JP2674906B2 - Simulation device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a simulation device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, there is a video game device as a simulation device for displaying a character on a display and operating the character by an external operation. As this video game device, it is well known that a character on the display is operated by operating a joystick or the like that is electrically connected to the game device body via a cable.

[0003]

However, in such a game device, it is difficult to remember the operation rules for the joystick and the like, and the operation rules are different for each game, so it is difficult for infants and the like to enjoy the game. Met. Further, since the game device body and the joystick and the like are connected by a cable, it is physically impossible to be separated from the game device body or the display by a predetermined distance or more, and there is a problem that a play place is limited. .

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a simulation device which can be easily played by a small child and can be played in a wide range.

[0005]

A simulation device according to the present invention displays a toy model having a transmitter for transmitting a digital control signal and a character corresponding to the toy model receiving the digital control signal on a display. In the figure toy, a switch for detecting the start and end of the movement of the figure toy from the movement of the figure toy, and the movement of the figure toy are provided. And another switch for detecting the operation state of the figure toy from the beginning to the end of the toy, and a digital control signal corresponding to the detection result by the one switch and the other switch is transmitted to the receiver. A series of actions corresponding to the movement of the figurative toy from the start state to the end state. Characterized in that so as to perform an operation.

[0006]

According to the above-mentioned means, it is sufficient to move the figure toy in order to move the character displayed on the display, so that the operation rule becomes extremely simple, and therefore even an infant can easily play. . Further, since the figure toy and the receiver are not connected by a cable and remote control is performed, the player can play anywhere as long as the display can be seen.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of a simulation apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the simulation apparatus of the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, when an airplane toy (figure toy) 2 is operated (turning motion, etc.), a digital control signal corresponding to the operation is transmitted from the infrared transmitter 40 of the airplane toy 2. Is transmitted to the receiver 50. In the receiver 50, programming processing corresponding to this digital control signal is performed.
Then, the character 71 on the display 70 is operated in synchronization with the airplane toy 2.

First, an airplane toy 2 which is an example of a figure toy.
Will be described. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, in the body 20 of the airplane toy 2, a switch SW1 for detecting takeoff and landing, and switches SW2, SW for detecting pitching are provided.
3, SW4 and switches SW5, S for detecting roll
In addition to W6 and SW7, a remote control infrared transmitter 40 (see FIGS. 1 and 8) and a power supply (not shown) are mounted.

The switch SW1 for detecting takeoff and landing is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, it is attached below the body 2a of the airplane toy 2. The switch SW1 includes terminals 12 and 13 and is turned on by the protrusion 11 which can be retracted from the body 2a.
It is designed to be turned off and on. That is, at the time of landing, the weight of the airplane toy 2 pushes the terminal 12 up the terminal 12, so that the terminal 12 and the terminal 13 are separated from each other and the switch SW1 is turned off. On the other hand, when taking off, the stem 11
The switch SW1 is turned on because it protrudes from the body portion 2a due to its own weight and the terminals 12 and 13 contact each other due to the elastic restoring force of the terminal 12.

Although an airplane toy 2 without wheels is shown in FIG. 1 as an example, an airplane toy with wheels uses an axle that is vertically movable by an elongated hole. The switch SW1 is turned on and off by moving up and down.
You may do it.

Switches SW2 and SW for detecting pitching
As shown in FIG. 2, 3 and SW4 are installed in a V-shaped storage chamber 20 formed in the body 2a so as to extend in the front-rear direction. That is, in the V-shaped storage chamber 20,
A V-shaped common terminal 21 is provided and a steel ball 22 is provided.
Terminal 2 which is alternatively connected to the common terminal 21 by
3, 24, 25 are provided (see the plan view of FIG. 3 and the side views of FIGS. 4 to 6). And this steel ball 22
When the airplane toy 2 is not pitched, it falls into the hole 21b provided in the center of the common terminal 21, as shown in FIG. The steel ball 22 that has fallen into the hole 21b connects the common terminal 21 and the terminal 24, and the switch SW2 is turned on.
Becomes Further, when the neck of the airplane toy 2 is lowered from this state, the steel ball 22 slips out of the center hole and rolls forward on the common terminal 21. Then, the steel ball 22 reaching the front end connects the common terminal 21 and the terminal 23 as shown in FIG. 5, and the switch SW3 is turned on this time. On the contrary, when the neck of the airplane toy 2 is raised , the steel ball 22 rolls with the common terminal 21 facing backward. And
The steel ball 22 reaching the rear end connects the common terminal 21 and the terminal 25 as shown in FIG. 6, and this time the switch SW
4 turns ON.

Switches SW5 and SW for detecting lateral vibration
As shown in FIG. 7 (front view), 6 and SW7 are installed in a V-shaped storage chamber 30 formed over the left and right main wings 2b. That is, a V-shaped common terminal 31 is provided in the V-shaped storage chamber 30, and terminals 33, 3 which are alternatively connected to the common terminal 31 by a steel ball 32.
4, 35 are provided. Switches SW5, SW6
The operating principle of SW7 is the switches SW2, SW3, SW
Same as 4. In the switch for detecting the roll, the steel ball 32 is used when the airplane toy 2 does not roll.
The common terminal 31 and the terminal 34 are connected by, the switch SW5 is turned on, and when the left wing of the airplane toy 2 is lowered, the common terminal 31 and the terminal 33 are connected by the steel ball 32 and the switch SW6 is turned on, and the airplane When the right wing of the toy 2 is lowered, the steel ball 32 connects the common terminal 31 and the terminal 35, and the switch SW7 is turned on.

Next, referring to FIG. 8, the remote control infrared transmitter 40 incorporated in the airplane toy 2 will be described. FIG. 4 shows an example of the circuit configuration of the remote control infrared transmitter 40.
Can send a digital control signal obtained by modulating infrared rays radiated by applying a forward current to the light emitting diode D1 with a control signal to the infrared receiving section 60 of the receiver 50 shown in FIG.

That is, this remote control infrared transmitter 40
Is provided with a ceramic vibrator 41. Then, a voltage is applied to the vibrator 41 to oscillate at a frequency of about 450 kHz, the 450 kHz CW is divided by the timing pulse output, and pulses with different phases are output to the terminals F, G, H, I, and J. It is designed to let you. Here, when the airplane toy 2 moves and, for example, the switch SW1 is pressed, vertical and horizontal lines corresponding to the switch SW1 are connected, the pulse of the output terminal I is input to the terminal A of the IC input circuit, and the code generation circuit is generated. A predetermined pulse train is created with. Further, when the other switches SW2, SW3, ... Are pressed, different pulse trains are created. In FIG. 8, only the switches SW1 and SW2 are representatively shown. Then, the signal thus created is sent to the infrared receiver 60 of the receiver 50.

The pulse modulation is not particularly limited, but it is preferable to use PPM (pulse position modulation) which requires less transmission power. The digital control signal is composed of a reader code, a device code, a model code and a data code, although not particularly limited. The leader code is the head code, which is a signal that informs the receiving side that data will be transmitted, the device code is a signal to prevent malfunction of room air conditioners and other devices, and the model code identifies the figurative toy. The data code is a signal for identifying the motion of the figure toy.

Next, the circuit configuration of the infrared light receiving portion 60 of the receiver 50 will be briefly described with reference to FIG. 9. A positive voltage is applied to the cathode of the photodiode D2 in the light receiving circuit, and no current normally flows. Therefore, a reverse current flows when infrared rays are incident. Then, the signal incident on the photodiode D2 is amplified and waveform-shaped, and then input to a computer incorporated in the receiver 50, and a predetermined programming process is performed.

Specifically, when the main switch (not shown) of the receiver 50 is turned on, the game program of the ROM cartridge (not shown) connected to the connector 51 shown in FIG. RA through
It is read by M. This will start the game program. Then, again through the CPU, the video command reaches the VRAM, and the graphic data is sent from the VRAM to the interface chip of the display. Also,
Voice commands are sent to the sound generator through the CPU. Then, a character having the same shape as the figure toy is displayed on the display, and a predetermined voice is emitted from the speaker.

In this case, in the initial state, a scene where the character is landing is displayed. Next, airplane toy 2
When is taken off, the switch SW1 is turned on, and the corresponding digital control signal is transmitted to the receiver 40. When the receiver 40 receives the digital control signal, the CPU reads out the game program data in the RAM, causes the character 71 on the display 70 to take off, and causes the speaker to make an explosion sound.

In order to raise the altitude of the airplane toy 2,
When the head of the airplane toy 2 is raised, the switch SW4 is turned on, and the corresponding digital control signal is transmitted to the receiver. As a result, the character on the display also raises its neck and goes up. This raising operation is continued as long as SW4 is ON. When lowering the altitude of the airplane toy 2, lower the neck of the airplane toy 2, the switch SW3 is turned on, and the display 70 is displayed.
The upper character 71 also descends.

When the left wing is lowered to turn the airplane toy 2 to the left, the switch SW6 is turned on, and the corresponding digital control signal is transmitted to the receiver. As a result, the character 71 on the display 70 also makes a left turn motion. This left turn is SW6
Will continue as long as is ON. On the contrary, if the right wing is lowered to turn right, the switch SW7 is turned on and the character 71 on the display 70 also turns right.

It is also possible to reconstruct the above operation. For example, it is possible to raise and turn right at the same time.

The character 7 on the display 70
As a method for operating the first method, an existing method such as a scroll method, a scratching method, or a get-up method may be used.

According to the simulation apparatus of the embodiment constructed as above, the following effects can be obtained. That is, according to the simulation device of the embodiment, the character 71 displayed on the display 70 is displayed.
Since it suffices to simply move the airplane toy 2 in order to move, the operation rules are extremely simple, and therefore even an infant can easily play. Further, since the airplane toy 2 and the receiver 40 are not connected by a cable and remote control is performed by infrared rays, the player can play anywhere as long as the display 70 can be seen. Furthermore, since the background of the character 71 is displayed on the display 70, it is more interesting than playing with the airplane toy 2 alone.

Next, another example of the switch used in the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The switch shown in FIG. 11 is used, for example, to detect the rotation state of the wheel 81 of the figure toy having the wheel 81. This switch is a disk 82 with a protrusion 82a on the side of the wheel 81.
Is provided, and the switch 82 is turned on by the projection 82a of the disk 82. In this switch, the wheel is determined depending on which of the terminals 81b and 81c the terminal 81a contacts by the pressing by the projection 82a. The rotation direction of 81 can be detected. It should be noted that this switch is not limited to the figure toy having wheels 81, but if it is a figure toy having a rotary motion part,
It can be applied to anything. For example, it can be applied to a figure toy having a handle.

The switch shown in FIG. 12 is used, for example, to detect the tilted state of all or part of airplane toys, helicopter toys, bird toys, doll toys, and the like. This switch is configured such that the switch is turned on by a swing bar 83 which is attached with a weight 83a and swings around a shaft 86. In this switch, a terminal 83b attached to the swing bar 83 is provided. The tilted state can be detected depending on which of the terminals 84a, 84b, 84c is touched.

Similarly, the switch shown in FIG. 13 is used to detect the tilt state of the whole or a part of the figure toy. This switch is designed to be turned on by a sliding weight 88. In this switch, it is determined whether or not the terminals 85a and 85b provided in the case body 85 are connected by the sliding weight 88. The tilt state can be detected by the.

The switch shown in FIG. 14 is used, for example, to detect the position state of a shift lever of a drive game device or the like. This switch is a shift lever 86
The switch 87 is turned on by swinging the terminal 87 about the shaft 86a by the operation of. In this switch, the terminal 87 has terminals 89a and 89a.
The position of the shift lever can be detected depending on which of b, 89c, 89d and 89e is touched.

The switch shown in FIG. 15 is, for example, for detecting the running state of the automobile toy 94. This switch is attached to the axle 95 and the neutral spring 9
With the disc 97 held in the neutral position by 6,
The switch is turned on. That is, as shown in FIG. 16, when the automobile toy 94 travels in a curve, the wheels 98 grip the ground, so that the axle 95 escapes to the outside of the curve with respect to the vehicle body. At this time, the disc 97 also resists the neutral spring 96 and the axle 95.
The switch on the outside of the curve is turned on.
Therefore, the traveling state can be detected depending on which switch is turned on.

Although the embodiments made by the present inventor have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. There is no end. For example, although infrared remote control is performed in the above embodiment, remote control may be performed using radio waves or the like.

[0030]

The simulation device according to the present invention is
A figure toy having a transmitting unit for transmitting a digital control signal, and a receiver for receiving the digital control signal and operating a character corresponding to the figure toy on a display in synchronization with the figure toy. One switch in the toy that detects the start and end of the motion of the model toy from the motion of the model toy, and the operating state of the model toy from the start to the end of the motion of the model toy. Another switch is provided, and a digital control signal corresponding to the detection result of the one switch and the other switch is transmitted to the receiver, and the character is in the state from the start state to the end state. Since a series of movements corresponding to the movements of a toy is made, the operation rules become simpler, and therefore Also it will be easy to play with young children.
Further, since the figure toy and the receiver are not connected by a cable and remote control is performed, the player can play anywhere as long as the display can be seen.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a simulation device according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a side view of an airplane toy as an example of a figure toy.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a switch for detecting pitching of an airplane toy.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the operating principle of a switch for detecting the pitching of an airplane toy.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the operating principle of a switch for detecting the pitching of an airplane toy.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating the operating principle of a switch for detecting the pitching of an airplane toy.

FIG. 7 is a front view of an airplane toy.

FIG. 8 is a circuit configuration diagram of a remote control infrared transmitter.

FIG. 9 is a circuit configuration diagram of an infrared light receiving unit.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of the configuration of another switch of the present invention and the operating principle thereof.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of a configuration of another switch of the present invention and an operating principle thereof.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of the configuration of another switch of the present invention and the operating principle thereof.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of the configuration of another switch of the present invention and the operating principle thereof.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram of the configuration of another switch of the present invention and the operating principle thereof.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram of the configuration of another switch of the present invention and the operating principle thereof.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram of the configuration of another switch of the present invention and the operating principle thereof.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Shaped toys 40 Infrared transmitter 50 Receiver 70 Display

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A toy model having a transmitter for transmitting a digital control signal, and a receiver for receiving the digital control signal and operating a character corresponding to the toy model on a display in synchronization with the toy model. In the figure toy, one switch for detecting the start and end of the operation of the figure toy from the operation of the figure toy, and the figure toy between the start and the end of the operation of the figure toy. Another switch for detecting an operation state is provided, and a digital control signal corresponding to the detection result of the one switch and the other switch is transmitted to the receiver, and the character from the start state to the end state. A series of motions corresponding to the motion of the figurative toy between Device.