Stationary game machine

A stationary game machine comprising:

• a dummy mover having a player's seat;
• display means for displaying a path of movement in front of said dummy mover;
• and
• means responsive to the steering by the player for controlling the orientation of said dummy mover,
• said means for controlling the orientation of said dummy mover comprising:
• a truck section transversely movable in a direction crossing said path of movement, said truck section pivotally supporting said dummy mover so that the orientation of said dummy mover can be controlled;
• an angle control section responsive to the steering by the player for controlling the pivoted angle of said dummy mover relative to said truck section;
• a rotating member disposed in a direction crossing said path of movement;
• a pressure roller disposed on said truck section in pressure contact with said rotating member;
• a drive section for rotatably driving at least one of said rotating member and pressure roller;
• and
• a cross-angle control section for controlling a cross-angle of said pressure roller relative to said rotating member, said cross-angle control being provided by angular displacement of a pressure roller support shaft rotatably supported by said truck section, said pressure roller support shaft being rotatably responsive to the rotational direction and angle of said dummy mover, and a dummy mover support shaft, said dummy mover support shaft being connected to said pressure roller support shaft through a power transmitting mechanism,
• whereby said dummy mover can be steered and transversely moved by the player in said crossing direction at a speed matching the orientation of said dummy mover.

A stationary game machine comprising:

• a dummy mover having a player's seat;
• display means for displaying a path of movement in front of said dummy mover;
• and
• means responsive to steering by the player for controlling an orientation of said dummy mover,
• said means for controlling the orientation of said dummy mover comprising:
• a truck section transversely movable in a direction crossing said path of movement, said truck section pivotally supporting said dummy mover so that the orientation of said dummy mover can be controlled;
• an angle control section responsive to steering by the player for controlling a pivoted angle of said dummy mover relative to said truck section;
• a rotating member disposed in a direction crossing said path of movement;
• a pressure roller disposed on said truck section in pressure contact with said rotating member;
• a drive section for rotatably driving at least one of said rotating member and said pressure roller;
• and
• a cross-angle control section, comprising a steering wheel provided in said dummy mover, a steering shaft, a connecting rod pivotally connected to said steering shaft through a first arm and a second arm for pivotally connecting said connecting rod to said truck section for controlling a cross-angle of said pressure roller relative to said rotating member such that a component of force acting on said truck section through said pressure roller in said crossing direction will be in the same direction as said steered direction and equal to a value corresponding to said pivoted angle, wherein a rearward portion of said dummy mover is fixedly mounted on a support shaft pivotally supported by said truck section and an operating portion of said cross-angle control section is connected to said support shaft through an intermediate connector and located in a forward portion of said dummy mover,
• whereby said dummy mover can be steered and transversely moved by the player in said crossing direction such that the forward portion of said dummy mover can be moved faster and further relative to the rearward portion when said operating portion is steered by the player.