JP2000296263A - Loading device and fishing game controller - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Problem] To provide a load device capable of applying an arbitrary load to a rotating portion and a small, low-cost fishing game controller using the load device, which has high durability. SOLUTION: A first rotating means 110 incorporated in a main body 150 and freely rotating, a rotary drive source 120 incorporated in the main body and driven to rotate, and incorporated in the main body and rotated by the rotary drive source Second rotating means 13
0 and a wire 140 wound around the first rotating means, one end of which is locked to the main body, and the other end of which is locked to the second rotating means. Then, the rotational drive source is rotationally driven to rotate the second rotating means to apply tension to the line, and to generate a frictional force between the rotating first rotating means and the line. By generating the load, a load is applied to the first rotating means.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a load device capable of applying an arbitrary load to a rotating part, for example, having a rod and a reel for controlling a fishing game using a home game machine, and The present invention relates to a fishing game controller capable of giving a reel a hoisting force.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A so-called home video game machine for enjoying various games using a television has become widespread. This video game machine is schematically composed of a game machine main body connected to a television, and a game controller connected to the game machine main body. In such a configuration, the user sets, for example, a CD-ROM on which game software is recorded in the game machine body, and operates the game controller according to the game progress displayed on the television.

[0003] As game software, for example, software that simulates fishing is provided. A fishing game controller that simulates a rod and a reel is provided in order to simulate actual fishing. A conventional fishing game controller has a built-in vibration device, and reproduces vibration transmitted to a hand when a fish is caught.

[0004]

In the above-mentioned conventional fishing game controller, it is possible to enjoy a sense of presence when the fish is caught by vibration, but the reeling force of the reel is constant at the time of subsequent fishing. Because there was no fish, it was not possible to simulate the pulling in of fish or the like.

On the other hand, there has been proposed a fishing game controller in which a built-in motor is used as a generator to change the winding force of a reel. However, the brush of the motor is liable to be worn, generating noise and reducing durability. There was a disadvantage of lacking. Further, since a speed increasing mechanism and the like are also required, there is a problem that the winding of the reel at the time of no load becomes heavy, and the size of the fishing game controller itself becomes large, resulting in high cost.

In view of the above, it is an object of the present invention to provide a load device capable of applying an arbitrary load to a rotating portion and a highly durable, small-sized, low-cost fishing game controller using the load device. And

[0007]

According to the present invention, there is provided, according to the present invention, first rotating means incorporated in a main body and freely rotating, a rotary drive source incorporated in the main body and driven to rotate, A second rotating means incorporated in the main body and rotated by the rotary drive source, wound around the first rotating means, one end of which is locked to the main body, and the other end of which is connected to the second rotating means. The second rotation means is rotated by applying a tension to the line to rotate the first rotation means and the line. This is achieved by applying a load to the first rotating means by generating a frictional force between the first rotating means.

Further, according to the present invention, there is provided a fishing game controller connected to a home game machine connected to a display device and having a rod and a reel for controlling a fishing game. A first rotating means which is connected to the reel and is freely rotatable, a rotary drive source which is mounted on the rod and driven to rotate, and a second rotating means which is mounted on the rod and is rotated by the rotary drive source And the first rotating means, one end of which is locked to the rod, and the other end of which is the second rotating means.
A line locked to the rotating means, and based on a situation signal at the time of fishing from the consumer game machine, by rotating the rotating drive source to rotate the second rotating means. Applying tension to the line to generate a frictional force between the rotating first rotating means and the line, thereby applying a winding load to the reel via the first rotating means. Is achieved by

According to the above configuration, the tension is changed by pulling or loosening the wire to generate a frictional force on the rotating portion around which the wire is wound, thereby applying a load. Therefore, the configuration is simplified, the durability is high, and a small-sized and low-cost device can be obtained. In particular, by applying the present invention to a fishing game controller, it is possible to more realistically experience the simulated experience of fishing.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiment described below is a preferred specific example of the present invention, and thus various technically preferable limitations are added. However, the scope of the present invention particularly limits the present invention in the following description. The embodiment is not limited to these embodiments unless otherwise stated.

FIGS. 1A and 1B are a side view and a partial cross-sectional plan view showing an embodiment of a load device according to the present invention.
The load device 100 includes a first rotation unit 110 and a second rotation unit 130 connected to a rotation drive source 120.
It is connected via a friction thread (line) 140 and is built in a chassis (main body) 150.

The first rotating means 110 includes a handle 111
A brake drum 113 is coaxially attached to a drive wheel 112 integrated with the drive wheel 112, and is rotatably incorporated in a chassis 150. Drive wheel 112 and brake drum 113
Is made of, for example, a plastic such as POM (polyacetal) resin or ABS resin, or a metal such as aluminum.

A plurality of concentric cylindrical grooves 112a and 113a which can be engaged with each other are formed at the opposite ends of the drive wheel 112 and the brake drum 113. The contact surfaces of the concentric cylindrical grooves 112a and 113a are coated with a viscous substance such as silicone oil. The concentric cylindrical grooves 112a and 113a are formed in the drive wheels 11 using viscous resistance.
It functions as a turning force regulating mechanism that regulates the turning force of No. 2.

The second rotating means 130 has a tension wheel 132 coaxially attached to the worm wheel 131, is arranged side by side so as to be parallel to the rotation axis of the first rotating means 110, and is rotatably incorporated into the chassis 150. Have been. The worm wheel 131 and the tension wheel 132 are made of, for example, a plastic such as POM (polyacetal) resin or ABS resin, or a metal such as aluminum.

At the opposite ends of the worm wheel 131 and the tension wheel 132, a plurality of concentric cylindrical grooves 131a and 132a which can be engaged with each other are formed. A viscous substance such as silicone oil is applied to the contact surfaces of the concentric cylindrical grooves 131a and 132a. The concentric cylindrical grooves 131a and 132a function as a rotational driving force regulating mechanism that regulates the rotational driving force of the rotational driving source 120 using viscous resistance.

The rotary drive source 120 has a worm gear 123 integrally attached to a rotary shaft 122 of a motor 121, and is fixed to a chassis 150 in a state of being engaged with a worm wheel 131. One end of the friction thread 140 is locked to the chassis 150, is wound around the brake drum 113 two or three times without applying tension, and the other end is a tension wheel 132.
It is locked to. As the friction yarn 140, if it does not have elasticity, for example, a resin yarn such as Kevlar fiber whose surface is coated with tetron, or a metal wire such as a stainless wire can be used.

An operation example of such a configuration will be described. When the handle 111 is being turned in the normal state, the drive wheel 112 and the brake drum 113 rotate smoothly and integrally, and the brake drum 113 and the friction yarn 140
Slip (idle) with almost no friction between.

When a load is to be applied to the handle 111, the worm gear 123 is rotated by driving the motor 121 so that the friction thread 140 is pulled, that is, the worm wheel 131 is rotated in the direction of arrow a in the drawing.
As a result, tension is applied to the friction yarn 140, so that a frictional force is generated between the rotating brake drum 113 and the friction yarn 140, a load is applied to the drive wheel 112, and the rotation of the handle 111 becomes heavy. .

Further, when the motor 121 is driven to increase the tension of the friction yarn 140, the rotation of the brake drum 113 is completely locked by the friction yarn 140, so that the slip against the rotation of the drive wheel 112 is concentric cylindrical groove. 112
a and 113a. Therefore, the weight of the rotation of the handle 111 at this time is the maximum.

As described above, the concentric cylindrical grooves 112a, 113
a regulates the rotational force of the drive wheel 112,
When the handle 11, the drive wheel 112, and the brake drum 113 are destroyed by forcibly rotating the
40 can be prevented from being cut. Similarly, the concentric cylindrical grooves 131a and 132a regulate the rotation driving force of the motor 121, so that the rotation of the motor 121 is locked and the motor 121 burns, and the worm gear 123 and the worm wheel due to excessive rotation of the motor 121. 13
1. The breaking of the tension wheel 132 and the cutting of the friction yarn 140 can be prevented.

As described above, by driving the motor 121 to change the tension of the friction thread 140, the friction force between the brake drum 113 and the friction thread 140, that is, the rotational force of the handle 111, is adjusted without any restriction. can do.
The maximum value of the rotational force of the handle 111 is determined by viscous resistance between the concentric cylindrical grooves 112a and 113a determined at the time of design.

When it is desired to remove the load on the handle 111, the driving of the motor 121 may be simply stopped. Thereby, the concentric cylindrical grooves 112a, 113a, 13
Due to the viscous characteristics of 1a and 132a, the tension of the friction yarn 140 naturally becomes 0, the load on the drive wheel 112 is removed, and the rotation of the handle 111 is reduced.

In the above embodiment, the friction yarn 140
To reduce the load on the drive wheels 112
And the brake drum 113 are formed separately, and concentric cylindrical grooves 112a and 113a are formed at their opposite ends. However, the friction force generated by appropriately selecting the friction thread 140 is adjusted. In this case, the drive wheels 112 and the brake drum 113 may be integrally formed without forming the concentric cylindrical grooves 112a and 113a. As a result, component costs can be reduced.

In the above-described embodiment, the handle 1
When the load of the load 11 is removed, the driving of the motor 121 is simply stopped. However, one end is locked to the chassis 150, the other end is locked to the tension ring 132, and the tension ring 132 that loosens the tension of the friction thread 140. May be provided with a tension spring (biasing means) for pulling the tension ring 132 in the rotation direction of the tension ring 132. As a result, the load on the handle 111 can be instantaneously and reliably removed, and a subsequent operation can be promptly dealt with. Further, the same effect can be obtained by driving the motor 121 in the reverse direction.

According to the above-described embodiment, since no generator is used, even when a load is continuously applied, generation of noise can be suppressed and durability can be improved. Further, since a speed increasing mechanism and the like are not required and the structure is simple, it is possible to reduce the size and cost.

FIGS. 2A and 2B are a plan view and a side view showing an embodiment of the fishing game controller of the present invention using the load device 100 of FIG. The fishing game controller 10 includes a rod 11 and a reel 12 formed of plastic or the like. Here, the rod 11 is different from the rod of an actual fishing rod, and a portion 11a that is held and supported by a user with a hand and a control button 13
11b in which the load device 100 is built
It is composed of In addition, unlike the reel of the actual fishing rod, the reel 12 is also connected to the load device 100 and is a part that the user holds by hand and rotates, that is, the handle 1 shown in FIG.
11 is supported. Although not shown, the rod 1
1 may include a conventional vibration device.

According to such a configuration, as described with reference to the load device 100 in FIG. 1, when no fish is hooked, the reel 12 can be rotated almost completely with no load. Will be better. In addition, when fish is caught, the sense of presence can be enjoyed by the vibration of the rod 11 by the vibrating device, and when the fish is subsequently caught, a change in the hoisting force of the reel 12 by the load device 100 causes the fish to be drawn. Can be simulated.

[0028]

As described above, according to the present invention, there is provided a load device capable of applying an arbitrary load to a rotating portion, and a highly durable, small-sized, low-cost fishing game controller utilizing the load device. can do.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view and a partially sectional plan view showing an embodiment of a load device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view and a side view showing an embodiment of a fishing game controller of the present invention using the load device 100 of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... fishing game controller, 11 ... rod, 12 ... reel, 13 ... control button, 100 ... load device, 110 ... 1st rotating means, 111 ... handle 112 ... drive wheel, 11
3 ... brake drum, 112a, 113a ... concentric cylindrical groove, 120 ... rotation drive source, 121 ... motor, 122 ... rotation shaft, 123 ... worm gear,
130 ... second rotating means, 131 ... worm wheel, 132 ... tension wheel, 131a, 132a ...
・ Concentric cylindrical groove, 140 ・ ・ ・ Friction thread, 150 ・ ・ ・ Chassis

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Masafumi Jimbo 3-9-17 Nishigotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Sony Engineering Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 2C001 AA00 AA15 BC00 BC03 BC10 BD00 BD07 CA00 CA04

Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A first rotatable unit incorporated in a main body and rotating freely.
A rotating means incorporated in the main body and driven to rotate; a second rotating means incorporated in the main body and rotated by the rotating drive source; wound around the first rotating means; A line having one end locked to the main body and the other end locked to the second rotating means, wherein the rotation driving source is rotationally driven to rotate the second rotating means. A load device, wherein a load is applied to the first rotating unit by applying tension to the line and generating a frictional force between the rotating first rotating unit and the line. 2. The load device according to claim 1, wherein said first rotating means includes a torque limiting mechanism for limiting torque. 3. The load device according to claim 2, wherein the rotational force regulating mechanism utilizes a viscous resistance. 4. The load device according to claim 1, wherein said second rotating means includes a rotation driving force regulating mechanism for regulating a rotation driving force of said rotation driving source. 5. The load device according to claim 4, wherein the rotation driving force regulating mechanism utilizes a viscous resistance. 6. One end is locked to the main body, and the other end is locked to the second rotating means, and the second rotating means is moved in a direction of releasing the tension applied to the wire. The load device according to claim 1, further comprising an urging means for urging. 7. A fishing game controller connected to a home game machine connected to a display device and having a rod and a reel for controlling a fishing game, wherein the fishing game controller is incorporated in the rod and connected to the reel. A first rotating unit that rotates freely, a rotary driving source that is incorporated in the rod and that rotates, a second rotating unit that is incorporated in the rod and that is rotated by the rotary driving source, and the first rotation A wire that is wound around the means, one end of which is locked to the rod, and the other end of which is locked to the second rotating means, based on a status signal at the time of fishing from the consumer game machine. Rotating the second drive unit by rotating the rotary drive source to apply tension to the line and generate a frictional force between the rotating first rotation unit and the line. Let Fishing game controller, characterized by imparting hoisting load to said reel through said first rotating means by. 8. The load device according to claim 7, wherein said first rotating means includes a torque regulating mechanism for regulating torque. 9. The load device according to claim 8, wherein the rotation force regulating mechanism utilizes a viscous resistance. 10. The load device according to claim 7, wherein said second rotating means includes a rotation driving force regulating mechanism for regulating a rotation driving force of said rotation driving source. 11. The load device according to claim 10, wherein the rotation driving force regulating mechanism utilizes a viscous resistance. 12. One end is locked to the rod, and the other end is locked to the second rotating means, and the second rotating means is released in a direction to release the tension applied to the wire. The load device according to claim 7, further comprising an urging means for urging.