JP3726848B2 - Moving object collection device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a moving object recovery apparatus that recovers a moving object that has moved from a standby position to a target position to a standby position. This device is used, for example, in a lottery device for lottering a combination number of numbers.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Various devices have been proposed for lottery devices. For example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 39-12111 discloses a lottery apparatus including a disk-shaped target that is rotated by a motor and a launching device that launches an arrow by a spring force. Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 46-1767 discloses a lottery apparatus including a launching device that launches an arrow with a string and a disk-shaped target that rotates in conjunction with the launching device. Japanese Patent Publication No. 61-52520 and Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 56-88587 disclose a lottery apparatus having a discrimination device for discriminating which part of the target the arrow hits.
[0003]
In each of the above lottery devices, when an arrow is thrown at a target, an arbitrary one of several numbers assigned to the target is determined by determining which part of the target the arrow is attached to. Select. However, in the conventional lottery apparatus, when the player wants to repeatedly throw an arrow, the player has to go to the target and remove the arrow attached to the target one by one, and the workability is very bad. It was very troublesome to repeat lottery work continuously.
[0004]
In order to solve this problem, a collection device for automatically collecting an arrow fired from the launch device into the launch device has been desired. Considering various general apparatuses, a recovery structure is conceivable in which a string is connected to the rear end of the moving object and the string is wound by a reel, that is, a winding device. In this collection structure, after the arrow is fired from the launcher, the arrow can be collected into the launcher by winding the string with a reel.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the conventional recovery device using a winding device such as a reel, the winding force of the reel becomes a resistance force that hinders the progress of the arrow, and therefore the arrow is lightweight or the force of firing the arrow is weak. In this case, the arrow fired from the launching device cannot be rotated in the reverse direction and stalls and falls, so that there is a possibility that a sufficient flight distance of the arrow cannot be obtained.
[0006]
Further, when the string is wound by the reel device, the string may get tangled and the work may be interrupted. Further, when the arrow is fired from the standby position to the target position, the string is unwound more than necessary due to the inertia of the reel, so that the string operation is disturbed, and the string may be entangled.
[0007]
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and in a collection device that draws and collects a moving object such as an arrow using a string-like member, the moving object moves from a standby position toward a target position. The purpose is to ensure the smooth movement of the moving object by reducing the resistance force applied to the moving object and to prevent the string-like member from being entangled and to perform the recovery operation continuously for a long time. To do.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
To achieve the above object, the recovery apparatus for a mobile object according to the present invention, there is provided a recovery system of the moving of recovering moving object that has moved to the target position from the standby position to the standby position, is connected to the moving object a string member that pulls to the standby position said moving object from said target position have a running body which reciprocates between a second position away from the first position and the standby position closer to the standby position, The string-like member is connected between the traveling body and the moving object, and the distance between the first position and the second position is a distance between the standby position and the target position. is set to be longer than, by the running body positioned in the first position when the moving object is positioned in the standby position, the string-shaped member is suspended by its own weight when the moving object is in the standby position It is characterized by doing.
[0009]
Since the string-like member only hangs down by its own weight and is not taken up by a winding device such as a reel, when moving the moving object from the standby position toward the target position, the string-like member is It simply moves against its own weight and has little resistance to the movement of the moving object. Since the load applied to the moving object is reduced in this way, a lightweight moving object can be used, and the driving force for moving the moving object can be reduced.
[0010]
Further, when the moving object is collected from the target position to the standby position, the string-like member is not rolled up but simply hung down, so that the string-like member can be prevented from being entangled. Also, when the moving object is fired from the standby position to the target position, the string-like member is not drawn out more than the necessary amount, so that the string-like member can be prevented from being entangled.
[0011]
As the moving object, an object that flies in the air like an arrow model, an object that moves on a rail, or any other moving object can be used. As the string member, a fiber string, a synthetic resin string, a metal thin wire, and various other string members can be used.
[0012]
Various specific structures for hanging the string-like member are conceivable. For example, the following configuration is conceivable. That is, a traveling body that reciprocates between a first position close to the standby position of the moving object and a second position away from the standby position is provided, the traveling body and the moving object are connected by a string member, and The distance between the first position and the second position is set slightly longer than the distance between the standby position and the target position. According to this configuration, when the moving object is collected from the target position to the standby position, the string-like member can be slung and hung by moving the traveling body to the first position close to the standby position.
[0013]
Note that the distance between the first position and the second position is set slightly longer than the distance between the standby position and the target position because the moving object moves away from the target position. The target rotates or moves while the moving object is fixed to the target placed at the target position, or the moving object moves non-linearly from the standby position to the target position. This is because it is necessary to provide a margin for the length of the string-like member.
[0014]
Various forms of movement of the traveling body are conceivable, but it is practical to reciprocate linearly between the first position and the second position. However, arc movement or the like can be performed as necessary. When an arrow model is considered as a moving object, a launching device for launching the moving object into the air is disposed at the standby position, and a target for hitting the arrow model is disposed at the target position.
[0015]
The recovery device of the present invention can be configured as shown in FIG. 7, for example. In this figure, the arrow model 103 is considered as a moving object, the launching device 101 is installed at the standby position W, and the target 102 is installed at the target position O. Then, the rail 104 is installed between the first position P1 close to the standby position W and the second position P2 away from the standby position W, and the traveling body 105 is installed on the rail. The traveling body 105 is driven by a driving device (not shown) and reciprocates linearly along the rail 104 between the first position P1 and the second position P2. An optical sensor 107 as a moving object detection sensor is disposed at the arrow model storage position of the launching device 101. The traveling body 105 and the arrow model 103 are connected by a string-like member 106.
[0016]
When the arrow model 103 is in the launching device 101, that is, in the standby position W, the traveling body 105 is located at the first position P1, and the string-like member 106 is slackened by its own weight and hangs downward. In this state, when the arrow model 103 is fired from the launching device 101, the arrow model 103 hits the target 102 after flying in the air, as shown in FIG. At this time, the string-like member 106 is entrained with the arrow model 103 and drawn out in the direction of the target 102, but the string-like member 106 is merely drawn forward of the launching device 101 from what was drooping under its own weight, The resistance force applied to the arrow model 103 by the string-like member 106 becomes significantly smaller than when the string-like member taken up by a winding device such as a reel is fed forward against the winding force. Therefore, there is no possibility that the arrow model 103 will stall before reaching the target 102. In addition, since the resistance force applied to the arrow model 103 is reduced, even if the arrow model 103 is lightweight, it can be moved far enough. The fact that the arrow model 103 can be made light means that the structure of the launching device 101 can be simplified.
[0017]
When the arrow model 103 that has reached the target 102 is collected into the launching device 101, the traveling body 105 is moved along the rail 104 from the first position P1 to the second position P2, as indicated by an arrow E in FIG. Then, the string-like member 106 is moved to the traveling body 105 and pulled back to the launching device 101 side, and at the same time, the arrow model 103 is pulled back to the firing device 101 side. The arrow model 103 is finally collected into the launching device 101 and waits for the next launching operation. When the arrow model 103 collected into the launching device 101 is detected by the optical sensor 107, the traveling body 105 starts to reversely move in the direction of the arrow F based on the detection result, and as shown in FIG. It reaches 1 position P1 and stops. As a result, the string-like member 106 becomes loose again and waits for the next arrow firing operation.
[0018]
In this way, the arrow model 103 is collected by pulling the string-like member 106 linearly by the traveling body 105 and by winding the string-like member as in the case of a winding device such as a reel. Not. Therefore, according to the collection device of the present invention, there is no fear that the string-like member 106 gets entangled during the collection of the arrow model, and therefore the arrow model collection operation can be repeatedly executed without interruption. Further, when a reel or the like is used, when the arrow model 103 is fired, the string-like member 106 is drawn out more than necessary due to the inertia of the reel, and as a result, the string-like member 106 may be tangled. On the other hand, in the present embodiment that does not use a reel or the like, such string-like member is not excessively drawn out when the arrow model 103 is fired, and therefore, the string-like member is not entangled.
[0019]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a lottery game apparatus using a moving object collecting apparatus according to the present invention. The lottery game apparatus includes a game field 4 provided on the upper surface of the housing 1, a transparent cover 3 covering the game field 4, and six votes provided around the housing 1 so as to surround the game field 4. Stages 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, and 2f are included.
[0020]
Each of the voting stages 2a to 2f is provided with a medal slot 13 and a medal takeout port 16, respectively. The housing 1 has a large number of medals therein, and an appropriate number of these medals are paid out to the medal removal opening 16 at a predetermined timing. In the game field 4, as shown in FIG. 2, three arrow launchers 28a, 28b, 28c are arranged side by side, and disk-shaped targets 29a, 29b, 29c are opposed to each arrow launcher. Installed. In the present embodiment, the arrow firing devices 28a to 28c constitute the standby position of the moving object, and the targets 29a to 29c constitute the target position of the moving object. Each arrow launching device 28a-28c fires the arrow 31 as a moving object at an individual timing.
[0021]
Each of the targets 29 a to 29 c is fixed to the distal end of the rotating shaft 71 connected to the output shaft of the motor 69 by a coupling 67. By operating the motor 69, the targets 29a to 29c are rotated. As shown in FIG. 1, each of the targets 29 a to 29 c is divided into a plurality of identification areas displayed by numbers 1 to 6. The arrow 31 fired from the arrow launching devices 28a to 28c flies through the space on the game field 4 and then attaches to the targets 29a to 29c. The winning number is determined depending on which identification region in each of the targets 29a to 29c is adsorbed by each arrow 31.
[0022]
As shown in FIG. 3, each arrow launching device 28 a, 28 b, 28 c has a cover 32, a firing barrel 33 stored in the cover 32, and a model doll 34. The quiver 33 is formed by fixing the two side plates 36 to face each other at an interval and fixing the two side plates 36 obliquely to the game field 4 by the support columns 37a and 37b. In addition, when the flight speed of the arrow 31 is high, or when the firing position of the arrow 31 is higher than the targets 29a to 29c, the quiver 33 can be fixed in a horizontal state.
[0023]
FIG. 4 shows the inside of the quiver 33 in detail, omitting the side plate 36 on the front side. As shown in the drawing, in the quiver 33, an arrow rail 38 on which the arrow 31 is placed and a guide rail 41 that guides the slider 39 so as to be reciprocally slidable are provided in parallel with each other in an inclined state. The slider 39 is always pulled in the left direction in the figure by the tension spring 42. A pin 43 is fixed to the rear end of the slider 39. A locking piece 44 is provided at the rear end of the side plate 36 so as to be reciprocatingly swingable up and down around the pin 45 as indicated by an arrow A.
[0024]
The pin 43 of the slider 39 protrudes outside the side plate 36. A cam plate 47 is provided at a side position of the side plate 36 so as to be rotatable about a central axis 46. The cam plate 47 has a notch 51 in an appropriate angle range. One end of the crank mechanism 48 is connected to a position slightly below the center of the cam plate 47, and the other end of the crank mechanism 48 is connected to the output shaft 49 a of the motor 49. When the motor 49 is actuated and its output shaft 49a rotates in one direction, the tip of the crank 48 reciprocates linearly as indicated by the arrow B, whereby the cam plate 47 is centered on the central shaft 46 and the arrow CC ′. As shown in FIG.
[0025]
When the cam plate 47 rotates in the clockwise direction (arrow C direction) in the figure, one end edge 51a of the notch 51 is engaged with the pin 43 of the slider 39, and the pin is resisted against the spring force of the spring 42. Push 43 to the right in the figure. When the pin 43 moves up to the notch portion 44a while pushing the locking piece 44 upward, the locking piece 44 naturally falls and the notch portion 44a engages with the pin 43, thereby the slider 39. Is held stationary by the locking piece 44 with the spring 42 extended. Thereafter, when the cam plate 47 rotates counterclockwise (arrow C ′ direction) in the drawing at an appropriate timing, the other end edge 51b of the notch 51 comes into contact with the bottom side of the locking piece 44 and further moves upward. Push up. Then, the notch 44a of the locking piece 44 is disengaged from the pin 43, and as a result, the slider 39 instantaneously and vigorously moves in the left direction in the figure by the spring force of the spring 42. By this movement, the arrow 31 placed on the arrow rail 38 is pushed by the slider 39 and thrown out of the quiver 33 as indicated by an arrow D.
[0026]
One end of a wire 52 is connected to an appropriate position of the cam plate 47, and the other end of the wire 52 is wound around a rotating cylinder 53 integral with the model doll 34. The rotary cylinder 53 is urged by the spring 54 so as to be wound back to the initial position. When the cam plate 47 swings and rotates in the direction of the arrow CC ′ in order to fire the arrow 31, the wire 52 is unwound from or unwound in accordance with the rotation, and the model doll 34 is thereby unwound. Rotate. As a result, a visual stimulus is given to the player, and the player can be notified that preparations for shooting an arrow are being made.
[0027]
As shown in FIG. 5, the arrow 31 is formed by inserting a root portion 56a of the suction cup 56 into a distal end large-diameter portion 55a of an elongated, generally cylindrical handle 55 made of plastic, and further covering a distal end cover 57 from above. The cover 57 is produced by fastening the cover 57 to the handle 55 with a screw 58. A locking piece 59 having a hole is formed on the back side of the suction surface 56b of the suction cup 56, that is, an outer edge portion of the non-suction surface 56c, that is, a portion off the center, and a string-like member is formed in the hole of the locking piece 59. String 61 is tied. As the string-like member, in addition to the string, a plastic wire, a metal wire, and other force transmission members similar to those of the string can be used.
[0028]
A notch 60a having a semicircular cross section that is a guide hole 60 (see FIG. 6) when they are combined with each other is provided at the front upper portion of the tip 55 large diameter portion 55a of the handle 55 and the front upper portion of the cover 57. As shown in FIG. 6, the cord 61 enters the inside of the handle 55 through the guide hole 60, and further, a through hole passage 62 a provided in the tip large diameter portion 55 a of the handle 55 and a through hole passage 62 b formed in the inside of the handle 55. And is pulled out from the tail end of the handle 55. The guide hole 60 serves to guide the string 61 so that when the string 61 is pulled rearward, the string 61 pulls the locking piece 59 of the suction cup 56 in a direction substantially perpendicular to the suction surface 56b.
[0029]
In FIG. 4, the string 61 drawn backward from the arrow 31 is drawn below the machine frame 64 through a guide tube 63 provided at the rear end portion of the side plate 36 of the quiver 33. The string 61 pulled out in this way is connected to the collection device 20 in FIG. The collection device 20 includes a rail 21, a traveling body 22 that moves along the rail 21, a wire 23 that is stretched over pulleys 24a and 24b and connected to the traveling body 22, and rotates one pulley 24a. And a motor 25 to be driven. When the motor 25 rotates in both forward and reverse directions, the traveling body 22 reciprocates linearly between a first position P1 close to the arrow launching devices 28a to 28c, which is a standby position, and a second position P2 away from the arrow firing device. .
[0030]
After the arrow 31 is fired from the quiver 33, when the string 61 is pulled by the collection device 20, the arrow 31 is dragged over the game field 4 and then pulled back into the quiver 33 through the collection port 72. . As shown in FIG. 2, the recovery port 72 has a wide open front end, and both side walls are curved in a curved shape toward the quiver 33. Accordingly, the collected arrow 31 moves from the game field 4 into the quiver 33 without difficulty.
[0031]
As shown in FIG. 3, a through hole 66 is formed at an appropriate position on one side of the pair of side plates 36. In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, a reflective photosensor 68 is disposed so as to face the through hole 66. The through-hole 66 is provided at a position facing the tail of the arrow 31 when the arrow 31 is stored in a predetermined storage position in the quiver 33. Therefore, the optical sensor 68 detects whether or not the arrow 31 is stored at a predetermined position in the quiver 33. In this embodiment, the optical sensor 68 constitutes a moving object detection sensor.
[0032]
Hereinafter, the operation of the lottery game apparatus having the above configuration will be described.
First, in FIG. 1, the player stands in an empty space in each of the voting stages 2a to 2f, inserts an appropriate number of medals from the medal slot 13, and further performs button operations, switching operations, and other appropriate operations. Vote for 3 digits. Thereafter, the targets 29a to 29c are driven by the motor 69 (FIG. 2) and fired sequentially at appropriate time intervals.
[0033]
The fired arrow 31 reaches the corresponding target after flying in the air, and is adsorbed to the target by the action of the suction cup 56. A three-digit number is determined by lottery depending on which identification region of the three targets 29a to 29c is adsorbed by the three arrows 31. When the number determined in this way matches the number previously voted by the player, the player wins and a predetermined number of medals are awarded to the player. The player can take out the medals acquired when desired from the medal removal port 16.
[0034]
The firing operation of the arrow 31 will be described in more detail as follows. In FIG. 4, the arrow 31 is placed at a predetermined position on the arrow rail 38 and waits. At this time, as shown by the symbol G in FIG. In this state, in FIG. 4, the motor 49 in each of the arrow firing devices 28 a to 28 c is operated to rotate the cam plate 47 in the counterclockwise direction (arrow C ′ direction). When the notched edge 51b of the rotating cam plate 47 moves to the position of the locking piece 44, the locking piece 44 is pushed upward, and the notched portion 44a is disengaged from the pin 43 of the slider 39. As a result, the spring 42 The slider 39 instantaneously moves in the left direction in the figure by the spring force.
[0035]
By the movement of the slider 39, the arrow 31 is pushed by the slider 39 and thrown out of the quiver 33. The thrown arrow 31 flies through the space on the game field 4 in FIG. 3 and then reaches the targets 29a to 29c. Since a suction cup 56 is attached to the tip of the arrow 31 as shown in FIG. 6, the arrow 31 is attracted to the targets 29 a to 29 c by the suction cup 56. When the arrow 31 flies toward the targets 29a to 29c, the cord 61 is entrained and fed out from the launching devices 28a to 28c. As a result, the downward hanging of the cord 61 gradually decreases. When the arrow 31 is adsorbed to the targets 29a to 29c, as indicated by the symbol H, the string 61 hangs slightly. The string 61 is not wound by a winding device such as a reel, but is simply suspended by its own weight. Therefore, when the arrow 31 flies toward the targets 29a to 29c, the string 61 resists the arrow 31. No force is applied, so the arrow 31 reaches the targets 29a-29 without stalling. Moreover, it is not necessary to set the firing force of the arrows by the launching devices 28a to 28c to be large.
[0036]
When a predetermined time elapses after the confirmation of the adsorption of the arrow 31 to the targets 29a to 29c is completed, a recovery operation for returning the arrow 31 to the arrow launchers 28a to 28c is executed. Specifically, in FIG. 3, the motor 25 is operated to move the traveling body 22 from the first position P1 to the second position P2. Then, the string 61 is pulled by the traveling body 22, and as a result, the arrow 31 is pulled off from the targets 29 a to 29 c and falls onto the game field 4, and is further dragged by the string 61 through the collection port 72 and inside the quiver 33. Stored in When the arrow 31 is stored at a predetermined position, the tail of the arrow 31 is located at the side plate through hole 66 in FIG. 2, and the tail of the arrow is detected by the reflective optical sensor 68. Thereby, it is detected that the arrow 31 is set at a predetermined standby position in the arrow launching device.
[0037]
When the arrow 31 is detected by the optical sensor 68, the motor 25 in the collection device 20 shown in FIG. 3 starts to reverse based on the arrow 31, and the traveling body 22 moves from the second position P2 to the first position P1. To do. As a result, the string 61 again sags and hangs down as shown by the arrow G, and waits for the next arrow firing operation.
[0038]
As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated using preferable embodiment, this invention is not limited to those embodiment, It can change variously within the technical scope described in the claim.
For example, as a moving object to be collected, an object moving on a rail or any other moving object can be used in addition to a flying object such as an arrow. The moving object collection apparatus of the present invention can be applied to any apparatus other than the lottery game apparatus described above. For example, the present invention can be applied to a simple lottery device having no game element.
[0039]
【The invention's effect】
According to the moving object recovery apparatus of the present invention , the string-like member is only hung by its own weight, so when moving the moving object from the standby position toward the target position, the string-like member simply counters its own weight. The moving object is not resistant to the movement of the moving object. Since the load applied to the moving object is reduced in this way, a lightweight moving object can be used, and the driving force for moving the moving object can be reduced. In addition, since the string-like member does not wind up but simply hangs down, any of the movement of the moving object from the standby position to the target position and the recovery of the moving object from the target position to the standby position. Even in this case, the entanglement of the string-like member can be avoided.
[0040]
According to the moving object recovery apparatus of the present invention, the structure for hanging the string-like member downward can be a simple structure with few failures.
[0041]
According to the recovery system of the present invention, it is possible to significantly reduce the load on the moving object, if when moving object is that fly through the air can prevent the moving object falls stalled.
[0042]
Oite the recovery system of the moving of the present invention, the moving object detection sensor for detecting a moving object located at the standby position is provided, to control the operation of the running body on the basis of the output signal of the moving object detection sensor to lever, the firing of arrows recovered and is a moving object can also be carried out repeatedly many times.
[0043]
According to the moving object recovery apparatus of the present invention, since the work for loosening the string-like member can be started after the moving object is completely stored in the standby position, the moving object can always be accurately transported to the standby position. it can.
[0044]
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a lottery game apparatus using a moving object recovery apparatus according to the present invention.
2 is a cross-sectional plan view of the apparatus of FIG.
3 is a side cross-sectional view of the apparatus of FIG.
4 is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing an example of a moving object.
6 is a side view of the moving object shown in FIG. 5. FIG.
FIG. 7 is a schematic configuration diagram of a moving object recovery apparatus according to the present invention.
8 is a diagram illustrating a state in which an arrow is fired by the moving object recovery apparatus illustrated in FIG. 7;
9 is a diagram illustrating a state when an arrow is recovered by the moving object recovery device illustrated in FIG. 7;
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Case 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, 2f Voting stage 4 Game field 20 Collection | recovery apparatus 21 Rail 22 Traveling body 23 Wire 25 Motor 28a, 28b, 28c Arrow launcher 29a, 29b, 29c Target 31 Arrow (moving object) )
33 Barrel 61 String (string member)
68 Reflective light sensor (moving object detection sensor)
101 Arrow launcher 102 Target 103 Arrow model (moving object)
104 Rail 105 Traveling body 106 String member 107 Optical sensor (moving object detection sensor)
O Target position P1 First position P2 Second position W Standby position

Claims (4)

In the moving object recovery device for recovering the moving object moved from the standby position to the target position to the standby position,
A string member that the moving object have been connected to the moving object pulling to the standby position from the target position,
A traveling body that reciprocates between a first position close to the standby position and a second position away from the standby position,
The string member is connected between the traveling body and the moving object,
The distance between the first position and the second position is set longer than the distance between the standby position and the target position,
By the traveling body to be positioned in the first position when the moving object is positioned in the standby position, the cord-like member is characterized in that the moving object is suspended by its own weight when in the standby position Moving object collection device. In the recovery device of claim 1 Symbol placement movement of the traveling body recovery apparatus of the moving, characterized by a reciprocating linear movement between said first position and the second position. In recovery system according to claim 1 or claim 2 moving object, wherein the moving object is made to imitate the shape of arrows, arranged a launcher for launching the moving object into the air in the standby position, and collecting apparatus for a mobile object, characterized in that arranged the target for directing the moving object to the target position. In the recovery device of the moving of any one of claims 1 to 3, a moving object detection sensor for detecting the moving object is positioned in the standby position is provided, the output signal of the moving object detection sensor recovery system of the moving of the running body is characterized that you operate based.

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