JPH07248723A - Fishing simulator - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a fishing simulator which enables a person having a difficulty in actually enjoying fishing to experience fishing indoors and enables a healthy person to enjoy fishing as a training device for fishing or as a game. CONSTITUTION:This fishing simulator has a mechanism 6 for taking and delivering a fishing line 9 extended from a reel and a fishing rod 3, a mechanism 5 for measuring the tension of this fishing line 9, a lateral swinging mechanism 7 for the fishing line, a mechanism 8 for deciding striking of a fish, a video tape recorder recorded with a state of fishing, a monitor television or video disk player and a monitor television 4, and a control panel 1 as a control mechanism for controlling the driving states of the respective mechanisms in accordance with the signal inputted from an operation panel 2. The operator M is made to have a simulated experience of fishing by mingling of the bodily feel transmitted to the hand of the operator M holding the fishing rod 3 and the visual sensation projected on a television screen.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a fishing simulator, and in particular, it is a real feeling that the operator who holds a rod can feel the movement of sucking, pulling, aligning, taking in, etc. which is the real pleasure of fishing. In addition, the present invention relates to a device that allows the user to experience fishing as a fusion with the visual sense by seeing the actual movement of the fish displayed on the TV screen.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, fishing has been actively carried out as a part of recreation or as a leisure activity, and many men and women of all ages enjoy various types of fishing such as river fishing, sea fishing, and surf fishing. A suitable technique is required for such fishing, and in general, it is customary to master the fishing technique by gaining experience.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned fishing as leisure, there is a problem that elderly people or persons with disabilities who cannot actually go out directly to the river or the sea to enjoy fishing cannot enjoy the real pleasure of fishing. Yes, recreation, especially for the elderly and people with disabilities, has great significance not only in the field of social activity support but also in the field of rehabilitation.

Further, even a healthy person who can actually fish can not often go out to the river or the sea in his / her daily life, so that the number of times of actual fishing is often reduced. For this reason, some people may worry that if they are suspended for a long time, they may lose their intuition and lose their skills.

Therefore, according to the present invention, a person, such as a physically handicapped person or an elderly person, who has difficulty in actually enjoying fishing can experience the fishing indoors as recreation or rehabilitation, and at the same time, can enjoy fishing. It is an object of the present invention to provide a fishing simulator that enables even a person to enjoy fishing as a training device or as a game.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention has a mechanism for winding and delivering a fishing line fed from a reel and a fishing rod, and a tension measuring mechanism for the fishing line.
A fishing line lateral swing mechanism and a match determination mechanism, a video tape recorder device and a monitor television in which the fishing situation is recorded, and a control mechanism for controlling the drive state of each mechanism based on a signal input from the operation panel. , A fishing simulator for simulating fishing by fusing the sensation of the operator holding the fishing rod with the visual sense projected on the TV screen, and a video disc player device instead of the video tape recorder device. The basic configuration is a fishing simulator using.

The tension measuring mechanism of the fishing line includes a spool for winding the fishing line fed from a fishing rod through a pulley, a column for supporting the pulley in a circular motion according to the degree of tension of the fishing line, and one end of the column. And a string whose other end is connected to one side of a spring through a pulley and a potentiometer arranged on the shaft part of the pulley, and transmits to the pulley the movement of the string that responds to the tilt angle of the pulley. Then, the rotation angle of the pulley is detected by a potentiometer to measure the tension. The traverse mechanism of the fishing line includes a revolving shaft to which the output of a servo motor is transmitted via a belt and a pulley, a revolving arm extending in a direction perpendicular to a tip end of the revolving shaft to perform a circular motion, and the revolving shaft. A rotary encoder provided at the other end of the shaft for detecting the rotation amount of the turning shaft is provided, and the turning operation of the turning arm is controlled according to the detection amount of the rotary encoder.

The alignment determination mechanism is equipped with a alignment determination limit switch which is attached to the tip of the swing arm and is turned on when the tension of the fishing line exceeds a predetermined value. The operation panel is provided with a game start button and a game start button. A stop button, a float lamp that displays the progress of the game, a lamp alignment section lamp and an interaction lamp by the operator, a game success display lamp and a failure display lamp, and an instruction waiting lamp after the game is arranged. ing.

[0009]

According to such a fishing simulator, the state of the float floating in the waves is displayed on the screen of the monitor TV at the start of the game, and the operator holds the reel and the fishing rod,
Lightly wind the fishing line on the reel, give appropriate tension, and wait for the fish to catch while watching the screen. When a fish is caught along with the progress of the video tape or the video disc, the float of the screen is drawn to the sea surface, and the operator shifts to the operation of pulling up the fishing rod. At this time, the timing at which the float sinks and the timing at which the operator adjusts the fishing rod are determined by the alignment determination mechanism, and the exchange lamp lights up when successful, whereas when it is determined that alignment has failed, the video tape or video disc is played backward. Then, return the float to a state where it floats on the water surface, and the failure indicator lamp lights up.

When it is determined that the fish is caught successfully, the fish is taken in at the same time as the fish is taken in intermittently by the cooperation of the take-up and take-out mechanism and the traverse mechanism of the fish line until the screen for taking in the fish is displayed. Simulated the rampage,
When the operator successfully controls the fishing line tension and successfully takes in the fish, the success indicator lamp on the operation panel lights up. If the tension cannot be controlled well, the failure display lamp lights up and one game ends.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Specific embodiments of the fishing simulator according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the schematic view of FIG. 1, 1 is a control panel, 2 is an operation panel, 3 is a reel and a fishing rod, 4 is a video tape recorder device and a monitor TV, or a video disc player device and a monitor TV, and 5 is a tension measuring mechanism of the fishing line 9. , 6 is a mechanism for winding and delivering the fishing line 9, 7 is a lateral swinging mechanism for the fishing line 9, and 8 is a matching determination mechanism. A detailed description of each of the above components will be given below.

As shown in FIG. 2, the operation panel 2 includes a start button 2a and a stop button 2b for transmitting instructions to start and stop the game to the CPU in the control panel 1.
A float lamp 2c, a matching section lamp 2d, an interaction lamp 2e, and an instruction waiting lamp 2f for displaying the progress of the game are arranged. Further, a success display lamp 2g and a failure display lamp 2h are arranged to inform the operator of the progress of the game, success or failure of the game. 2i is a power switch.

The state of fishing is recorded on the video tape or video disc in the video tape recorder device and the monitor television, or the video disc player device and the monitor television 4, and the tape is sequentially sent according to the progress of the game. The progress of the video tape or video disc is controlled by the CPU in the control panel 1. The video tape recorder device and the monitor TV 4 are composed of a video tape recording various fishing images and sounds, a video tape recorder for reproducing the video tape, and a monitor TV. The video disc player device includes a video disc on which various fishing images and sounds are recorded, a video disc player for reproducing the video disc, and a monitor television.
Therefore, by exchanging this video tape or video disc with one that records various fishing situations, you can enjoy fishing with a variety of fish, places, scenery, countries, music, etc. You can have a simulated experience that matches various purposes such as improvement, recreation, and rehabilitation.

As shown in FIGS. 3 (A) and 3 (B), the tension measuring mechanism 5 connects a fishing line 9 fed from a fishing rod with a line winding prevention pipe 10 and a bobbin 21 constituting a winding / feeding mechanism through a pulley 11. Has been done. The lower part of the column 18 supporting the pulley 11 is provided with a base 12 through a bearing 12.
It is supported by 2, and the column 18 makes a circular motion on the base 32 with the bearing 12 as the center of rotation depending on the degree of tension of the fishing line 9. 22 is a spool cover for the spool 11.
The fishing line cover 22 is attached to prevent the fishing line 9 from coming off from the fishing line 21 when the tension of the fishing line 9 is weakened and to prevent the fishing line 9 from becoming entangled. The fishing line 9 can also have an endless structure.

One end of a cord 13 is connected to a column 18 located immediately below the pulley 11, and the cord 13 is connected to one side of a spring 15 via a pulley 14 fixed to a plate 17. . The other end of the spring 15 is fixed to the base 32. A potentiometer 16 is provided on the shaft of the pulley 14.

The tension measuring mechanism 5 pulls or returns the string 13 according to the tilt angle of the pulley 11.
The intermediate pulley 14 rotates accordingly. Then, the potentiometer 16 provided on the shaft portion of the pulley 14 detects the rotation angle of the pulley 14 to measure the tension of the fishing line 9.

Next, as shown in FIG. 4, the mechanism 6 for winding and feeding the fishing line 9 includes a servomotor 19 and a reduction gear 2 for the servomotor 19.
0 is attached, and the bobbin 21 with the bobbin cover 22 is attached to the end thereof. The servo motor 19 is provided with a rotary encoder 23. When the servomotor 19 rotates forward and backward, the rotary encoder 23 detects the rotation amount of the servomotor 19.

The horizontal swing mechanism 7 of the fishing line is shown in FIG.
As shown in (B), the output of the reduction gear 20 attached to the servomotor 19a is output to the belt 24 and the pulley 2.
A swivel shaft 26 to which power is transmitted via 5, 25,
It mainly comprises a turning arm 28 that extends from the tip of the turning shaft 26 in a direction perpendicular to it and performs a circular motion. Safety detents 31, 31 are arranged at a position above the revolving arm 28, and the physical rotation range of the revolving arm 28 is limited by the safety detent 31. Further, a brake 27 is attached to the servo motor 19a, and when the turning arm 28 is not turned, the brake 27 locks the servo motor 19a. Then, the rotation maximum value detecting plate 29 attached to the turning shaft 26 turns on the turning limit switch 30a to detect that the turning angle of the turning arm 28 is too large.

A rotary encoder 23 is provided at the other end of the turning shaft 26, and the rotary encoder 23 detects the amount of rotation of the turning shaft 26.
The turning operation of the turning arm 28 is controlled by an output signal from the CPU according to the detected amount.

As shown in FIG. 6, the alignment determination mechanism 8 has an alignment determination limit switch 30 attached to the tip of the revolving arm 28.
Is attached, and when the tension of the fishing line 9 exceeds a certain value, the alignment determination limit switch 30 is turned on through the line stagnation prevention pipe 10 to detect that the alignment operation has been performed. As the reel and the fishing rod 3, an ordinary commercially available product in which the fishing line 9 is wound around the reel is adopted. When the fishing line 9 is made endless, it is appropriate to use a drum type reel (surf reel).

FIG. 7 shows an example of an actual device embodying the schematic diagram of FIG. 1, and the same components as those of FIG. 1 are indicated by the same reference numerals. That is, 4a is a monitor television, 4b is a video tape recorder or a video disc player, 70 is a housing, and 75 and 75 are his flange type units. The other components are denoted by the reference numerals described in the above drawings.

The basic operation of this configuration is as follows. That is, the CPU incorporated in the control panel 1 is provided with each switch state of the operation panel 2, the tension value of the fishing line 9 measured by the tension measuring mechanism 5, the winding and feeding mechanism 6 and the swinging mechanism 7. Rotary encoder 23
And the on / off signal of the alignment determination limit switch 30 in the alignment determination mechanism 8 are input. CPU
Performs a predetermined calculation based on these input signals, lights the lamp on the operation panel 2, operates the video tape recorder device and the monitor TV, or the video disk player device and the monitor TV 4, and the winding and feeding mechanism 6 And a signal for controlling the drive device of the lateral swing mechanism 7 is output.

As a result, the operator M in FIG. 1 feels that a fish is actually caught by the movements of the winding and feeding mechanism 6 of the fishing line 9 and the lateral swinging mechanism 7 of the fishing line 9 and the swinging condition of the fishing rod 3 and the fishing line 9 by the reel. You can experience it by the behavior of.

The above operation mode will be described more specifically.
First, before starting the play, the power switch 2i of the operation panel 2 is turned on, and then the driving of the video tape recorder device and the monitor TV or the video disc player device and the monitor TV 4 is started, and the start button 2a in the control panel 1 is pressed. It is pushed to notify the CPU of the control panel 1 that the game has started.

This device is basically designed for float fishing, and the progress is roughly divided into the following five stages. First, as the first step, with the start of the game, the state of the float floating in the waves is displayed on the screen of the monitor TV, and at the same time, the float lamp 2c is turned on. Here, the operations of the servomotor 19 and the reduction gear 20 are controlled so that the load on the reel and the fishing rod 3 is controlled so that the tension of the fishing line 9 becomes a certain value or less.

During this time, the operator M holds the reel and the fishing rod 3 by hand and winds the fishing line 9 onto the reel lightly to carry out the fishing line 9.
The tension is applied to and you can feel the same as you are actually fishing while watching the float. Then, while watching the screen, wait for when the fish will catch and the float will sink.

Next, as a second step, the matching section lamp 2d is turned on. That is, when a fish is caught along with the progress of the video tape or the video disc, a state in which the float is drawn to the sea surface is displayed on the screen of the monitor TV, and at this time, the operator M shifts to the operation of pulling up the fishing rod 3. Then, the timing when the float sinks and the timing when the operator M matches the fishing rod 3 are determined based on the following operating principle.

That is, when the operator M shakes the fishing rod 3 largely within a certain number of seconds to perform an accurate alignment, that is, the alignment determination limit switch 30 which constitutes the alignment determination mechanism 8.
If it can be turned on, the exchange lamp 2e lights up.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the alignment is unsuccessful, the video tape or the video disk is reversely reproduced as the third step to return the float to the state of floating on the water surface. At this time, the tension of the fishing line 9 is controlled so that the fishing rod does not feel a load.
Then, the failure display lamp 2h lights up.

When it is determined that the alignment is successful in the second step, the interaction lamp 2e is turned on and the servo motor 19 and the servomotor 19a for driving the turning shaft 26 are cooperated until the fish intake screen is displayed in the fourth step. Then, the fishing line 9 is intermittently rolled up, and at the same time, the side swinging mechanism 7 simulates a state where the fish is rampaging. While the operator M successfully suppresses the tension of the fishing line 9,
When the screen can be continued until the fish is safely captured, the success indicator lamp 2g of the operation panel 2 is turned on. If the tension cannot be controlled well, the reproduction of the video tape or the video disc is stopped at that point, and the failure display lamp 2h is turned on.

When the above game ends, the instruction waiting lamp 2f lights up. Therefore, as a fifth step, when the game ends regardless of success or failure, the operator M prepares the fishing line 9 wound on the reel in order to prepare for the next game.
In order to return the angle of the orbiting shaft 26 to the original state, when the start button is pressed, each of them is brought into a gameable state and the stop lamp is turned on. In addition, when the fishing line 9 is configured to be endless, such a rewinding operation is unnecessary.

Next, the main part of the system configuration of this apparatus will be described with reference to FIG. Block A in FIG. 8 is a system diagram of the winding and feeding mechanism 6 for applying a force to the fishing line 9 in the vertical direction, and a signal from the rotary encoder 23 coupled to the servomotor 19 is supplied to the winding shaft motor. The driver 40 is fed back to the CPU 50 (built-in memory) of the control panel 1 via the pulse counter 41 and the system bus 42 to control the rotation speed and the rotation position of the servo motor 19.

Block B in the figure is a system diagram of the swinging mechanism 7 for applying a lateral force to the fishing line 9, and shows a servomotor as the servomotor 19a driven by the shaft rotation motor driver 43. The signal from the coupled rotary encoder 23 is sent to the CPU of the control panel 1 via the pulse counter 41 and the system bus 42.
It is fed back to 50 to control the rotational position of the servomotor 19a.

A block C in the figure is a system diagram of the tension measuring mechanism 5. The tension of the fishing line 9 is transferred from the tension measuring potentiometer 16 to the CPU 50 of the control panel 1 via the AD converter 44 and the system bus 42. It is configured to be fed back and detected as the tension of the fishing line 9.

A block D in the figure is a system diagram for controlling the video tape recorder or the video disc player 4b which drives the monitor television 4a.
Operations such as G reproduction and rewinding can be performed in response to a command signal from the CPU 50.

Block E in the figure is the operation box 25,
It is composed of a match determination limit switch 30 and a turning limit switch 30a, and gives instructions to start and stop the game and displays the current progress status. Each of the limit switches 30 and 30a inputs the timing of matching and limits the turning width.

[0037]

According to the present invention described above, the operator holds the fishing rod by hand while watching the screen of the monitor television by giving an appropriate tension to the fishing line, and the fish is caught as the video tape or the video disc advances. When the fishing rod is pulled up, when the float sinks and the timing of the operation of matching the fishing rod, it is determined whether the matching is successful or unsuccessful, and when the matching is successful, the winding and feeding mechanism is used until the screen for capturing fish is displayed. By cooperating with the swinging mechanism of the fishing line, it is possible to simulate the intermittent fishing line winding and the fish's violent movement, and it is possible to safely take in the fish while properly suppressing the tension of the fishing line.

Therefore, hitting a fish, which is the real pleasure of fishing,
You can experience movements such as sucking, pulling, matching, and taking in with your five senses through the sensation of the hand holding the fishing rod, operating the reel and the screen displayed on the monitor TV. It is effective as a field of recreation and rehabilitation for the elderly and people with disabilities who can not go out and enjoy fishing, and even a healthy person can enjoy fishing as a fishing practice device or fishing as a game. Can be provided. Furthermore, by exchanging the video tape or video disc with one that contains various fishing conditions, you can enjoy fishing with a wide variety of fish, places, scenery, countries, music, etc. You can have a simulated experience that suits various purposes such as recreation, rehabilitation and so on.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a specific embodiment of a fishing simulator according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the operation panel of FIG.

3A is a plan view and FIG. 3B is a side view showing the tension measuring mechanism of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a main part of a fishing line winding and feeding mechanism.

5A is a side view and FIG. 5B is a plan view showing a horizontal swing mechanism of a fishing line.

FIG. 6 is a partial side view showing a main part of the alignment determination mechanism of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing a specific configuration example of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a main part of a system configuration of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Control panel 2 ... Operation panel 2a ... Start button 2b ... Stop button 2c ... Float lamp 2d ... Matching section lamp 2e ... Interchange lamp 2f ... Instruction waiting lamp 2g ... Success indicator lamp 2h ... Failure indicator lamp 2i ... Power lamp 3 ... Reel and fishing rod 4 ... Video tape recorder device and monitor TV, or video disc player device and monitor TV 5 ... Tension measuring mechanism 6 ... Fishing line winding and feeding mechanism 7 ... Fishing line lateral swing mechanism 8 ... Matching determination mechanism 9 ... Fishing line 10 ... Thread clogging prevention pipe 11 ... Pulley 13 ... String 14 ... Pulley 15 ... Spring 16 ... Potentiometer 18 ... Struts 19, 19a ... Servo motor 20 ... Reduction gear 21 ... Thread winding 22 ... Thread winding cover 23 ... Rotary encoder 26 ... Swivel shaft 28 ... Revolving arm 29 ... Maximum rotation Value detection plate 30 ... mating determination limit switch 30a ... turning restrictions limit switch

Front page continuation (72) Inventor Kiyokata Imai 3992 Fushida Kochi City, Kochi Prefecture Kochi Prefecture Industrial Technology Center (72) Inventor Issei Tauchi 3992 Fushida Kochi City Kochi Prefecture Kochi Prefecture Industrial Technology Center

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A mechanism for winding and delivering a fishing line fed from a reel and a fishing rod, and a tension measuring mechanism for the fishing line.
A fishing line lateral swing mechanism and a match determination mechanism, a video tape recorder device and a monitor television in which the fishing situation is recorded, and a control mechanism for controlling the drive state of each mechanism based on a signal input from the operation panel. , A fishing simulator characterized by simulating fishing through the fusion of the sensation of the operator holding the fishing rod and the visual sensation projected on the TV screen. 2. A video disc player device is used in place of the video tape recorder device.
The described fishing simulator. 3. The fishing line tension measuring mechanism includes a spool for winding a fishing line fed from a fishing rod through a pulley, a column for supporting the pulley in a circular motion according to the degree of tension of the fishing line, and the column. One end is connected and the other end is connected to one side of the spring through a pulley, and a potentiometer provided on the shaft of the pulley is provided, and the movement of the string that responds to the tilt angle of the pulley is pulley. 3. The fishing simulator according to claim 1, wherein the tension is measured by transmitting the rotation angle of the pulley with a potentiometer. 4. A traverse mechanism for swinging a fishing line, wherein the output of a servo motor is transmitted through a belt and a pulley as a power, and a swing shaft extending in a direction perpendicular to a tip end of the swing shaft to perform a circular motion. The arm and a rotary encoder provided at the other end of the revolving shaft for detecting the amount of rotation of the revolving shaft, wherein the revolving operation of the revolving arm is controlled according to the amount detected by the rotary encoder. , 2 and 3 described fishing simulator. 5. The alignment determination mechanism comprises a alignment determination limit switch which is attached to the tip of the turning arm and is turned on when the tension of the fishing line exceeds a predetermined value. The described fishing simulator. 6. The operation panel, a start button and a stop button of a game, a float lamp for displaying the progress of the game, a fishing line alignment section lamp and an exchange lamp by the operator, a success indicator lamp and a failure of the game. 6. The fishing simulator according to claim 1, wherein a display lamp and an instruction waiting lamp after the game are arranged. 7. A pipe for preventing line clogging is attached to the fishing line winding and feeding mechanism.
The fishing simulator described in 5 and 6.