JP2001058084A - Racing game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To provide a racing game machine in which a plurality of self-propelled models run on a track and compete for speed, order of arrival, etc., which can automatically obtain and display the result. It is in. SOLUTION: This is a competition game machine in which a plurality of self-propelled models 1 self-propelled on a track 13 and compete for speed and arrival order.
A sensor for detecting the passage of the model, information on the sensors, information on the plurality of models, information on a course length of the truck, and the like, based on the goal time, arrival order, speed, and circumference of each self-propelled model. It is characterized by comprising a calculating means 16 for obtaining information such as the number of times and the required time for a circuit, and a display means 17 for displaying the information obtained by the calculating means.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a racing game machine in which a plurality of self-propelled models run on a track and compete for speed, arrival order and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional rechargeable traveling toy, each traveling toy runs independently on a plurality of traveling courses which are divided in parallel, and which toy reaches the desired goal without going out of the course or falling down. We were competing to get there.

[0003]

[Problem to be Solved] When a large number of rechargeable traveling toys with extremely high traveling speed performance are driven by themselves, which of the traveling toys passing near the goal was the leading one? It was difficult to judge the order visually.

In addition, when the running time of each self-propelled toy running on the course is measured by a stopwatch, the measurement error is large, the reliability is low, and it takes time.

[0005] For this reason, the owner of the traveling toy may change the outer shape of the traveling toy to give it a unique characteristic or give a flashy color to the outer surface of the traveling toy in order to enhance its advantage over other traveling toys. We had no choice but to resort to mediocre means.

[0006] It is an object of the present invention to solve such a problem.

[0007]

The invention described in claim 1 of the present application is a competitive game machine in which a plurality of self-propelled models run on a track and compete for speed, arrival order, and the like. A sensor for detecting the passage of the model, information on the sensors, information on the plurality of models, information on a course length of the truck, and the like, based on the goal time, arrival order, speed, and circumference of each self-propelled model. The present invention is characterized by comprising a calculating means for obtaining information such as the number of times and the required time for a circuit, and a display means for displaying the information obtained by the calculating means.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the player runs a plurality of self-propelled models at the same time, the passing timing of the self-propelled model passing over the sensor is determined by the sensor. Time of arrival at the sensor position of each of the plurality of self-propelled models by the calculating means,
In other words, information such as the goal time, the arrival order, the speed, the number of laps, and the required lap time are obtained, and these information are displayed on the display means. As a result, even if a plurality of self-propelled models enter the goal at a high speed and with a small difference, the player and others can definitely easily recognize the order of arrival, the speed, and the like.

Further, by configuring the invention as described in claim 2, a player or another person can know the result of the race of the self-propelled model without visual observation.

Further, by configuring the invention as described in claim 3, a lot of information on the result of the race of the self-propelled model can be simultaneously known by the player and other persons.

Further, by configuring the invention as described in claim 4, a plurality of self-propelled models can be self-propelled along separate courses without requiring any remote control system. .

Further, by configuring the invention as described in claim 5, a plurality of self-propelled models can be self-propelled at the same time, so that the self-propelled models race in the same race development as the actual race development. Can be done.

Further, by configuring the invention as described in claim 6, a plurality of self-propelled models can be identified and the race results can be known.

Further, according to the present invention, even if the charging terminal is on the scanning line of the bar code, the information of the bar code can be detected without being disturbed by the brightness before and after the charging terminal. Can be read reliably.

Further, according to the present invention, the bar code disposed on the bottom surface of the self-propelled model has a large space with respect to the running surface of the truck. The distance between the barcode sensor and the barcode is shortened, so that barcode information can be read more reliably.

Further, by configuring the invention as described in claim 10 or 11, a plurality of self-propelled models, which are spread widely on a truck and run by themselves, are automatically arranged one by one in accordance with the running order. The vehicle can be guided and run, and the rank of the self-propelled model can be detected with one or a small number of barcode sensors.

According to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to simultaneously obtain the race results in a state where a plurality of self-propelled models are widely spread on the upper surface of the truck.

Further, by configuring the present invention as described in claim 13, the players can independently operate the self-propelled models to compete, so that the excitement can be further enhanced.

Further, by configuring the invention as described in claim 14, it is possible to give a person the impression of running a vehicle.

Further, by configuring the invention as described in claim 15, it is possible to give a person an impression of driving a car.

Further, by configuring the invention as described in claim 16, it is possible to give an impression of running an animal to a person.

[0022]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the invention described in claims 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 14, and 15 of the present application shown in FIGS. 1 to 8 will be described below.

As shown in FIG. 4, a vehicle body of an automobile toy 1 which is a kind of a self-propelled model includes a chassis 2 and a body 3.
A front wheel 4 and a rear wheel 5 are provided before and after the chassis 2, and a rotating shaft 6 a of a DC motor 6 mounted on the chassis 2 is connected to the rear wheel 5 via a transmission mechanism 7. I have.

An electric double layer capacitor 9 serving as a power source for the DC motor 6 is mounted on a cover 8 covering the DC motor 6 and the transmission mechanism 7, and a terminal 9a of the electric double layer capacitor 9 is Is connected to a DC motor 6 via a power supply terminal, and is connected to a charging terminal 11 exposed on the lower surface of the chassis 2. By pressing the charging terminal 11 to a terminal of a charging power source (not shown) to connect the same, an electric double layer capacitor is formed. 9 is charged in a short time.

Further, a bar code 12 is attached to the lower surface 2a of the chassis 2 so as to be located forward of the charging terminal 11 and to be directed in the front-rear direction.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the truck 13 is divided into a plurality of parts along the traveling direction and can be assembled freely.
Are endlessly divided by a partition wall 13a of the truck 13, and one car toy 1 can run on each of the courses 14.

Further, at the start position 14a of the course 14, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a central portion 14b in the width direction of the course 14 is formed in an upwardly swelling shape. The code photo sensor 15 is embedded.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a computer 16 is provided outside the start position 14a of the course 14. The computer 16 has a liquid crystal display 17 and a speaker 18 (FIGS. 1 and 2). A speaker 18 is not shown in FIG. 2).

The computer 16 includes a CPU 19, an input device 20, a clock 21, a RAM 22, and a ROM 23.
The course length of the track 13 is input to the CPU 19 by an input from the input device 20, and the bar code photo sensor
The content of the barcode 12 is input in response to the detection signal from 15.

The course length of the truck 13 is proportionally converted in accordance with the number of blocks of the truck 13 based on the proportional relationship between the length of the car toy 1 and the length of the actual car. May be converted to a value longer than the proportional conversion value.

Further, the CPU 19 receives the block signal from the clock 21 and, based on the detection signal of the bar code photo sensor 15, the absolute time when the automobile toy 1 passes over the bar code photo sensor 15 and is recorded in the RAM 22 and the next time. At this time, the difference from the absolute time when the car toy 1 passes over the barcode photosensor 15 can be calculated, and the lap lime and the arrival order can be obtained.

Further, in the ROM 23, voices of car numbers corresponding to dozens of prepared bar codes 12, a running sound of a car running on the course 14, an engine sound, a live broadcast of an announcer and the like are recorded. Have been.

Since the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 8 is configured as described above, two players respectively put their favorite barcodes 12 on the chassis lower surface 2a of their car toys 1. When the charging is performed by attaching the charging terminal 11 to a terminal of a charging power supply (not shown), the electric double layer capacitor 9 is rapidly charged and the DC motor 6 starts rotating. Then, after a lapse of time sufficient to charge the electric double layer capacitor 9, the two players simultaneously place their own car toys 1 immediately before the start position 14a of the course 14, and release their hands. The car toy 1 passes over the bar code photo sensor 15 at substantially the same time, and the detection signal of the bar code photo sensor 15
The time at which each of the two toys 1 starts to start is recorded in the RAM 22 of the computer 16, and the time at which the toy 1 passes over the barcode photosensor 15 is also recorded in the RAM 22, respectively.
Is displayed on the liquid crystal display 17 and the time required for the race is also displayed on the liquid crystal display 17 when the number of laps of the car toy 1 reaches a prescribed number, so that the car toy 1 with the shorter race time wins. Is determined, and the required time, arrival order, and speed are displayed on the liquid crystal display 17 and are announced by a speaker 18 in voice.

In the case of this game, two car toys 1
If the start deviation is within the allowable range, the superiority of the two automobile toys 1 may be determined in the order of arrival, or the time required for the race of the two automobile toys 1 may be shorter or longer. The superiority of the car toy 1 may be determined.

Therefore, it is possible to immediately and objectively judge the race result rather than the case where the two automobile toys 1 are simply driven by themselves and visually judge the superiority / disadvantage of the race as in the prior art. Display 17 and speaker
Since the announcement can be made at 18, players can avoid doubting the result, and have the same feeling as the actual auto race.

Also, since the driving sound of the car, the sound of the engine and the live broadcast of the announcer are emitted from the speaker 18,
Not only the players but also other spectators can have the same fun as the actual race.

Further, the chassis lower surface 2a of the automobile toy 1
The car number can be easily changed by replacing the barcode 12 attached to the car number.

Furthermore, even if the surface of the charging terminal 11 shines and the light is reflected by the bar code photo sensor 15, the charging terminal 11 is located behind the bar code 12, so that the detection content of the bar code 12 There is no disturbance, and the contents of the barcode 12 are accurately detected.

Further, a bar code photo sensor is provided at the center of the course 14 in the width direction and in the width direction 14 where only one automobile toy 1 can pass.
15 is arranged, and the embedment position of the barcode photo sensor 15 is higher than the other upper surface of the course 14,
Since the bar code 12 of the car toy 1 is sufficiently close to the bar code 12, the reading accuracy of the bar code 12 by the bar code photo sensor 15 is extremely high.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the track 13 is divided into two parallel courses 14 by a partition wall. However, the partition wall is removed and as shown in FIG.
The left and right side walls 25 may be gently curved inward so that the left and right widths of the truck 24 become narrow near the embedded barcode photosensor 15 so that only one car toy 1 can pass through.

As shown in FIGS. 10 to 12, the bar code photo sensor 15
Approaching the burial position, the bottom wall of the truck 26
The valley-shaped curved wall 29 may be formed by curving the side wall 27 and the side wall 28 little by little.

Further, as shown in FIG. 13, a bottom wall 31 of a wide truck 30 on which several automobile toys 1 can travel.
In addition, over the width direction, a large number of barcode photosensors 15 may be buried at substantially the same interval as the vehicle width of the car toy 1. With such a configuration, even if the car toy 1 is left and right Even when the vehicle runs, the car toy 1 is identified and the race result is obtained, so that it is possible to further approximate the actual race.

Further, in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 8, the bar code 12 attached to the car toy 1 and the bar code photo sensor 15 embedded in the course 14 are brought closer to each other. Was buried upward, but as shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the vicinity of the buried barcode photosensor 15 was
32, and an inclined plate 33 is integrally provided on the lower surface of the top wall of the tunnel 32, and a front wheel 35 and a rear wheel 36
And a suspension structure (not shown) so as to elastically suspend the vehicle up and down.When the car toy 34 passes through the tunnel 32, the car toy 34 is pushed down by the inclined plate 33, The bar code 12 that is not used may approach the bar code photo sensor 15.

In addition, although the above-described car toys 1 and 34 are not of the remote control type, the car model may be of a remote control type such as a radio control car. In this case, the player controls the actual thing. It gives a sense of feeling as if it has been done, and can further enhance the interest.

Further, instead of the car model, a model of another vehicle such as a railway car may be used.

Further, instead of the vehicle model, a lion,
Animal models such as tigers, leopards, and horses may be used.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory perspective view schematically showing an overall embodiment of a racing game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an automobile toy.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a rear perspective view of the automobile toy.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional front view of the course.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of a course.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a computer.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of a course according to another embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a plan view of a course according to still another embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a view as viewed in the direction of arrows XI-XI in FIG. 10;

12 is a view taken in the direction of arrows XII-XII in FIG.

FIG. 13 is a plan view of a course according to still another embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a side view of another embodiment for causing a barcode to approach a barcode photosensor.

FIG. 15 is a side view showing a state where a short time has elapsed from the state shown in FIG. 14;

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Automobile toy, 2 ... Chassis, 3 ... Body, 4 ... Front wheel, 5 ... Rear wheel, 6 ... DC motor, 7 ... Transmission mechanism, 8
... cover, 9 ... electric double layer capacitor, 10 ... connection fitting, 11 ... charging terminal, 12 ... barcode, 13 ... truck, 14
… Course, 15… Barcode photo sensor, 16… Computer, 17… Liquid crystal display, 18… Speaker, 19…
CPU, 20 input device, 21 clock, 22 RAM, 23
… ROM, 24… track, 25… side wall, 26… track, 27
… Bottom wall, 28… side wall, 29… curved wall, 30… truck, 31… bottom wall, 32… tunnel, 33… inclined plate, 34… car toy, 35…
Front wheel, 36 ... rear wheel.

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Claims (16)

[Claims] 1. A competition game machine in which a plurality of self-propelled models run on a track and compete for speed, arrival order, etc., wherein a sensor for detecting passage of the model, detection information of the sensor, Calculating means for obtaining information such as goal time, arrival order, speed, number of laps, and required lap time of each self-propelled model based on information of a plurality of models and information such as course length information of the truck; Display means for displaying the information obtained in step (a). 2. The racing game machine according to claim 1, wherein said display means is a sound generation means for displaying information obtained by said calculation means in a sound. 3. The racing game machine according to claim 1, wherein said display means is an image display means for displaying information obtained by said calculation means in an image. 4. The racing game machine according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of self-propelled models run on separate courses. 5. The racing game machine according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of self-propelled models can freely run on the track without being restricted in a running route. 6. The bar code is attached to a bottom surface of the model facing the top surface of the truck in a state where a scanning direction of the bar code is coincident with a model traveling direction, and the sensor can read the bar code. The competitive game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein: 7. A charging terminal for supplying power to a storage battery or a storage device mounted on the self-propelled model, the charging terminal being located behind the barcode and disposed on a bottom surface of the model. 6. The racing game machine according to 6. 8. The racing game machine according to claim 6, wherein the barcode sensor for reading the information of the barcode is provided at a location rising above the running surface of the truck. 9. The racing game machine according to claim 6, further comprising a bar code approaching means for bringing the bar code closer to the bar code sensor in the vicinity of the bar code sensor installation location. 10. The racing game machine according to claim 6, wherein the width of the track is smoothly narrowed so as to be narrowest in the vicinity of the bar code sensor installation location. 11. A bar code sensor is formed in such a manner that a top surface of a central portion in the track width direction at a place where the bar code sensor is installed is the lowest, and the top surface of the track is gradually increased as approaching both side edges of the track. 7. The racing game machine according to claim 6, wherein a sensor is provided. 12. The racing game machine according to claim 6, wherein a plurality of said barcode sensors are arranged at intervals in a width direction on an upper surface of said truck. 13. The racing game machine according to claim 1, wherein the model is controlled by a remote control method. 14. The racing game machine according to claim 1, wherein the model is a vehicle model. 15. The racing game machine according to claim 14, wherein said model is a car model. 16. The racing game machine according to claim 1, wherein said model is an animal model.