping motor 136 is mounted on the driving unit 1351. Is moved up and down, and the second stepping motor 137 moves the mounting portion 1351 from side to side when driven.

In particular, the first stepping motor 136 may implement a fastball by positioning the mounting portion 1351 in the first driving mode at the lowest height, and the mounting portion 1351 is best in the second and third driving modes. As it is positioned at the height, a curve ball or slide ball can be implemented.

According to the above-described structure, the pitching apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention can implement pitches of various pitches according to the first to third driving modes.

Hereinafter, a driving method of a screen baseball game system using a pitching device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

4A to 4C are diagrams sequentially showing a driving scenario of a screen baseball game system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, referring to FIG. 4A, a user who wants to use the screen baseball game system of the present invention registers a player for game progress through a terminal or selects a player provided by the game (S100), and various types of games provided by the system The method is selected (S110). Subsequently, the user selects the ballpark in which the baseball game proceeds according to taste (S120).

Thereafter, referring to FIGS. 4B and 4C, according to the route 'I', the user enters the turn at bat and the game starts (S200). Here, the game operation method may vary depending on the setting, but generally follows the rules of a general baseball game. Accordingly, when the user enters the turn at bat by the route 'II' and recognizes it in the sensing means of the turn at bat, preparation for starting pitching is completed (S300).

Subsequently, the control unit determines whether the pitcher's pitching setting for the pitcher's pitch has been entered through the terminal by the user who is the batter's user before the turn at bat (S310), and reflects it to the pitching device if there is an input for pitch and pitch. It becomes (S320).

Thereafter, the control unit adjusts the wheel speed according to the pitching setting (S330), adjusts the vertical height of the mounting portion (S340), and adjusts the left and right directions of the mounting portion (S350), thereby setting the pitch. At this time, steps S330, S340, and S350 are sequentially performed.

Subsequently, as the ball is supplied into the wheel, the ball is thrown (S360), and the sensor unit detects that the ball is flying according to the batter's bet, and provides the result to the control unit to perform a pitching analysis (S370) and a batting analysis (S380). .

In addition, pitching and hitting information generated as an analysis result according to the steps S370 and S380 is reflected in the baseball simulator, and the baseball game continues (S390).

Subsequently, according to the route 'III', strike results such as strikes, balls, hits, and home runs are displayed on the screen (S210), and the game continues to progress. According to the rules of a typical baseball game, the out count is 3 If it is less than the number of times, the route 'II' is repeated. Otherwise, the current round is judged, and if it is less than 10 times, the karate is replaced (S240), and the route 'II' is repeated. It is done (S250).

Hereinafter, the mechanical connection structure of the pitching apparatus and the method of implementing pitches will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

5A to 5D are views schematically showing a structure of a part of a pitching device of a screen baseball game system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, referring to FIG. 5A, the wheel 131 of the pitching device may be composed of two wheel members 1311 and 1312 rotating in different directions, which are arranged to be spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance, and a ball as a space therebetween. The ball will be thrown as it is supplied. Here, the rotation shafts of the two wheel members 1311 and 1312 are connected to the braking motor 132 that transmits the driving force, and the rotation speed is determined by the braking motor 132.

In addition, the wheel 131 is disposed on the mounting portion 1351 shown in FIG. 5B. 5B and 5C, one side of the mounting portion 1351 is vertically connected to a first guide rail 1321 for determining its height, and a first stepping motor is provided at an end of the first guide rail 1361. 136 is connected. When the first stepping motor 136 operates in this structure, the mounting portion 1351 is moved in the vertical direction by rotation of the first guide rail 1361.

Then, the mounting portion 1351 is disposed on the fixed portion 1352 in a fixed state on the ground. 5B and 5D together, the mounting portion 1351 is horizontally connected to a second guide rail 1371 that determines its left and right directions from the bottom, and a second stepping at an end of the second guide rail 1371 The motor 137 is connected. When the second stepping motor 137 operates in this structure, the mounting portion 1351 moves in the left-right direction by rotation of the second guide rail 1372.

By this operation, the ball (ball) is moved to form the pitching range (a, b, c, d) of Figure 5b, the pitching range a → b → c as the height of the wheel goes from the upper direction to the lower direction → It can be changed in the order of d.

Hereinafter, the pitch of the ball thrown by the pitching device of the screen baseball game system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

6A to 6C are views for explaining the pitch of the ball by the pitching device of the screen baseball game system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6A, an example of a ball trajectory when the pitching device is set to a fastball as the first driving mode is shown, and if there is no specific setting value, the pitching device may be set as the initial state. In the first driving mode, the rotation of the wheel is adjusted to the reference speed, the height of the wheel is the lowest, and the left and right positions of the wheel are adjusted to the center, thereby realizing a fastball.

The initial setting may be changed in the game progress, and the direction of the ball is determined by adjusting the left and right positions of the wheel by the second stepping motor in response to the user setting during the game progress, and the first stepping motor moves the wheel to the lowest level. As the braking motor rotates the wheel at the reference speed in the pre-set state, the ball of the fastball is thrown into the turn.

Whenever one ball is thrown, the pitching device can be automatically reset to the initial state.

Also, referring to 6b, an example of a ball trajectory is shown when the pitching device is set as a curve ball as the second driving mode, and the second stepping motor adjusts the left and right positions of the wheel in response to a user setting. The direction is determined, and the ball of the curve ball is realized as the brake motor rotates the wheel by 15% to 30% from the reference speed while the first stepping motor moves the wheel to the highest level.

In addition, referring to 6c, as a third driving mode, an example of a ball trajectory is shown when the pitching device is set to a slide ball that is an intermediate between a fastball and a curve ball, and the second stepping motor responds to the user setting of the wheel. The direction of the ball is determined by adjusting the left and right positions, and the ball of the curve ball is rotated as the brake motor rotates the wheel by 7% to 15% from the reference speed while the first stepping motor moves the wheel to the highest level. (ball) is implemented.

Although many matters are specifically described in the above description, it should be interpreted as an example of a preferred embodiment rather than limiting the scope of the invention. Therefore, the invention should not be determined by the described embodiments, but should be determined by equivalents to the claims and claims.

10: indoor 100: screen baseball game system
110: beam projector 120: screen
130: pitching device 135: support
140: turn at bat 150: terminal
155: monitor 160: sensor unit

Claims (10)

delete delete delete delete In the baseball game system installed indoors,
A beam projector that projects a baseball game image;
A screen on which the baseball game image is projected and having at least one opening;
A pitching device that throws the ball in the first to third driving modes, is disposed on the rear surface of the screen, and the rotation speed, the vertical height and the left and right positions are variable to throw the ball;
A turn at bat part spaced apart from the screen and positioned by a user striking the thrown ball;
A terminal that executes a baseball game program and provides the baseball game image to the beam projector;
A sensor unit including at least one light receiving module and a light emitting module for detecting a plurality of coordinates so as to analyze the speed and pitch by calculating the moving distance and time for the moving ball disposed between the pitching device and the turn at bat; And
Control the pitching device and the terminal by reflecting the detection result of the sensor unit to the baseball game program, perform the pitch analysis and the batting analysis by receiving the result detected by the sensor unit, and control the controller mounted on the kiosk equipped with the monitor. Including,
The pitching device,
A pair of wheels for throwing the ball by rotational motion;
A braking motor that transmits a driving force to the wheel;
A support portion including a mounting portion on which the wheel is mounted and a fixing portion fixed to the ground and coupled to the mounting portion in a flowable form; And
It is disposed on the fixing portion, and includes first and second stepping motors for changing the vertical position and the left and right positions of the mounting portion, respectively.
The control unit receives a user's pitch setting through the terminal, determines a driving mode of the pitching device in response to the pitch setting,
The pitching device
In the first driving mode, the braking motor rotates the wheel at a reference speed, and the first stepping motor implements a fastball by moving the mounting portion to the lowest position,
In the second and third driving modes, the braking motor rotates the wheels by 15% to 30% and 7% to 15%, respectively, at a reference speed, and the first stepping motor moves the mount to the highest value. And the second stepping motor moves the mounting portion in the left-right direction to determine a direction to implement a curve ball or slide ball,
The first stepping motor,
Is connected vertically with one end of the mounting portion is connected to the first guide rail to determine the height by moving the mounting portion in the vertical direction by a rotational movement,
The second stepping motor,
A second guide rail is horizontally connected to one end of the mounting portion to move the mounting portion in the left-right direction by a rotational movement,
The control unit,
A turn at bat analysis module that determines a user's position and situation in response to a detection result by the sensing means of the turn at bat, and controls whether or not the ball is thrown;
A pitching control module that controls the brake motor, the first and second stepping motors, so that balls of various pitches are thrown; And
An information analysis module that extracts and analyzes a plurality of coordinates for the ball in the pitching direction and the hitting ball direction detected by the sensor unit to generate pitching information and batting information, respectively, and reflects them in a simulation for the execution of a baseball game program
Screen baseball game system comprising a. delete delete delete delete delete

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