JP3209684B2 - Supporting device and simulator using the same - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a support device and a simulator using the same, and more particularly to a support device for supporting a ride portion on which a person rides on a base and a simulator using the same.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, simulators have been used, for example, in the field of games, motorcycles,
It is widely used in fields such as driving lessons for automobiles and the like.

In such a simulator, a ride portion on which a player usually rides is often swingably supported via a support device on a base installed on the floor. In the case of a game apparatus in which a player plays a game while maneuvering a water vehicle, a ride section on which the player, who has formed the water vehicle, rides is supported by a base so as to be swingable with respect to the base. Then, when the player shifts weight on the ride section while watching the game screen displayed on the display, the ride section tilts, and the actual water vehicle, for example, a personal watercraft or a motor boat is driven. Can be given to the player.

By the way, in such a supporting device, it is important to make the player feel the combination of the pitching operation inclining in the front-back direction and the rolling operation inclining in the left-right direction in order to enhance the reality.

However, in the conventional supporting device, it is necessary to separately provide an operating mechanism for pitching and an operating mechanism for rolling, and to control both independently. For this reason, there has been a problem that the configuration of the entire apparatus becomes extremely complicated and expensive.

[0006] In particular, in the case of a game device, in which the installation space is limited and the whole device is required to be small and light, the player has a compact structure for such both movements, and the player feels uncomfortable. It is required to use a supporting device that allows the user to feel the object without feeling.

[0007] The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional problem, and an object of the present invention is to realize a rocking motion in which a rolling operation and a pitching operation are combined to realize a reality in a limited installation space. An object of the present invention is to provide a support device that can be reproduced without impairment and a simulator using the same.

[0008]

According to the present invention, there is provided a support device for supporting a ride portion on a base, wherein a front side of the ride portion is connected to the base by a first fulcrum located below the ride portion. And a swing mechanism for swingably supporting the rear side of the ride portion on the base, with a virtual swing center located above the fulcrum as a fulcrum, and the first fulcrum and The ride portion is swingably supported about a virtual center axis connecting the virtual swing center.

The support device of the present invention uses a support mechanism to connect the front side of the ride section to the base side at a first fulcrum located below the ride section.

[0010] Furthermore, a swing mechanism is used to swingably support the rear side of the ride portion with a virtual swing center located above the ride portion as a fulcrum.

[0011] Thus, the ride portion is supported such that its tail portion swings in a left and right direction around the first fulcrum.

At this time, considering the movement of the entire ride portion, the ride portion is centered on a virtual center axis connecting a first fulcrum located below the front side and a virtual swing center located above the rear side. Then, it will rock. Since the virtual center axis is positioned so as to intersect the ride portion from the rear upper side to the front lower side, when the ride portion is swung in the left-right direction, not only the rolling operation in the left-right direction but also The pitching operation in the front-rear direction can also be experienced by the user riding on the riding section.

In particular, by moving the ride portion about an imaginary central axis crossing the ride portion obliquely, a moving body such as a water-running motorcycle or a motor boat that moves while sliding its tail It is possible to allow the player to experience the motion of a water vehicle such as a water vehicle, a snow surface moving object such as skiing and snowboarding, and a road surface moving object such as a motorcycle as a powerful motion in a small installation space. .

Further, according to the present invention, the rear side of the ride portion is supported so as to be swingable about a virtual swing point located above the ride portion. Therefore, when the rider swings, the restoring force for always returning to the lowest point can be given to the rider by the weight of the user riding on the rider. For this reason,
The support device of the present invention is, for example, a water ski, a water bike,
This is extremely suitable for a simulator of a type that controls a moving body by a weight shifting operation of a user such as a snowboard or a ski.

[0015] In the present invention , the support mechanism portion extends downward from the rear surface side of the ride portion and has a ride-side support portion having the first fulcrum and the ride-side support portion on the base side. And a connection mechanism connected at one fulcrum.

In the present invention, the position at which the ride portion intersects the virtual center axis is a major factor in determining the swing motion of the ride portion. When the ride portions cross each other on the side closer to the first fulcrum, the motion of the ride portions is a motion in which the swing on the tail side is emphasized.

On the other hand, the farther the crossing point is from the first fulcrum, the more the sliding feeling of the tail portion is suppressed, and the operation in which the entire ride portion swings largely around the crossing point can be realized.

The present invention has been made from such a viewpoint. That is, a ride support portion extending downward from the back side of the ride portion is provided, and a first support is provided on the ride support portion.
The configuration to set the fulcrum of was adopted. As a result, the first fulcrum is set at a position distant downward from the rear surface side of the ride portion, so that a virtual center axis connecting the first fulcrum and the virtual swing center is formed as the ride portion. The crossing point can be set at a position distant from the first fulcrum, and as a result, a support device that can largely swing the entire ride portion around the virtual center axis can be realized.

In particular, according to the present invention, the position where the virtual center axis intersects the ride portion can be set in accordance with the position where the user rides on the ride portion. Therefore, depending on the positional relationship between the user's riding position and the intersection, it is possible to easily realize a swing motion that emphasizes the sliding feeling of the tail portion and a swing motion that emphasizes the swing of the entire ride portion in accordance with the simulation content. can do.

In the present invention , the oscillating mechanism is a virtual link mechanism that is linked in a four-bar rotation such that the upper side functions as a fixed link, the two sides have a pair of oscillating links, and the lower side functions as a connecting link longer than the upper side. And a point intersecting on an extension of the pair of swing links is set as a virtual swing center, and the ride portion is swingably supported.

FIG. 1 shows an example of the virtual link mechanism which is linked in a four-bar rotation chain. Here, 10 is a fixed link, 14 and 16 are a pair of right and left swing links, and 12 is a connecting link. The connecting link 12 is a fixed link 10
It is set longer.

In such a virtual link mechanism, when the fixed link 10 is fixed at a fixed position and the connecting link 12 is swung in the left-right direction, the swing center is set to a pair of the swing links 1.
The intersection Y is on the extension of 4,16.

In the present invention, the swing mechanism is assumed to be such a virtual link mechanism that is linked in a four-node rotation, and the virtual swing center is set on the extension line of the pair of swing links 14 and 16. The intersection Y is set. This allows
The rear side of the ride portion can be supported so as to swing while drawing a locus similar to that of the connection link 12.

In particular, in the present invention, in the virtual link mechanism, the connecting link is set longer than the fixed link. For this reason, the swing center Y moves right and left according to the swing operation of the link mechanism. Accordingly, the virtual center axis connecting the first fulcrum and the virtual swing center Y also moves with the swing operation, so that the virtual center axis is more rigid than the supporting device in which the virtual center axis is fixedly set. It is possible to perform a variety of swinging motions by the portion.

In particular, according to the present invention, the movement trajectory of the virtual center axis can be arbitrarily designed depending on the design method of the virtual link mechanism, so that the support device is used for a simulator or the like. In addition, it is possible to form the ride portion so as to perform the optimal swinging motion.

In the present invention , the virtual link mechanism comprises:
The length of the pair of swing links is set equal, and the virtual swing center moves symmetrically in accordance with the swing of the pair of swing links.

For example, in the virtual link mechanism shown in FIG. 1, by setting the lengths of the pair of oscillating links 14 and 16 to be equal to each other, the pair of oscillating links 14 and 16 can be symmetrically adjusted in accordance with the swing of the pair of oscillating links 14 and 16. The virtual swing center Y moves. This makes it possible to realize a symmetrical rocking motion without causing the user riding the ride portion to feel uncomfortable.

In the present invention , the rocking mechanism functions as a pair of rocking links of the virtual link mechanism, connects a rocking center of the rocking link to the base side, and rotates the rocking side of the rocking link. the is configured to include a pair of swing arms coupled to the riding portion, communicating the both sides of the pair of the swing arms
A point intersecting on an extension of a line connecting the connection points is set as a virtual swing center, and the ride portion is swingably supported.

In the present invention, the swing mechanism section includes a pair of swing arms. In the virtual link mechanism shown in FIG. 1, the pair of swing arms are connected to the base side at the swing centers 20A and 20B of the swing links 14 and 16, and are connected to the swing links 14 and 16. At connection points 22A and 22B with 112, they are connected to the ride portion side. With such a configuration, a point Y intersecting on an extension of the pair of swing arms and a point Y intersecting on an extension of the pair of swing links 14 and 16 coincide.

Thus, the ride portion can be swingably supported about a virtual center axis connecting the virtual swing center Y of the virtual link mechanism and the first fulcrum.

In particular, according to the present invention, the swing mechanism can be realized with a simple configuration.

In the present invention , the swing mechanism portion is rotatably supported on the base side, and the center axis of rotation of the swing mechanism portion is formed from below the ride portion by each of the pair of swing links of the virtual link mechanism. A pair of pivot arms, which are set so as to face the center of motion, and a rotational locus of a ride support position that supports the ride portion matches a rotational locus of a lower end of the pair of swing links; A ride support portion for supporting the ride portion at a ride support position, wherein the pair of pivot arms are set such that an interval between the ride support positions matches a length of a connection link of the virtual link mechanism. A point at which an extended line of a line connecting the pair of ride support positions and the swing centers of the pair of swing links intersects is defined as a virtual swing center, and the ride portion is swingably supported. And

According to the present invention, the virtual swing center can be set above the rear side of the ride section by using the swing mechanism located below the ride section. Thus, according to the present invention, there is an effect that the entire support device can be located between the ride portion and the base so as not to disturb the user riding on the ride portion.

In particular, by applying the support device of the present invention to a simulator or the like, the support device is hidden behind a riding portion and is hardly seen by a user, so that the appearance of the entire simulator is not impaired, and The ride portion itself can be rocked effectively.

That is, in the present invention, the swing mechanism section includes a pair of rotating arms located between the base side and the ride section, and a ride support section. The pair of pivot arms are rotatably supported on the base side, and their rotation center axes are set so as to face the pivot centers of the pair of pivot links of the virtual link mechanism from below the ride portion. ing. The pair of pivot arms are formed such that the ride support position of the pair of pivot arms draws a pivot locus that coincides with the locus of movement of the lower ends of the pair of swing links.

The pair of rotating arms are formed such that the distance between the ride support positions thereof is equal to the length of the connecting link 12 of the virtual link mechanism. The ride portion is supported by the pair of rotating arms.

According to the swing mechanism having the above structure, a point at which the extension line of the line connecting the pair of ride support positions and the center of swing of the pair of swing links intersects becomes the center of swing. The ride portion can be swingably supported with the swing center as the above-described virtual swing center Y.

As described above, according to the present invention, even when the swing mechanism is provided below the ride portion, the virtual swing center Y is provided above the rear side of the ride portion, and the ride portion is centered on the virtual swing center Y. It can be swingably supported.

In the present invention , the ride support portion is connected at a lower portion to each ride support position of the pair of pivot arms, and is pivotally supported at an upper portion so as to rotate around a predetermined rotation axis of the ride portion. It is constructed using a pair of support members Tei
Characterized in that that.

According to the present invention, the ride support portion is constituted by using a pair of support members. The support member is pivotally supported on the upper side by the ride portion so as to rotate around a predetermined rotation axis, and the lower portion is connected to each ride support portion of the pair of rotating arms. This makes it possible to absorb the influence of the change in the posture of the riding portion due to the swinging motion by using the pair of support members, thereby realizing a good swinging motion.

In the present invention , the connection is made by a support device.
It is characterized in that the connection is performed using a connection mechanism in which a connection angle between members in a connection portion of each member is freely changed.

As such a connecting mechanism, for example, a ball joint or a universal joint can be used.

The simulator of the present invention is characterized in that supporting swingably ride portion around the imaginary central axis on the base with the support device.

According to the present invention, it is possible to obtain a simulator that allows a user riding on a riding section to experience a rocking motion that has not been achieved in the past.

The simulator according to the present invention includes a riding unit set as a moving body in a predetermined simulation space;
Used as the input and display means for displaying an image of the provided simulation space in front of the riding portion, and the supporting device for supporting swingably said riding unit on the base, a swing angle of the riding portion, wherein Calculating means for calculating a simulation space in which the moving body moves and displaying an image on the display means.

According to the present invention, the user riding on the ride portion swings the ride portion in the left-right direction while watching the image of the simulation space displayed on the display, and controls the ride portion. At this time, the swing angle of the ride section is used as input data, and the calculating means calculates the moving state of the moving body in the simulation space and displays the moving state on the display as an image.

As described above, according to the present invention, the swing angle of the ride portion supported by the support device is used as an input, and the virtual space in the simulation space is virtually sensed as if the user were actually riding on a moving object. It is possible to move to.

In the simulator, the ride section includes a first member supported by the support device, a second member provided on the first member, on which a person rides, and a first member. A pneumatic actuator for moving the second member up and down on the member of
It is preferable that a vertical movement of the pneumatic actuator is controlled in accordance with a moving state of the moving body in the simulation space.

In this way, in addition to the swing motion of the ride portion about the virtual central axis, the pitching operation in the front-rear direction is further performed by using the pneumatic actuator. Operation can be realized.

In particular, according to the present invention, the operation of the pneumatic actuator gives the rider the same operation as when riding on a waterborne vehicle traveling on a water surface with waves, so that the user can feel the same. Therefore, a simulator with higher reality can be realized.

[0051]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 shows an example of a personal watercraft game apparatus to which the present invention is applied. In the game device of the embodiment, a water traveling body 50 on which a player P rides is provided on a base portion 30 installed on a floor surface, and a display 40 on which a game is displayed is provided in front of the water traveling body 50.

The personal watercraft 50 has the same appearance as a personal watercraft, and is swingably mounted and fixed on the base part 30 using a support device described later. Then, the player P riding on the watercraft 50 controls his or her personal watercraft traveling on this screen while watching the game screen displayed on the display 40. This maneuver
The player operates the handle 59 of the waterborne vehicle 50, and further tilts the waterborne vehicle 50 itself by moving his / her weight.

At this time, the inclination angle of the water vehicle 50 is adjusted by the support arm 62 of the ball joint 64 described later.
Of the input data from this volume and the handle 5
Based on the operation data of No. 9, the arithmetic control means (CPU) of the game device calculates a three-dimensional game space in which the personal watercraft runs, and displays the game screen on the display 40.

FIG. 3 schematically shows the appearance of the above water vehicle 50.

The water vehicle 50 is attached to a mounting board 52.
And a ride unit 54. Ride section 54
Is configured to have the same appearance as the personal watercraft, and the player P riding on the ride portion 54 raises the handle pole 57 in the direction of the arrow in FIG.
9 can be operated in the left-right direction with respect to the traveling direction. Further, the ride portion 54 has a front lower portion rotatably connected and fixed to the mounting board 52 via a connecting portion (ball joint portion) 56 and a rear lower portion via a pneumatic actuator 58. 52
Is fixed. Accordingly, by controlling the expansion and contraction of the pneumatic actuator 58 using the arithmetic and control means (CPU) of the game device, the ride portion 54 moves up and down in the direction of arrow 300 in FIG. To simulate running on water.

Next, the support device used in this embodiment will be described.

Here, in order to facilitate understanding of the supporting device, the supporting device according to the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 will be described first, and then the second device shown in FIGS. 7 to 10 will be described. The support device according to the embodiment will be described. In the game device shown in FIG. 2, the support device according to the second embodiment is used.

[0059] The supporting device Figure 4-6 of the first embodiment, the support device of the first embodiment is schematically shown. In addition, in FIG.
Is simplified for clarity of the configuration of the support device.

The supporting device according to the embodiment supports the water traveling body 50 on the base portion 30 so as to be swingable. The support device includes a support mechanism 60 that connects the front side of the watercraft 50 to the base portion 30 at a first fulcrum X located below the watercraft 50, and a rear side of the watercraft 50 that moves upward. And a swing mechanism 70 that swingably supports the located virtual swing center Y.

The water vehicle 50 is swingably supported on the base 30 around a virtual center axis 200 connecting the first fulcrum X and the virtual swing center Y.

The support mechanism 60 includes a mounting board 52
Support arm 62 extending downward from the front lower end position of
And a ball joint portion 64 that rotatably supports the distal end side of the support arm 62 on the base portion 30. The mounting position of the ball joint 64 is the first fulcrum X described above.

The swing mechanism 70 includes a pair of swing arms 72a and 72b shown in FIGS. The upper ends of the swing arms 72a and 72b are formed by using ball joints 74a and 74b,
A lower end side of the mounting board 72 is rotatably supported by a rear end of the mounting board 72 using ball joints 76a and 76b. Here, the pair of swing arms 72a, 72
b has the same length, and is set such that the distance between the ball joints 76a and 76b is larger than the distance between the ball joints 74a and 74b.

As a result, the swing mechanism 70 is
Performs the same swinging operation as the virtual link mechanism linked in a four-bar rotation shown in FIG.

That is, the ball joints 74a, 74
4b function as connection points 20A and 20B, which are rotation pairs at both ends of the fixed link 10, and are connected to the ball joint 76.
a and 76b function as connection points 22A and 22B, which are rotation pairs at both ends of the connection link 12 (see FIG. 1). As a result, a point at which the pair of swing arms 72a and 72b intersect on an extension line is a virtual swing center Y of the swing mechanism 70 of the embodiment.

Accordingly, the water vehicle 50 draws a virtual line connecting the virtual swing center Y and the first support portion X described above.
As the virtual center axis 200, it is swingably supported.

Here, the virtual center axis 200 is
It is positioned so as to intersect the water vehicle 50 in an oblique direction. For this reason, when the player P swings the watercraft 50 in the left-right direction, the swinging motion allows the player P to simultaneously experience a rolling feeling in the left-right direction and a pitching feeling in the front-rear direction. .

In particular, the supporting device of the embodiment is provided with the first fulcrum X
Is set at a position away from the back surface side of the water vehicle 50 using the support arm 62. Therefore, the virtual center axis 20
The distance between the point 68 where the zero and the water vehicle 50 intersect and the first fulcrum X is relatively large, and the intersection point 68 can be brought closer to the center of the water vehicle 50. As a result, as compared to the intersection 68 located in front of the water vehicle 50, the water vehicle 50 as a whole swings greatly even with a small swing angle. As a result, even in a limited installation space such as a game device, the intersection vehicle 68 becomes large. The player can feel the swing sensation.

In addition, since the swing mechanism 70 employs a trapezoidal link mechanism, when the link mechanism swings left and right as shown in FIG. 1, the virtual swing is adjusted in accordance with the swing angle. The moving center Y also moves. For example, when swinging to the right in the figure, the virtual swing center moves to the left as shown by Y-2, or conversely, when swinging to the left, the virtual swing center is shown to Y-1. So move to the right. In particular, in the embodiment, since the pair of swing arms 72a and 72b are formed to have the same length, the movement of the virtual swing center Y in accordance with the left and right swing angles is also symmetrical.

As a result, the player P can move
Swings in the left-right direction, the virtual center axis 200 connecting the first fulcrum X and the virtual swing center Y also moves.
When the watercraft is tilted to curve the water surface, it is possible to reproduce the feeling that the tail portion of the watercraft slides outward, thereby realizing a more realistic waterbike game.

In particular, according to the game of the example, by combining the operation of the support device according to the first embodiment and the operation of the pneumatic actuator 58 described above, the actual operation of the personal watercraft can be performed. A close sensation can be reproduced in the game device, and a game with high reality can be played.

That is, by swinging the watercraft 50 in the left-right direction, it is possible to reproduce the state in which the watercraft moves on the water surface while tilting the personal watercraft. May be reproduced by the pneumatic actuator 58. By doing so, it is possible to physically and accurately reproduce a state in which the personal watercraft is running on a water surface with waves.

In some cases, depending on the type of the game, it may be better not to emphasize the sliding feeling of the tail part. In this case, the design of the virtual link mechanism linked in a four-bar rotation shown in FIG. 1 may be changed according to the content of the game.

Supporting Device According to Second Embodiment In the supporting device according to the first embodiment, the swing mechanism 70 is located on the rear end side of the waterborne traveling body 50 due to its structure. Needed. For this reason, depending on the game type,
It is also conceivable that the swing mechanism 70 becomes an obstacle.

The support device according to the second embodiment solves such a problem, and is characterized in that the swing mechanism 70 is located between the waterborne vehicle 50 and the base 30. .

That is, in the supporting device of the embodiment, all the mechanisms are present on the back side of the water vehicle 50, so that the entire game device can be made compact and good in appearance. it can.

FIGS. 7 to 9 schematically show the supporting device of the embodiment. In addition, in order to facilitate the description in the figure, the water vehicle 50 is shown by a dashed line. Further, in the present embodiment, the configuration of the support mechanism 60 is the same as that of the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted.

In this embodiment, the swing mechanism 70 has a pair of rotating arms 80A, 80 whose one end is rotatably supported on the base 30 side around the rotating shafts 82A, 82B.
B and a pair of ride supporting portions 88A, 88B supporting the waterborne vehicle 50 at the distal ends of the rotating arms 80A, 80B.
It is comprised including.

The pair of ride support portions 88A, 88B
As shown in FIG. 9, the upper end side thereof is
The lower end of the pivot arm 80A, 80B is attached and fixed to the ride support position at the tip of each of the rotating arms 80A, 80B via ball joints 90A, 90B via the ball joints 90A, 90B. In addition, each of these ride support parts 88A, 88
B is formed so as to be always perpendicular to the above-described rotating shafts 92A and 92B.

In this embodiment, the rotation shafts 82A, 82
2B, rotating arms 80A, 80B, ride support 88
A and 88B are formed symmetrically in the left-right plane as shown in FIG.

Each of the rotation shafts 82A and 82B has its extension lines 400A and 400B extending from the back surface side of the water vehicle 50 and penetrates the connection points 20A and 20B in FIG. It is set as follows.

Each of the rotating arms 80A and 80B rotatably supported around the rotating shafts 82A and 82B is formed such that its rotation locus has a conical shape as shown in FIG. At this time, since the center axis 400 of each rotating weight is set so as to penetrate the connection points 20A and 20B of the link mechanism shown in FIG. 1 as described above, the link shown in FIG. Mechanism oscillating trajectories 110A, 110B
Is formed, the same oscillating motion as in the first embodiment described above can be realized.

For this reason, in the present embodiment, the ball joints 90A, 90A at the tips of the rotating arms 80A, 80B are used.
The distance between 0B is the same as the connection link 12 shown in FIG.
It is set to be longer than the fixed link 10. Moreover, the shape of each of the rotating arms 80A and 80B is such that the movement trajectories of the rotating arms 80A and 80B at the positions of the ball joints 90A and 90B draw the same trajectories as the swing trajectories 110A and 110B shown in FIG. Is formed.

With the above configuration, the ball joints 90A and 90B function as the connection points 22A and 22B in the link mechanism shown in FIG. 1, and can be swingably supported similarly to the trapezoidal link mechanism shown in FIG.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the rotating arm 80
A, 80B and the water vehicle 50 are connected to each other using a pair of ride supporting portions 88A, 88B whose postures are appropriately changed via a ball joint portion 90 and a rotating shaft 92. Thereby, an error due to a twist between the rotating arm 80 and the waterborne vehicle 50 due to a difference in the radius of rotation or the like can be absorbed, and a smooth swinging motion can be realized.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention.

For example, in the above embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a simulator for a water bike has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and other various simulators such as a motorcycle, a water ski, a motor boat, Can be adapted to simulators for snowboarding. For example, in a motorcycle simulator, by supporting the motorcycle body using the support device of the present invention, it is possible to satisfactorily reproduce a situation in which the motorcycle runs while tilting the motorcycle body.

Further, the support device of the present invention may be provided with a stopper for regulating the swing angle and a shock absorber for stabilizing the swing speed, if necessary.

[0089]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a view for explaining the operation principle of a swing mechanism used in a support device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external view illustrating an example of a game device to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 3 is a schematic explanatory view of a ride section used in the game device shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a schematic explanatory view showing a first embodiment of the support device of the present invention.

5 is a schematic perspective explanatory view of the support device shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of the swing mechanism as viewed from the back side.

FIG. 7 is a schematic side view illustrating a support device according to a second embodiment.

8 is a schematic plan view of the support device shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a schematic rear view of the support device shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is an explanatory view showing the operation principle of the support device shown in FIG. 7;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Fixed link 12, 14 Swing link 16 Connection link 20A, 20B, 22A, 22B Connection point 30 Base part 40 Display 50 Watercraft 54 Ride part 60 Support mechanism 62 Support arm 64, 66, 74, 76, 90 Ball joint Part 70, swing mechanism part 72 swing arm 80 rotating arm 82, 92 rotating shaft 88 ride support 110A, 110B swing locus 200 virtual center axis X first fulcrum Y virtual swing center

Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-2-92384 (JP, A) JP-A-60-73562 (JP, A) JP-A-2-51595 (JP, U) JP-A-3-107799 (JP) , U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A63G 31/00-31/14 A63F 13/00-13/12 A63F 9/24 G09B 9/00-9/52 A63B 69 / 18 G06T 15/00

Claims (9)

(57) [Claims] 1. A support device for supporting a ride portion on a base, wherein the support mechanism portion connects a front side of the ride portion to the base at a first fulcrum positioned below the ride portion. A swing mechanism for swingably supporting the rear side of the ride portion with a virtual swing center located above the fulcrum as a fulcrum, wherein the swing mechanism has a fixed link on the upper side and a pair of sides on both sides. Swing link, bottom side
4 clauses to function as a connecting link longer than the upper side
Assuming a rotationally linked virtual link mechanism,
The point that intersects on the extension of the dynamic link is the virtual swing center
As formed, the first pivot point and the support, characterized in that for supporting the riding portion around the imaginary central axis pivotally connecting the virtual pivot center device. 2. The ride mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the support mechanism portion extends downward from a rear surface side of the ride portion and has a first fulcrum, and a ride side support portion on the base side. And a connection mechanism for connecting at a first fulcrum. 3. The virtual link mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the length of the pair of swing links is set to be equal, and the length of the pair of swing links is set symmetrically in accordance with the swing of the pair of swing links. The support device, wherein the virtual swing center moves. 4. The swing mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the swing mechanism functions as a pair of swing links of the virtual link mechanism, and connects a swing center of the swing link to the base side. is configured to include a pair of swing arms connecting the swinging of the swing link to the riding portion, wherein the pair of opposite sides of each swing arm
A point intersecting on an extension of a line connecting the connecting points of the above, is a virtual swing center, and the ride portion is swingably supported. 5. The virtual link mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the swing mechanism is rotatably supported on the base side, and a center axis of rotation of the swing mechanism is from below the ride section. A pair of pivot arms set so as to face the respective pivot centers of the pair of pivot links, and a rotational trajectory of a ride supporting position for supporting the ride portion matches a rotational trajectory of a lower end of the pair of pivot links. And a ride support portion that supports the ride portion at a ride support position of the pair of pivot arms, wherein the pair of pivot arms has an interval between the ride support positions and a connection of the virtual link mechanism. The length of the link is set to coincide with the length of the link, and a point at which an extended line of a line connecting the pair of ride support positions and the swing center of the pair of swing links intersects is defined as a virtual swing center, and the ride portion is To be able to swing freely. Support apparatus according to symptoms. 6. The ride support portion according to claim 5, wherein a lower portion is connected to each ride support position of the pair of rotating arms, and an upper portion rotates about a predetermined rotation axis of the ride portion. It is configured using a pair of support members
Support and wherein the are. 7. The support according to claim 1, wherein the connection is performed using a connection mechanism in which a connection angle between members in a connection portion of each member of the support device is freely changed. apparatus. 8. A simulator using the support device according to any one of claims 1 to 7 to support a ride portion on a base so as to be swingable about the virtual center axis. 9. A ride section set as a moving body in a predetermined simulation space, display means provided in front of the ride section to display an image of the simulation space, and the ride section swingable on a base. Claim 1
7. A support device according to any one of to 7 above, and a calculation unit that calculates a simulation space in which the moving body moves by using the swing angle of the ride unit as an input, and displays an image on the display unit. A simulator characterized in that: