JP3670085B2 - Competitive play equipment - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a competitive game apparatus, and more particularly, to a competitive game apparatus in which corner and straight course running are close to actual competition.
[0002]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A competitive game device such as a horse racing game is known. For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2-63489 describes an apparatus in which a moving model of a horse runs on the upper surface of a field as an example. In this apparatus, an electromagnet provided on the lower surface of the field and a permanent magnet to which the moving model is attached attract each other so that the moving model can run.
[0003]
In such a conventional competitive game machine, each moving model runs only on a preset course. Therefore, the movement model assigned to the outer course runs out of course even at the corner.
[0004]
However, in actual horse racing, all horses concentrate on an in-course with a short distance when running in a corner, so it cannot be said that the conventional competitive game apparatus sufficiently imitates actual horse racing.
[0005]
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 6-343757 discloses an apparatus that pulls a sliding shoe with a rope, and a magnet provided on the sliding shoe attracts the competitive model body. According to this apparatus, the competitive model bodies can be gathered on the in-course at the corner. In addition, this device is configured such that the relative position of each sliding shoe can be moved back and forth by winding a rope.
[0006]
However, for example, when a rope pulling two sliding shoes is wound, another sliding shoe sandwiched between them is also pulled up together. Then, contrary to the program, the competitive model body corresponding to the sandwiched sliding shoe may be at the head.
[0007]
The present invention has been made to solve these problems of the prior art, and an object thereof is to provide a competitive game apparatus that can appropriately cope with corners and straight courses and can accurately control the position of a moving object. is there.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is a field in which a race course including a corner is provided, a plurality of racers that race on the field, and a lower race that moves along the race course. Towing means, a plurality of towed means for attracting and moving the respective races with a magnetic force while being pulled by the towing means, and a plurality of connecting means for connecting the towed means and each towed means. Have
The connection means is formed in a tape shape that is not easily deformed in the length direction and has flexibility, and is provided with a surface directed in a direction in which the corner bends.
[0009]
According to the present invention, the towed means pulled by the towing means attracts the race body with magnetic force, so that the plurality of race bodies race on the race course in the field.
[0010]
Here, the connecting means for connecting the traction means and the to-be-towed means has a property that it is difficult to deform in the length direction. Therefore, for example, even if the towed means is pulled up in the length direction of the connecting means with both sides sandwiched by other towed means, the position of the towed means is difficult to change.
[0011]
Moreover, since the connection means has flexibility, it can bend according to the curve of a corner. When the traction means bends the corner, the direction in which the towed means is pulled is gradually directed in the bending direction, and the towed means gradually moves toward the in-course side. In this way, at the corner, racers gather in the in-course.
[0012]
The invention according to claim 2 is the racing game apparatus according to claim 1,
The connection means has conductivity, and power is supplied to the towed means through the connection means.
[0013]
For example, the connecting means can be formed of a thin tape-like steel material and the electric power can be supplied to the towed means.
[0014]
The invention according to claim 3 is the racing game apparatus according to claim 2,
The towed means has a pair of rollers that sandwich the connecting means, a motor that rotates the rollers, and a brush that is in sliding contact with the connecting means,
Electric power is supplied from the brush to the motor.
[0015]
According to the present invention, when the towed device slides along the connecting unit, the distance between the towed device and the towed device can be changed, and the order of the towed devices can be changed.
[0016]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 6 to 8 are diagrams illustrating a horse racing game apparatus according to the embodiment. In this horse racing game apparatus, a plurality of simulated races 20 run on a field 12 provided in a housing 10. The mock race 20 is configured to resemble a horse.
[0017]
Then, as shown in FIG. 6, when the stored gate 100 moves to the start position and the mock racer 20 enters the gate 100, it starts as shown in FIG. 7, and as shown in FIG. Horse racing begins. The race course 14 in which horse racing is performed has an oval shape with corners 16.
[0018]
The mock race 20 runs while being attracted by a magnetic force by a towed body 30 that moves under the field 12 along the race course 14. Means for magnetic attraction will be described later.
[0019]
The feature of this embodiment is that a plurality of simulated races 20 gather in the in-course at the corner 16. Therefore, the to-be-towed body 30 that attracts the simulated raceway 20 with magnetic force is also gathered in the in-course at the corner.
[0020]
1 and 2 are views showing the structure under the field 12 in the housing 10. As shown in these drawings, a rail 18 is provided at the center of the housing 10. The rail 18 is provided along the inside of the race course 14 (see FIG. 6) and is bent corresponding to the corner 16.
[0021]
The towing unit 50 moves along the rail 18. Specifically, the towing unit 50 has a length corresponding to the width of the race course 14 (see FIG. 6) and extends at right angles to the outer direction of the rail 18. A drive unit 52 is provided at the end of the traction unit 50, and a gear (not shown) of the drive unit 52 is engaged with teeth (not shown) formed on the rail 18. When the gear of the drive unit 52 is rotated by a motor (not shown), the traction unit 50 moves along the rail 18 while maintaining a state extending at right angles to the outer direction of the rail 18.
[0022]
End portions of a plurality of tape members 60 are attached to the traction portion 50, and the to-be-towed bodies 30 are pulled by the tape members 60. In addition, each to-be-towed body 30 is slid along the tape member 60 so that the distance from the towed portion 50 can be changed. And as shown in FIG. 1, the order of front and back can be given to the position of each to-be-towed body 30. FIG. Or as shown in FIG. 2, all the towed bodies 30 can also be arranged in a line in the horizontal direction.
[0023]
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the to-be-drawn body 30 and the tape member 60. As shown partially enlarged in the figure, the tape member 60 includes two tapes 62 and 62. Each tape 62 is formed by forming an insulating part 62b on a steel part 62a made of steel.
[0024]
The steel part 62a has flexibility. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1, when the traction part 50 bends around a corner, the tape member 60 attached to the traction part 50 bends in the bending direction. As a premise, the tape member 60 is attached with the surface facing in the bending direction. Moreover, when the to-be-to-be-towed body 30 is located in a corner, it is drawn in the direction of the towing | pulling part 50 instead of the tangential direction of the curve of the corner. That is, the to-be-towed body 30 gathers in the corner in-course. Thus, the to-be-towed bodies 30 gather on the in-course, and the corresponding simulated race 20 also gathers on the in-course at the corner 16 of the race course 14 shown in FIG.
[0025]
Moreover, the steel part 62a has elasticity and tries to return even if it bends. Accordingly, when returning to the straight course by turning around the corner, the steel portion 62a tries to return straight, so that the to-be-towed body 30 gathered on the in-course at the corner spreads outward again on the straight course.
[0026]
Furthermore, since the steel part 62a is made of steel, it has the property of being difficult to deform in the length direction. Therefore, for example, even when the towed body 30 is sandwiched between a pair of towed bodies 30 adjacent to each other and the pair of towed bodies 30 moves along the tape member 60, the sandwiched towed body 30 is They cannot be pulled together.
[0027]
It should be noted that the tip of the towed body 30 has a tapered shape, and the towed body 30 can advance so as to scrape other towed bodies 30. As a result, the to-be-towed body 30 sandwiched between the pair of towed bodies 30 adjacent to both sides enhances the effect of not being pulled up together.
[0028]
The steel portion 62a has conductivity and serves as a means for supplying electric power. The insulating part 62b is formed as a film on one surface of the steel part 62a. In addition, since each tape 62 has an insulating portion 62b formed on the opposing surface, the tapes 62 and 62 are not electrically short-circuited.
[0029]
One tape 62 is connected to a positive potential at the traction portion 50, and the other tape 62 is connected to a negative potential at the traction portion 50. By doing so, a DC voltage can be supplied to the to-be-towed body 30. Specifically, the brushes 64, 64 provided inside the to-be-drawn body 30 come into contact with the tape 62 to obtain electric power.
[0030]
The pulled body 30 moves along the tape member 60 by the electric power thus obtained. That is, the to-be-towed body 30 is provided with a pair of rollers 66 and 66, and one of the rollers 66 is rotated by the motor 68 through the gear 66a. Electric power is supplied to the motor 68 from the brush 64. Further, the pair of rollers 66 and 66 sandwich the tape member 60. Therefore, when one roller 66 rotates, the sandwiched tape member 60 is sent out, so that the to-be-to-be-towed body 30 relatively moves along the tape member 60.
[0031]
Next, the structure of the to-be-towed body 30 and the simulation race 20 is shown in FIG.4 and FIG.5.
[0032]
The to-be-towed body 30 includes a tow base 34 to be pulled by the tape member 60 and a control unit 38 provided on the tow base 34 via the height adjusting unit 36. The height adjusting unit 36 applies a force slightly lifting the control unit 38 upward so that a gap is not opened between the control unit 38 and the lower surface of the field 12. The control unit 38 drives the simulated raceway 20 so as to jump by electric power supplied from the tape member 60 via the brush 64 (see FIG. 3). The configuration for this will be described below.
[0033]
As shown in FIG. 4A, the simulated race 20 is provided with a front foot 22 and a rear foot 24 so as to be able to open and close. Further, the front foot 22 and the rear foot 24 are urged by a spring 26 in a closing direction. A permanent magnet 22a with the south pole facing the distal direction is provided at the distal end of the front foot 22, and a permanent magnet 24a with the north pole directed in the distal direction is provided at the distal end of the rear foot 24.
[0034]
The control unit 38 includes a permanent magnet 40 for driving the front foot 22 and permanent magnets 42 and 44 for driving the rear foot 24.
[0035]
The permanent magnet 40 is provided on a slide portion 40 a that can move in the opening / closing direction of the front foot 22 and the rear foot 24, and is arranged such that the N pole side slides on the lower surface of the field 12. Since the S pole side of the permanent magnet 22a of the forefoot 22 faces the direction of the field 12, the permanent magnet 40 attracts the permanent magnet 22a by magnetic force. And if the to-be-towed body 30 moves, the simulation race 20 will also move with this.
[0036]
The permanent magnets 42 and 44 are provided on the roller 46. Specifically, the permanent magnet 42 is provided such that the surface on the N pole side forms part of the peripheral surface of the roller 46, and the permanent magnet 44 is provided so that the surface on the S pole side forms part of the peripheral surface of the roller 46. ing. The roller 46 is in contact with the lower surface of the field 12.
[0037]
The rotation shaft 46 a of the roller 46 is disposed so as to extend in a direction orthogonal to the opening / closing direction of the front foot 22 and the rear foot 24. Further, the roller 46 rotates in the direction in which the rear leg 24 opens on the field 12 side.
[0038]
One end of a lever 48 is rotatably connected to the roller 46 at a position shifted from the rotation shaft 46a, and the other end of the lever 48 is rotatably connected to a slide portion 40a. A crank mechanism is configured by the roller 46, the lever 48, and the slide portion 40a, and the slide portion 40a slides in conjunction with the rotation of the roller 46. Specifically, the slide part 40a is moving in the direction of the leg of the front foot 22 from the state where the slide part 40a has moved most in the direction opposite to the leg of the front foot 22 (see FIG. 4B) (FIG. 5A). The permanent magnet 44 is positioned so as to attract the permanent magnet 24a of the rear foot 24. When the slide portion 40a is most moved in the leg opening direction of the front foot 22 (see FIG. 5B), the permanent magnet 42 is positioned so as to repel the permanent magnet 24a of the rear foot 24.
[0039]
When the game is started in the horse racing game apparatus, the to-be-to-be-grounded body 30 is towed by the towing unit 50 provided under the field 12. A permanent magnet 40 (see FIG. 4) provided on the to-be-towed body 30 attracts the permanent magnet 22 a of the front foot 22 of the simulated raceway 20 by magnetic force via the field 12. Accordingly, the simulated raceway 20 moves forward with the movement of the towed body 30.
[0040]
The mock race 20 makes a jumping motion. First, in FIG. 4A, the permanent magnet 40 of the pulled body 30 attracts the permanent magnet 22a. Further, the front legs 22 and the rear legs 24 of the simulated raceway 20 are biased by springs 26 and closed. Then, the slide portion 40a slides rearward as the roller 46 rotates, and the permanent magnet 40 is in the most retracted state as shown in FIG. 4B.
[0041]
When the roller 46 further rotates, the slide portion 40a slides forward, so that the front foot 22 is opened by the permanent magnet 40 provided on the slide portion 40a. Further, when this leg opening operation starts, the attractive force due to the magnetic force of the permanent magnet 44 gradually starts to reach the permanent magnet 24a of the rear foot 24. Then, the roller 46 further rotates, and the rear leg 24 opens (see FIG. 5A). Thus, the front leg 22 and the rear leg 24 are opened.
[0042]
When the roller 46 further rotates, the permanent magnet 44 moves away from the permanent magnet 24 a of the rear foot 24. And if the magnetic force of the permanent magnet 44 with respect to the permanent magnet 24a weakens, the permanent magnet 42 will approach the permanent magnet 24a next. Since the permanent magnet 42 and the permanent magnet 24a have the same polarity, they repel each other. Then, as shown in FIG. 5B, the permanent magnet 24 a of the rear foot 24 moves away from the field 12. In addition, the rear foot 24 away from the field 12 is moved by the spring 26 of the simulated race 20 immediately in the direction to open the leg. This kind of movement is exactly the movement of animals jumping.
[0043]
This embodiment is configured as described above, and the operation thereof will be described below. First, as shown in FIG. 2, the towed bodies 30 are arranged in a horizontal row, and the simulated races 20 that are drawn and run by the towed bodies 30 are placed in the gate 100 (see FIG. 6). When the game is started, the towing unit 50 moves along the rail 18, and the to-be-towed body 30 is pulled by the towing unit 50 via the tape member 60. Moreover, since the to-be-towed bodies 30 are moved along the tape member 60 by the rollers 66 (see FIG. 3), as shown in FIG.
[0044]
Moreover, since the tape member 60 that pulls the to-be-towed body 30 is flexible, the tape member 60 is bent by a curve so that the to-be-towed bodies 30 gather in the course. As a result, the corresponding simulated race bodies 20 also gather in the in-course at the corner 16 in the race course 14.
[0045]
Furthermore, since the tape member 60 is not easily deformed in the length direction, the tape member 60 is not pinched and pulled up by other towed bodies 30 even if the plurality of towed bodies 30 are densely packed. Therefore, the to-be-towed body 30 is easy to perform position control.
[0046]
In addition, in this embodiment, it is preferable to arrange | position another insulating tape between the adjacent tape members 60 so that it may not be electrically connected. In addition, it is preferable that the region where the to-be-towed body 30 moves is also insulated.
[0047]
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a structure under a field of a horse racing game apparatus according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a structure under a field of the horse racing game apparatus according to the embodiment. It is a figure which shows the to-be-towed body and tape member which concern on.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of a to-be-towed body and a simulated race in the embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a to-be-towed body and a simulated race in the embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a horse racing game apparatus according to the embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a horse racing game apparatus according to the embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a horse racing game apparatus according to the embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
12 field 14 race course 16 corner 20 simulated race body 30 towed body 50 towed portion 60 tape member (connecting means)
64 Brush 66 Roller 68 Motor

Claims (3)

A field in which a race course including a corner is provided; a plurality of race bodies that race on the field; a traction means that moves under the field along the race course; and each race body that is being pulled by the traction means. A plurality of towed means that are attracted and moved by magnetic force, and a plurality of connecting means for connecting the towed means and each towed means,
The competition game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the connecting means is formed in a tape shape that is not easily deformed in the length direction and has flexibility, and the surface is provided in a direction in which the corner bends. In the racing game device according to claim 1,
The competition game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the connection means is conductive, and electric power is supplied to the towed means through the connection means. In the racing game device according to claim 2,
The towed means has a pair of rollers that sandwich the connecting means, a motor that rotates the rollers, and a brush that is in sliding contact with the connecting means,
A competitive game apparatus, wherein electric power is supplied from the brush to the motor.

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