Amusement devices – Roundabout – Having carrier rotating about horizontal axis
Patent
1998-07-15
1999-10-12
Nguyen, Kien T.
Amusement devices
Roundabout
Having carrier rotating about horizontal axis
472 43, A63G 128
Patent
active
059646659
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a vehicle playing apparatus having a simulated vehicle on which a player rides to operate it.
BACKGROUND ART
Some vehicle playing apparatuses of this kind simulate an actual vehicle such as a motorcar, motorcycle or aeroplane. The simulated vehicle does not run actually, but moves in accordance with an operation instruction of the player as far as it can afford surplus move.
The coffee-cup playing apparatus in an amusement park or the like has some small disks rotatively supported on a large rotary disk. On the small disk are disposed a plurality of vehicles shaped like coffee cups so as to rotate about its own axis and a player riding on the vehicle can rotate the vehicle by hand operation.
The player on the vehicle (coffee cup) moves along a complicated orbiting path produced by combination of two revolutions due to rotations of the large and small disks and rotation of the coffee cup. The speed changes moment by moment. Meanwhile the coffee cup is accelerated or decelerated by controlling its rotation by hand operation.
In the former example simulating an actual vehicle, the simulated vehicle moves in accordance with the operation instruction always regardless of state of movement of the vehicle so far as it can afford surplus move, and timing of operation instruction has no effect on the movement. Therefore, it is impossible to enjoy a technical skill such as deciding timing of operation judging from the state of movement of the vehicle.
In the latter example of the coffee-cup playing apparatus, since the coffee cup is rotated by hand operation while the coffee cup makes a complicated move, at a time point, speeds are added to accelerate and at another time point, speeds are offset to decelerate. However, it is impossible to decide timing of operation previously judging from the state of movement of the vehicle.
DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION
The present invention has been accomplished in view of the foregoing and it is an object of the invention to provide a vehicle playing apparatus by which players can enjoy and contest a technical skill such as deciding indication and timing of operation judging from a state of movement of a vehicle.
In order to attain the above object, the present invention provides a vehicle playing apparatus comprising a vehicle moving variably on which a player rides; drive means for driving the vehicle; detection means for detecting a state of the vehicle; operation means provided on the vehicle; and control means for controlling the drive means based on a detection signal inputted from the detection means and an operation signal inputted from the operation means. The above-mentioned control means judges the state of the vehicle in accordance with the detection signal and judges indication and timing of the operation signal in view of the state of the vehicle to output an instruction signal to the drive means. Therefore, movements of the vehicle are different in accordance with instruction of operation by the player and timing thereof.
Accordingly, the player has to judge the state of the vehicle through the senses and give a pertinent instruction of operation timely and is required sensory skill so that the player can enjoy pleasure of progress and pleasure of contesting technical skill.
According to the above-mentioned vehicle playing apparatus wherein the vehicle moves variably along an orbiting path and the orbiting path is divided into an orbiting range in which the vehicle is automatically moved and another orbiting range in which the vehicle behaves different moves in accordance with operation of the player, even a beginner can enjoy going through the variable movement in the former orbiting range, and an expert can enjoy the play in the latter range.
According to the vehicle playing apparatus wherein the control means outputs an instruction signal to the drive means so as to encourage present movement of the vehicle when the indication and timing of the operation signal are judged pertinent in view of the state of the ve
Nguyen Kien T.
Sega Enterprises Ltd.
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