JPS636030B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a video game device using a cathode ray tube, and more particularly to a video game device in which a plurality of players play games such as mahjong, playing cards, and hanafuda.

When a plurality of players play games such as mahjong, playing cards, and hanafuda using the same cathode ray tube, it is necessary to make sure that the images of tiles displayed on one's field are not visible to the other players. For this reason, in conventional video game devices for playing such games, a hood is placed upright on the screen surface of the cathode ray tube so that the image displayed on the player's field cannot be seen by the opposing player. However, players who use this kind of hood also have to wrap the hood right above their own statue in order to prevent other players from peering into it, which narrows their field of view. There was a drawback that it was difficult to use.

The present invention has been made in view of these points, and allows the field of view of one's own field to be sufficiently wide, and also prevents the opponent player from peering at the image of one's field even if the player looks into the field a little. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a video game device with no problems.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a cathode ray tube arranged so that its screen surface faces upward, and a game, such as mahjong, is played by a plurality of players on the screen surface of this cathode ray tube. Such games are played by operating operation keys (not shown) to control an electronic circuit such as a microcomputer. 2 is a cabinet for storing necessary components such as the cathode ray tube 1, a microcomputer (not shown), a coin box, etc., 3 is a top plate provided with a window 4 so that the screen surface of the cathode ray tube can be seen, and 5 is placed on this top plate 3. The cathode ray tube protection plate 6 is made of smoked glass or the like, and 6 is a leg portion that supports the cabinet 2. 7 and 8 are shields attached to opposite ends of the screen surface of the cathode ray tube 1 using adhesive means such as double-sided tape, and are placed at the image position of the tile surface etc. displayed on each player's field. In this case, you can see the image of your own position, but it is hidden from the other players. The shielding plates 7 and 8 are constructed by covering a plurality of thin film-like shielding members 9 diagonally arranged at predetermined intervals with a covering material 10 such as transparent plastic, as shown in FIG. It is preferable that it be integrated and formed as thin as possible so that it can be curved along the screen surface of the cathode ray tube. In this example, a light control film sold by Sumitomo 3M, for example, was used as such a shield. In other words, in the video game device of the present invention, when a player in front of the cathode ray tube 1 views the cathode ray tube diagonally from above, the shield having the above-mentioned structure can be seen in the shape of a thin film disposed diagonally on the shield. The screen is arranged in such a way that the image of one's own field on the screen surface can be seen through the space between the shields 9. When the shield is arranged in this manner, the image displayed on the player's field is blocked by the thin film-like shield 9 and cannot be seen by the opposing player who is on the opposite side of the cathode ray tube.

Although the video game device of the present invention is configured as described above, it goes without saying that it is not necessarily limited to the above embodiment. In particular, the placement of the shields 7 and 8 is completely arbitrary; for example, as in a mahjong game, the image displaying the hand tiles is at the end of the cathode ray tube in front of each player, and the image displaying the discarded tiles is at the center of the cathode ray tube. In this case, the shields are placed only at both ends of the cathode ray tube 1 as in the above embodiment, but they may be placed at predetermined positions depending on the content of the game. Further, in the above embodiment, the shields 7 and 8 are arranged in a curved manner as a whole along the screen surface of the cathode ray tube, but for example, as shown in FIG. It may be attached to the screen surface of the cathode ray tube, or it may be placed overhanging the screen surface of the cathode ray tube as shown in FIG.

Since the video game device of the present invention is configured as described above, the field of view of one's own place can be made sufficiently wide, and even if an opponent player looks into the image of one's place a little, the image of one's place cannot be surreptitiously seen. It has the excellent effect of never being damaged.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a video game device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a structural diagram of a shield used in the present invention, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are respective views of other embodiments of the present invention. It is an explanatory diagram. 1... Braun tube, 2... Cabinet, 3... Top plate, 4... Window, 5... Braun tube protection plate, 6... Legs,
7, 8... Shielding body, 9... Thin film shielding material, 10... Covering material.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a video game device in which a game is played by a plurality of players and is composed of a cathode ray tube arranged with its screen facing upward, a plurality of thin film-like shields arranged diagonally at a predetermined interval are used. Multiple shields are made by covering objects with a transparent covering material so that you can see the image displayed on your field, but the other player cannot see the image. and a video game device, each of which is arranged at a predetermined position on the screen surface of a cathode ray tube.