JPH0439347B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a remote control game machine, and more particularly to an improvement in a game machine that remotely controls a running body that freely runs within a play field to play a game.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, there have been various types of game machines that remotely control moving objects that run within a predetermined playing field. There are games in which the vehicles run one by one in a playing field and compete for the ball rolling in the playing field and put it in the opponent's goal to score points, and the vehicles themselves engage in fighting games such as boxing or chases. Are known.

In such a game machine, it is preferable to perform wireless control so that each moving object can freely run within the play field.For this reason, in conventional game machines, signals for the remote control are transmitted to the moving objects using radio waves. I was in control.

[Problem to be solved by the invention] However, in order to prevent adverse effects on the surroundings, such game machines can only use weak radio waves, which can cause malfunctions due to surrounding noise mixed into the transmitted signal. In the worst case, there was a problem that the vehicle could not be controlled.

Furthermore, in such a game machine, radio waves for remote control control tend to leak into the vicinity of the game machine, and it is practically impossible to completely shield this.

Therefore, when game machines of the same type are placed adjacent to each other in, for example, a game center, there is a problem in that the radio waves for remote control of each game machine interfere with each other, resulting in malfunctions.

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such conventional problems, and its purpose is to provide a remote control game machine that can effectively wirelessly control a running object within a play field.

[Means for Solving the Problem] In order to achieve the above object, the first invention provides: a traveling body that travels within a predetermined playfield; and a traveling body that has a predetermined directivity and spread toward the inside of the playfield. an optical signal generator that transmits an optical signal for remote control control; the play field has a light shielding wall around the play field that makes the optical signal valid only within the play field; It is characterized by being formed so that it does not leak from the machine body to the outside and affect the surrounding area.

Further, a second invention according to the present application includes: a traveling body that travels within a predetermined playfield; and an optical signal that transmits an optical signal for remote control of the traveling body having a predetermined directivity and spread toward the inside of the playfield. a generator, and the optical signal generator has a plurality of optical signal generators, the effective reach of which is set so that the optical signal transmitted toward the playfield does not reach the opposite side of the playfield. The optical signal generating units are arranged at predetermined intervals around the playfield so as to transmit the optical signal within the entire area of the playfield as a whole.

Here, it is preferable that the optical signal is set to be effective only within the play field within the game machine main body.

For this reason, it is preferable that the playfield is formed to have a light shielding wall around it. By doing so, even if the output of the optical signal transmitted from the optical signal generator is increased, the The signal is shielded by the light shielding wall, and is effective only within the playfield without leaking to the outside.

Further, it is preferable that the optical signal generating device arranges a plurality of optical signal generating sections at predetermined intervals around the playfield so as to transmit the optical signal within the entire playfield.

Further, each of the optical signal generating devices sets the optical signal to be effective only within the play field without using the light shielding wall by adjusting its output so that the reach range of the optical signal is within the play field. can do.

[Function] The present invention has the above configuration, and its function will be explained next.

When playing a game using the game machine of the present invention, a gamer remotely controls a running object running within a play field.

At this time, an optical signal generator installed around the playfield transmits an optical signal for remote control control into the playfield, which allows the moving object to freely travel on the playfield as instructed by the gamer. The game will be played.

In this way, according to the present invention, optical signals are used for remote control of the vehicle, so even when radio waves and other noises are present in the surroundings, the vehicle can be operated without being affected by such noise. Can be reliably controlled with wireless remote control.

Furthermore, according to the present invention, since an optical signal is used for wireless control, the optical signal is set to be valid only within the play field, so that it does not leak from the game console to the outside and affect the surroundings. As a result, even when game machines of the same type are placed adjacent to each other in a game center, each game machine can easily transmit its own game without interfering with the optical signal of the adjacent game machine. It becomes possible to do this.

Furthermore, according to the inventions of claims 2 and 3, it is possible to simultaneously transmit optical signals from two or more locations toward a predetermined area within the field. Therefore,
For example, even if two moving objects are running in a playfield and one of the moving objects blocks the optical signal directed toward the other moving object, the other moving object will receive the light from a different direction. It receives optical signals and is well controlled.

Furthermore, according to the second invention, the optical signal can be formed so as not to leak outside from the game machine main body and affect the surroundings without providing a light shielding wall around the play field.

[Example] Next, a preferred example of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a preferred embodiment of the game machine of the present invention, and the game of the embodiment is played within a playing field 100 set so that a predetermined ball game is played as shown in FIG. , the opposing running bodies 10A and 10B are running.

Then, by operating the operating levers 12A and 12B provided on both sides of the game machine main body, the competing gamers can control each of the running bodies 10.
A and 10B are controlled by remote control and the ball 20
The game is designed so that each team can compete for points by throwing the ball toward the opponent's goal 14.

The characteristic matter of the present invention is that each traveling body 10A and 1
The reason is that an optical signal is used for remote control of the 0B, and the optical signal is formed so that it does not leak outside from the game machine body and affect the surroundings.

Here, it is preferable that the optical signal is set to be effective only within the play field 100.

Therefore, the game machine of the present invention is provided with an optical signal generator that transmits an optical signal for remote control of the running bodies 10A and 10B toward the play field 100. A receiver 16 provided at the top of the traveling body 10 is configured to receive an optical signal transmitted from the generator.

Here, this optical signal generating device can be formed in any way as long as it can satisfactorily transmit optical signals to the entire area of the play field 100. For example, a plurality of optical signals can be formed around the play field 100. A generating device may be provided, and one optical signal generating device may be connected to the play field 10.
It is also possible to form a structure in which an optical signal can be transmitted to the entire area within the play field 100 by combining it with a mirror provided around the play field 100.

The game machine of this embodiment has a light shielding wall 2 along the periphery of a play field 100 as shown in FIG.
0, and a plurality of optical signal generating devices 22-1, 22-2, . . . are provided on this light shielding wall 20 at predetermined intervals.

FIG. 3 shows the arrangement of a plurality of optical signal generating devices 22-1, 22-2, etc. provided on the light shielding wall 20, and the game machine of the embodiment covers all of the play field 100. A plurality of optical signal generators 22-1, 22-2... to transmit optical signals within the area.
22-16 are arranged around the play field 100 at predetermined intervals.

The characteristic matter of this embodiment is that the play field 1
The optical signal generating devices 22-1, 22-2, etc. are arranged so that optical signals are transmitted from at least two locations toward arbitrary positions within 00.

By doing this, each traveling body 10A and 10B traveling within the play field 100
can always receive optical signals from at least two directions, and as a result, even if the optical signals coming from one direction are blocked by the other traveling body 10, the optical signals from the other direction can be received and the play field 100 is This makes it possible to drive smoothly.

In addition, in this embodiment, each optical signal generator 22
are each formed to transmit an optical signal with a predetermined width only in the horizontal direction, and are formed so that the light does not diffuse in the vertical direction.

Therefore, in the game machine of the embodiment, after the optical signal transmitted from the optical signal generator 22 passes through the play field 100, it is reliably shielded by the light shielding wall 20 provided around the play field 100, and is transmitted from the game machine. It will not leak to the outside.

The present embodiment has the above configuration, and its operation will be explained next.

When playing a game using the game machine of this embodiment, competing gamers operate the operating levers 12A and 12B provided on the game machine body,
Each running body 1 running in the play field 100
0A and 10B are mutually controlled by remote control.

As a result, an optical signal is transmitted from the optical signal generator 22 provided around the playfield 100 to the entire area within the playfield 100, and each traveling body 10A and 10B receives the optical signal transmitted in this way. is received by the receiver 16, and freely travels within the play field 100 according to the control signal.

At this time, according to the present invention, since an optical signal is used for remote control control of each traveling body 10A and 10B, even if there is noise that generates various radio waves etc. in the surroundings, the influence of such noise can be avoided. Each of the traveling bodies 10A and 10B can be effectively controlled by remote control without being affected by any interference.

Further, according to the device of this embodiment, after the optical signals transmitted from each optical signal generating device 22 pass through the play field 100, they are well shielded by the light shielding wall 20 provided around the play field 100, and the game Since there is no leakage from the machine body to the outside, even if these game machines are placed adjacent to each other, the optical signals used in each game machine will not interfere with each other and malfunction.

In the above embodiment, the optical signal is set to be effective only within the play field 100, and is configured so that it does not leak from the game machine body to the outside at all, but the present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to the game machine. Even if a small amount of optical signal leaks from the main body to the outside, it is sufficient to form the game machine so that the leaked light does not affect other game machines placed adjacently.

In addition, in the device of this embodiment, each traveling body 10A and 1
Since optical signals are transmitted from at least two optical signal generators 22 toward 0B, even if the reception of optical signals from one direction is hindered due to the relative positional relationship of each of these traveling bodies 10A and 10B. , these traveling bodies 10A and 10B receive optical signals from the other direction and are reliably controlled by remote control on the play field 100.

Although the present embodiment has been described using the light shielding wall 20 as an example, the present invention is not limited to this. By setting the effective reach distance so that the signal does not reach the opposite side of the playfield 100, it is also possible to make the optical signal effective only within the playfield 100 without providing the light shielding wall 20. be.

In this case, each optical signal generator 22-
1, 22-22, . . . need to complement each other and be formed so that they can be received throughout the playfield 100.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, each running object running on the playfield can be controlled to have a good speed without being affected by surrounding noise or interference from other transmitted signals. You can control it with a remote control and play various games.

Furthermore, according to the second invention, the optical signal can be formed so as not to leak outside from the game machine main body and affect the surroundings without providing a light shielding wall around the play field.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a preferred embodiment of a remote control game machine according to the present invention, and FIG.
1 is an explanatory diagram of the play field of the game machine shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the arrangement of optical signal generators provided around the play field of the game machine shown in FIG. 10A, 10B... Traveling body, 16... Receiver, 20
...Light shielding wall, 22... Optical signal generator, 100... Play field.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A traveling body that travels within a predetermined playfield; an optical signal generator that transmits an optical signal for remote control of the traveling body having a predetermined directivity and spread toward the inside of the playfield; The play field has a light shielding wall around the play field that makes the optical signal effective only within the play field, and prevents the optical signal from leaking outside from the game machine main body and affecting the surroundings. A remote control game machine characterized by: 2. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the optical signal generator is configured to transmit optical signals from at least two directions toward a predetermined area within a play field. Machine. 3. The game machine according to claim 2, wherein the optical signal generating device generates a plurality of optical signals arranged at predetermined intervals around the playfield so as to transmit the optical signals within the entire area of the playfield. A remote control game machine characterized by having a generator. 4. A traveling body that travels within a predetermined playfield; and an optical signal generator that transmits an optical signal for remote control of the traveling body having a predetermined directivity and spread toward the inside of the playfield; The generator includes a plurality of optical signal generators whose effective reach is set so that the optical signal transmitted toward the playfield does not reach the opposite side of the playfield, and each optical signal generator includes: A remote control game machine characterized by being arranged at predetermined intervals around a play field so as to transmit optical signals throughout the entire play field.