JPH0518639Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a structure of a light-receiving part of a fighting toy that operates by sensing light rays from a shooting toy or a fighting toy.

[Prior Art and Problems to Be Solved] Conventionally, with regard to toys that shoot by emitting light beams, the player shoots light from a light gun at a certain target, and the light detects the light sensing means. When a prepared target is hit, there are some that perform actions such as making a sound or emitting light to notify that the target has been hit. These shooting toys that use light beams have become increasingly popular among children in recent years because they are safe and easy to handle without the risk of actually firing bullets.

However, in the light-receiving portion that is the target of these conventional shooting toys, the light-receiving element is simply arranged so that light rays can enter from the outside, and the angle at which the light rays can enter is fixed. Therefore, the difficulty level of shooting is constant and the game cannot be played according to the player's ability.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, in the structure of the light receiving part of a fighting toy that operates by sensing the light beam from the shooting toy or fighting toy. It consists of a photoreceptor that receives light rays, and a cylindrical shielding member that covers the side periphery of the photoreceptor. It is configured to be changeable.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 to 17 show a fighting toy according to an embodiment of the present invention. The fighting toy of this embodiment consists of a shooting toy 1 worn by a player 1a, and a fighting toy 2 that detects the position of the player and emits infrared rays to fight against the player.

The shooting toy 1 has a light emitting section 3 that emits infrared rays.
, a light sensing section 4 which becomes a target of attack from the combat toy 2, and a position signal generating section 5 which emits a position signal to the combat toy 2. The light emitting section 3
is provided in a light beam gun 6 formed in the shape shown in the figure and having a barrel portion 6a and a grip portion 6b,
This is to cause an infrared light emitting element 3a such as a diode attached to the tip of the gun barrel portion 3a to emit light.
The light gun 6 is also provided with a push button switch 7 that causes the infrared light emitting element 3a of the light emitting section 3 to emit light.

The light sensing unit 4 is provided in a circular case 8, and includes an infrared sensing element 4 such as a diode, which receives and senses infrared rays from the outside.
a is attached to the center of the case 8. The case 8 of the light sensing section 4 is a buckle that can be detachably attached to the clothing of the player 1a, and is attached to the player's chest or the like when shooting targets.

The position signal generator 5 is provided in a box-shaped case 9 as shown, and emits infrared rays as a position signal toward the combat toy 2 from an infrared light emitting element 5a provided in the center of the case 9. . The infrared rays emitted from the position signal generating section 5 have a different wavelength from the infrared rays emitted from the light emitting section 3, so as not to be confused with the infrared rays from the light emitting section 3. As shown in the figure, a belt 9a is attached to the case 9 of the position signal generating section 5 so that it can be worn on the player's torso. Further, this position signal generating section 5 includes a light gun 6 including a light emitting section 3.
It may be provided integrally with the In that case, the infrared light emitting element 5a is attached to the tip of the gun barrel 6a in parallel with the infrared light emitting element 3a.

As shown in FIG. 4, which is a block diagram of the shooting toy 1, the light emitting section 3, the light sensing section 4, and the position signal generating section 5 are arranged in a central processing unit (hereinafter referred to as (referred to as a CPU) 10, and each is controlled according to a program stored in the CPU 10. Also, inside the light beam gun 6, there is a sound generator 11 such as a synthesizer circuit that generates a certain sound effect.
An amplifier 12 for amplifying the sound signal from 1 and a speaker 13 for outputting sound effects to the outside are provided. This sound generator 11 is the CPU 1 above.
0, and when the light emitting section 3 emits infrared rays and when the light sensing section 4 receives infrared rays from the combat toy 2, a certain sound effect is emitted. In addition, the electron gun 6 and the light sensing section 4 include
When the light emitting part 3 emits infrared rays or the light sensing part 4
An illumination generating section 14 is provided that generates illumination such as blinking a light bulb when the sensor detects infrared rays.

Furthermore, the light gun 6 includes a counter 15 that counts the score each time the light sensing section 4 is hit by the shooting light from the combat toy 2, and a display section 16 that displays the score.
is provided. This counter 15 counts down a predetermined score from the initially given score when the light sensing section 4 is hit by the shooting light from the combat toy 2, for example. The remaining points are then displayed on the display section 16. The display section 16 is provided above the barrel 6a of the light gun 6, as shown in FIG. Furthermore, an attack function stop section 17 is connected to the counter 15, which stops the light emitting section 3 from emitting light when the count value of the counter 15 reaches a certain value (for example, zero). Furthermore, a timer 18 is connected to the attack function stop section 17, which releases the above-mentioned stopped state when a certain period of time has elapsed. Also, a body sonic generator 1 applies a shock to the body of the player 1a by a constant sound pressure every time the infrared rays are incident on the photodetector 4.
9 is provided in the case 8 of the light sensing section 4. Note that 20 is a power reduction detection unit that checks the state of the power supply voltage of the battery, etc., and 21 is a power-off forget detection unit that automatically turns off the power switch after a predetermined time has elapsed if the power switch is forgotten to be turned off. And shooting toy 1
All of the above components installed in the above CPU1
Controlled by 0.

Next, the structure of the tip of the barrel 6a of the light gun 6, in which the infrared light emitting element 3a is provided, will be explained in the fifth section.
This will be explained with reference to FIG. The infrared light emitting element 3a of the light emitting section 3 is attached to a cylindrical protrusion 6c formed at the tip of the gun barrel 6a, as shown in FIG. 23 are fitted so as to be slidable in the front and rear directions. A lens 24 for focusing infrared rays emitted from the infrared light emitting element 3a is fitted at the tip of the exit angle adjusting member 23. With such a structure, the injection angle adjusting member 2 can be adjusted as shown in FIG. 6a.
3, the position of the lens 24 approaches the infrared light emitting element 3a, so that the lens 24 does not converge much, and the infrared rays are emitted in a slightly spread state. Therefore, in this state, infrared rays can be easily applied to the light sensing portion of the combat toy 2, which is the target. Furthermore, when the exit angle adjustment member 23 is extended as shown in FIG. 6b, the lens 24 moves away from the infrared light emitting element 3a, so the infrared rays are focused by the lens 24 and exit with a small exit angle. . Therefore,
In this state, it becomes difficult for infrared rays to hit the target photodetector.

As described above, by expanding and contracting the exit angle adjusting member 23, it is possible to change the difficulty level of shooting, and it is possible to play according to the ability of the player 1a.
Note that the exit angle can also be adjusted depending on the light reception accuracy of the target photodetector. That is, in the case of a light sensing section that does not have high light reception accuracy, reliable sensing can be achieved by reducing the emission angle to collect infrared rays. Further, in the above description, the case where the lens 24 is attached to the exit angle adjusting member 23 is shown, but the lens 24 is attached to the exit angle adjusting member 23.
It is also possible to change the emission angle of the infrared rays by expanding and contracting only the cylindrical emission angle adjustment member 23 without providing the cylindrical emission angle adjusting member 23. A control flowchart of the shooting toy 1 is shown in FIG.

Next, the combat toy 2 that competes with the shooting toy 1 will be described. The combat toy 2 includes a tank body 30 imitating the shape of a tank, and a position detecting section 31 that detects a position signal from the shooting toy 1, a light emitting section 32 that emits infrared rays to the light sensing section 4, and a position detecting section 31 that detects a position signal from the shooting toy 1. target toy 1
A light sensing section 33 that senses infrared rays from the light emitting section 3 of
It is configured with.

As shown in FIG. 10, the position detecting section 31 includes a position signal sensing section 35 disposed in a radar 34 rotatably provided at the rear of the tank body 30, and a position signal sensing section 35 disposed in a radar 34 which is rotatably provided at the rear of the tank body 30, and a position from which a position signal is emitted based on the turning angle of the radar 34. It is composed of an encoder 36 that detects the position of the player 1a wearing the signal generating section 5, an origin detection section 37 that detects the origin of the encoder 36, and a motor 38 and a motor drive section 39 that rotate the radar 34. ing. The radar 34 is attached to the tip of a shaft 34a that stands up at the rear of the tank body 30, and a receiving element 35a of a position signal sensing section 35 is installed inside the radar 34.
are arranged. The front surface of the radar 34 allows infrared rays, which are position signals, to pass therethrough, and the position signals that have entered the radar 34 are detected by the receiving element 35a.
Further, an encoder 36 is provided at the lower end of the shaft 34a, and a motor 38 is connected via a gear, so that the shaft 34a rotates by rotation of the motor 38. Further, the radar 34 can rotate within a range of 180 degrees, 90 degrees left and right with respect to the front of the tank body 30. When a position signal is detected while the radar 34 is turning, the origin (for example, the tank body 30) is determined by counting pulses from the encoder 36.
The direction of the position signal generator 5 that has emitted the position signal is determined by detecting the angle with respect to the front center position of the front center position of the front center position. In addition, the radar 34
It repeats back and forth turns within a 180 degree range. In addition,
The position signal sensing section 35, encoder 36, origin detecting section 37, and motor driving section 39 each have a CPU 4
0 and angle detection is performed.

The light emitting section 32 is a turret 30a of the tank body 30.
It is located at the top. The light emitting section 32 is provided with an infrared light emitting element 32a that emits infrared light toward the light sensing section 4 of the shooting toy 1. Further, the turret 30a to which the light emitting section 32 is attached is rotated back and forth within the same rotation range as the radar 34 by a motor 41. The rotation angle of the turret 30a is determined by the encoder 4.
Detected by counting pulses from 2. In addition, 43 is a motor drive part, and 44 is an origin detection part which detects the origin position of the turret 30a.
With the above structure, when the position of the player 1a is detected by the position detecting section 31 due to the rotation of the radar 34 as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 17, the motor 41 is driven and the position detecting section 31 The turret 30a rotates to a position that matches the angle detected in , and at that position the light emitting unit 32
Infrared rays are emitted from the

The light sensing section 33 includes an infrared sensing element 33a that senses infrared rays emitted from the light emitting section 3 of the shooting toy 1.
have. This light sensing section 33 is connected to the turret 3.
They are provided at three locations on the front and left and right side surfaces of 0a.

Also, similar to the shooting toy 1, the combat toy 2 also includes a light emitting section 32 that emits infrared rays and a light sensing section 3.
3 is provided with a sound generator 45 that generates a certain sound effect when it senses infrared rays from the light emitting part 3 of the shooting toy 1. This sound effect is output by an amplifier 46 from a speaker 47 provided at the rear of the turret 30a. In addition, the upper part of the turret 30a generates illumination when infrared rays are emitted from the light emitting part 32 or when the light sensing part 33 detects infrared rays from the light emitting part 3 of the shooting toy 1 to notify firing and hitting. An illumination generating section 48 is provided. Furthermore, like the shooting toy 1, the combat toy 2 includes a counter 50 that counts the score each time the infrared rays from the shooting toy 1 hit the light sensing section 33, and a display section 51 that displays the score.
is provided, and an all-function stop section 52 that stops all functions of the combat toy 2 when the value of the counter 50 reaches a certain value, and a timer 53 that releases the above-mentioned stopped state after a certain period of time has elapsed. . This counter 50 also counts down points when infrared rays hit the light sensing section 33, but here the number of points counted down differs depending on the position of the light sensing section 33 that the infrared rays hit. .
For example, when it hits the light sensing portion 33 on the front of the turret 30a, it is easier to hit the light sensing portion 33 on the left and right sides of the turret 30a.
The number of points counted down is increased compared to when the number is 3. In addition, 54 is a low voltage detection unit;
Reference numeral 55 indicates a power off forgetting detection section.

Here, the detailed structure of the light emitting section 32 will be explained based on FIGS. 11 and 12. Light emitting part 32
The infrared light emitting element 32a is mounted inside a cover 60 having a substantially triangular cross section as shown.
A front plate 61 having a slit 62 of a predetermined width extending vertically in the center is fitted into the open front part of the cover 60. The slit 62 is integrally formed in the center of the front plate 61 with a transparent member through which infrared rays can pass.
The infrared light emitting element 32a inside the cover 60 is arranged toward the slit 62 side of the front plate 61 as shown in FIG. From the above, when the infrared light emitting element 32a emits light, the infrared light passes through the slit 62.
By passing through the rays, the light does not spread much in the horizontal direction, but spreads sufficiently in the vertical direction, as shown in the figure. That is, the infrared rays are emitted in a band shape extending in the vertical direction.

The reason why the slit 62 is provided in the light emitting section 32 to spread the infrared rays in the vertical direction is to make it easier for the infrared rays from the light emitting section 32 to hit the light sensing section 4 worn by the player 1a. That is, since infrared rays spread in the vertical direction as described above, even if the light sensing section 4 moves in the vertical direction, as long as the lateral direction in which the infrared rays are emitted is aligned, it will hit the target. This puts the fighting toy 2 side in an advantageous state over the shooting toy 1 of the player 1a.

Next, the detailed structure of the light sensing section 33 will be explained based on FIGS. 13 and 14. Light sensing section 3
The infrared sensing element 33a of No. 3 is connected to the turret 3 as shown in the figure.
It is attached so as to protrude to the outside from a hole 64 provided on the side surface of 0a. A cylindrical slide member 65 that is slidably fitted into the hole 64 is provided on the outer periphery of the infrared sensing element 33a. This slide member 65 also includes an arm 67.
An operating knob 66 is provided through the. The operating knob 66 can be slid along a guide hole 68 provided on the top surface of the turret 30a, and by operating this operating knob 66, the slide member 65 is moved into the hole 6.
It has become possible to make it appear from 4 onwards. With this structure, the operation knob 66
If the slide member 65 is made to protrude outward by operating the slide member 65, the front side surface of the infrared sensing element 33a will be covered by the slide member 65, and the angle at which the infrared rays can be incident on the infrared sensing element 33a will be determined by the amount of protrusion of the slide member 65. becomes narrower accordingly. In addition, the slide member 6
5 is immersed, the infrared sensing element 33a is exposed from the slide member 65, so the possible angle of incidence is
The area is nearly 180 degrees.

As described above, by operating the operation knob 66 and adjusting the amount of protrusion of the slide member 65, the angle at which the infrared rays can be incident on the infrared sensing element 33a can be changed within a certain range, and the shooting toy 1 It is possible to change the difficulty level of aiming by emitting infrared rays from the light emitting part 3 of the light emitting part 3 and hitting the infrared sensing element 33a of the light sensing part 33. This allows the player 1a to play target shooting according to his/her ability. In the above description, the case where the angle at which light can be incident is adjusted by sliding the slide member 65 and changing its protrusion amount was shown, but as shown in FIG. An operating knob 66 is provided, and an infrared sensing element 33 is provided.
The same purpose can be achieved even if the a itself is made to appear and retract from the hole 64.

Note that the gun barrel 30b of the turret 30a is connected to the motor 70.
It is designed to move up and down.

Although not shown, the tank body 30 includes:
A drive unit powered by a motor or the like that drives the tank body 30 is provided, so that the tank body 30 can run. However, in this case, if the traveling speed is high, the origin for position detection cannot be determined, so the position detection unit 31
The speed is slowed down so as not to affect position detection.

Hereinafter, how to play the above-mentioned battle toy will be explained. First, the player 1a uses the ray gun 6 of the shooting toy 1.
The user holds the toy in his hand, attaches the light sensing section 4 and the position signal generating section 5 to his chest and torso, respectively, and engages in a shooting battle while facing the combat toy 2 as shown in FIG.
Then, infrared rays are emitted from the light emitting section 3 of the ray gun 6, aiming at the light sensing section 33 of the combat toy 2. When the light hits the light sensing section 33, illumination is generated as described above and a sound effect is output from the speaker 47. Further, when the combat toy 2 detects the position of the player 1a with the position detecting section 31, it rotates the turret 30 as shown in FIG. 16 and directs its light emitting section 32 toward the player 1a. When the orientation of the turret 30 matches the detection position, infrared rays are emitted from the light emitting section 32, and when the infrared rays hit the light sensing section 4 on the player 1a side, illumination and sound effects are generated. The player 1a moves left and right to avoid being hit by the infrared rays from the combat toy 2 and shoots. Thereby, a shooting battle can be held between the player 1a and the combat toy 2 side.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the case where position detection is performed using infrared rays was explained, but in addition to infrared rays, radio waves,
Position detection may be performed using ultrasonic waves or the like. In addition, the battle toy has a tank body 30 imitating the shape of a tank.
However, the outer shape of the combat toy 2 may be the shape of another vehicle or the shape of a base. Further, although infrared light is used for emitting and receiving light in the light emitting sections 3, 32 and the light sensing sections 4, 33, it goes without saying that not only infrared light but also visible light may be used.

In addition, the light sensor 33, which is provided on the tank body 30 of the combat toy 2 and has a variable angle of incidence of light rays, is as follows:
It goes without saying that the present invention can be applied not only to the above-mentioned fighting toys but also to fixed targets used in ordinary shooting games.

[Effects of the invention] As described above, the present invention allows the light receptor and the shielding member that covers the side periphery of the light receptor to be relatively movable to change the incident angle of the light beam to the light receptor. It is possible to adjust the difficulty level of target shooting by changing the angle of incidence, and it is possible to enjoy target play according to the player's ability.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall schematic diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 2 is an overall perspective view of the shooting toy side, Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the shooting toy installed, Figure 4 is a block diagram of the shooting toy, and Figure 5 is the shooting toy. Partial views of the tip of the ray gun, Figures 6a and b are respectively 5th
A sectional view showing the operation of the tip of the ray gun shown in FIG.
The figure is a control flowchart of the shooting toy, Figure 8 is an external perspective view of the battle toy, Figure 9 is a sectional view of the battle toy, Figure 10 is a configuration block diagram of the battle toy, and Figure 1 is a block diagram of the battle toy.
Figure 1 is a partial enlarged view of the light emitting part of the battle toy, Figure 12 is a sectional view of the light emitting part shown in Figure 11, Figure 13 is a partial view of the vicinity of the light sensing part of the battle toy, and Figure 14 is a partial view of the light sensing part of the battle toy.
Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the light sensing part shown in Fig. 3, Fig. 15 is a sectional view showing another example of the light sensing part of the combat toy, Fig. 16 is a diagram showing the operation of the fighting toy, and Fig. 17 is a part of the combat toy. This is a control flowchart. 1... Shooting toy, 2... Combat toy, 3... Light emitting section, 4... Light sensing section, 5... Position signal generating section, 6
...Electron gun, 23...Emission angle adjustment member, 24...
Lens, 30...tank body, 30a...turret, 3
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Position detection part, 32... Light emitting part, 33... Light sensing part, 34... Radar, 35... Position signal sensing part, 60... Cover, 61... Front plate, 62...
Slit, 64... hole, 65... slide member.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] (1) A light-receiving part structure of a fighting toy characterized by having the following requirements, which operates by sensing the light rays from a shooting toy or a fighting toy. (a) It consists of a photoreceptor that receives light from the shooting toy or combat toy, and a cylindrical shielding member that covers the side circumference of the photoreceptor. (b) The photoreceptor and the shielding member are relatively movable, so that the angle of incidence of the light beam on the photoreceptor can be changed. (2) The light-receiving portion structure of a fighting toy according to claim 1, wherein the light-receiving body is provided so as to be able to appear and disappear from the shielding member. (3) The light-receiving structure of a fighting toy according to claim 1, wherein the shielding member is slidably provided with respect to the light-receiving body.