JP2005013391A - Moving toy - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a moving toy with which a player can enjoy a new moving toy by simply replacing a cover body and the player is not bored by enabling the toy to perform motions corresponding to the replaced cover body by changing the appearance by replacing the cover body for covering the toy body even with the same toy body. <P>SOLUTION: This moving toy is constituted of the toy body 1 and the cover body 2 which covers the toy body 1. The cover body 2 is attachable/detachable to/from the toy body 1. The toy body 1 is equipped with at least one of motion mechanisms of a driving mechanism 16 which makes a part or the whole of the toy body 1 operate and a sound generating device 10. At the same time, the operating toy is made to perform motions corresponding to the cover body 2 by putting the cover body 2 on the toy body 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention forms an actuated toy, more specifically, a covering body so as to be detachable from the toy body, and the toy body recognizes the shape of the covering body and outputs sound related to the covering body. It relates to a working toy.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, various stuffed toys have been proposed and put into practical use. In the conventional working toy, an operating mechanism for operating each part of the body (head, ears, etc.) is arranged in the body part of the main body that is shaped like a dog, for example, and a sound generator is arranged (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-82485 (5th page, FIG. 1)
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the above-described working toy outputs a sound corresponding to a dog (dog onomatopoeia) and is limited to a dog to the last, and all the operation mechanisms and sound generation devices are accommodated in the trunk. The only thing that could be done was to make it work according to its appearance.
[0005]
The present invention solves the above problems, and even if it is the same toy body, it can be operated corresponding to the replaced covering by changing the appearance by replacing the covering covering the toy body, It is an object of the present invention to provide a working toy that can enjoy a new working toy simply by replacing the covering, and to keep working.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the working toy according to the present invention is characterized by having the following requirements.
(A) The actuating toy is composed of a toy body and a covering for covering the toy body, and the covering is detachable from the toy body. (B) The toy body is a part of the toy body. Or, it is provided with an operation mechanism of at least one of a drive mechanism and a sound generation device for operating the whole. (C) The operation mechanism corresponds to the covering body by covering the toy body with the covering body. To do [0007]
The working toy preferably has the following requirements.
(A) The covering body is provided with a storage medium for storing solid identification information for specifying the covering body and transmitting the stored solid identification information, and the toy body has solid identification information transmitted from the storage medium. (B) The toy body is provided with a memory for storing voice data corresponding to a plurality of coverings, and the covering is specified from the individual identification information received by the receiving means. And a controller for operating the operation mechanism by reading operation data related to the covering from the memory.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 shows an example of an actuated toy according to the present invention. This actuated toy A is configured such that a covering (a costume) 2 can be attached to and detached from a toy body 1, and the appearance can be obtained by replacing the costume 2. It can be changed and can be operated in relation to its appearance.
[0009]
As shown in FIG. 2, the toy body 1 has a torso 3 with a head 4 that can swing left and right, and the arms 5 and legs 6 are provided with joints 5 a and 6 a, and can be bent freely. The costume 2 can be easily attached and detached, and a free mold can be attached by changing the state of the limbs.
[0010]
A speaker 10 and a sensor 11 are provided on the head 4, and the sensor 11 is activated by pressing a push button 12 provided on the front surface. Control that the sensor 11 is activated will be described later. When the unit 40 recognizes, the motor 15 disposed on the body unit 3 is rotated to operate the drive mechanism 16 which is one of the operation mechanisms to swing the head 4 left and right and to generate sound which is the other of the operation mechanisms Sound related to the costume 2 is output from the speaker 10 constituting the apparatus.
[0011]
As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, a battery 17 as a power source, a motor 15, a drive mechanism 16 that swings the head 4 left and right, an antenna 35, and an electronic board 19 are disposed inside the body 3. The power switch 20 is disposed on the bottom surface of the body portion 3 so as to be able to be turned on and off.
[0012]
As shown in FIG. 4, the drive mechanism 16 includes a first two-stage gear 22 that meshes with a pinion gear 21 fixed to the rotation shaft of the motor 15, and a second gear that meshes with a small gear 22 a of the first two-stage gear 22. The second gear 23, the third two-speed gear 24 meshed with the small gear 23 a of the second two-speed gear 23, the spur gear 25 meshed with the small gear 24 a of the third two-speed gear 24, The cam disk 27 is attached to the rear end of the shaft 26 of the gear 25.
[0013]
The cam disk 27 has an eccentric shaft 28 protruding from the back surface, and the eccentric shaft 28 is engaged with a vertically long engagement hole 31 formed in a lever 30 integral with the head 4. When the spur gear 25 rotates through the two-stage gears 22, 23, 24, the eccentric shaft 28 rotates in a circular orbit, so that the lever 30 swings left and right around the support shaft 32. Accordingly, the head 4 can be swung in the left-right direction.
[0014]
An antenna 35, which is a receiving means arranged in the front part of the body part 3, receives data (individual identification information) transmitted from the storage medium 36 provided in the cover 2, and the data received by the antenna 35 is electronic. The control unit 40 disposed on the substrate 19 determines what shape the cover 2 has (for example, an animal such as a dog or a cat).
[0015]
The covering body 2 is composed of a costume formed by imitating an animal such as a dog or a cat with a flocked cloth or the like. What kind of animal the covering body 2 is at a position facing the antenna 35 on the front inner surface. Or a storage medium 36 in which individual identification information is stored is attached by appropriate means (sewing, sticking, etc.) so that it cannot be seen from the outside. This storage medium 36 is configured by a known wireless tag in which an IC 37 and a loop antenna 38 for receiving and transmitting data are integrally formed. When this wireless tag is close to the antenna 35 of the toy body 1, A power generation circuit (not shown) generates a power supply voltage by radio waves transmitted from the antenna 35 of the toy body 1, and the individual identification information stored in the IC 37 is transmitted from the antenna 38.
[0016]
FIG. 5 is a block diagram for explaining the electrical configuration of the working toy. Individual identification information transmitted from the antenna 38 of the wireless tag 36 is received by the antenna 35 of the toy body 1 and converted into a digital signal by the reader IC 39. Then, the control unit 40 recognizes the solid identification information.
[0017]
The control unit 40 stores a control program for controlling the operation of the working toy and also stores a memory for storing the above-described individual identification information and voice data which is operation data stored in the memory into a voice signal. Can be configured by a programmable speech synthesizer IC that integrates a conversion circuit that outputs the operation pattern data, which is operation data, into a drive signal of the motor 15 and outputs the drive signal.
[0018]
The drive signal is composed of a pulse signal, and the pulse interval T may be set so as to relate to the shape of the costume 2 as shown in FIG. For example, if the costume is a dog, the interval T is shortened or the pulse is continuously turned on to continuously operate the motor to make the head swing faster, and if the costume is a cat, the interval T is increased. It is only necessary that the motor is operated intermittently so that the head can be swung slowly.
[0019]
The sensor 11 detects that the user has acted on the operating toy. In the present invention, the sensor 11 is constituted by a tact switch that is operated by pressing a push button 12 disposed on the nose portion. When is turned on, the control unit 40 reads out voice data and movement pattern data, which are movement data related to the costume 2, from the memory, converts the voice data into a voice signal and outputs it, and converts the movement pattern data into a drive signal. Therefore, the sound related to the costume 2 is output from the speaker 10 while the head 4 is swung to the left and right (for example, “one-wan” if the costume 2 is a dog). .
[0020]
According to the working toy having the above-described configuration, the costume 2 is put on the toy body 1 as shown in FIG. At this time, as shown in FIG. 2, the arm portion 5 and the leg portion 6 are formed with joints 5a and 6a, so that the armature 5 and the leg portion 6 are easily covered with the costume 2 while being bent at the joints 5a and 6a. And can be removed.
[0021]
When the costume 2 is put on the toy body 1 and the power switch 20 is turned on, a radio wave is transmitted from the antenna 35. The radio tag 36 that receives this radio wave by the antenna 38 generates a voltage inside, and the individual identification stored in the IC 37 Information is transmitted from the antenna 38.
[0022]
The individual identification information is received by the antenna 35, converted into a digital signal by the reader IC 39, and input to the control unit 40, so that the control unit 40 recognizes what the costume is formed from the individual identification information. can do.
[0023]
When the user presses the push button 12, the control unit 40 reads out voice data and operation pattern data related to the sensor costume 2 based on the individual identification information from the operation data stored in the memory, Since it is converted into an audio signal and output, and also converted into a drive signal and output, an audio related to the costume 2 is output from the speaker 10 and the head can be swung left and right.
[0024]
Note that the motion data does not need to be composed of both voice data and motion pattern data, but is composed only of the voice data, and the head swing is the same so that only the voice changes corresponding to the costume. May be.
[0025]
As described above, since the costume 2 is provided with the solid identification information for specifying what kind of animal the costume is imitated, the costume 2 is replaced even in the same toy body 1. As shown in Figs. 8 (a) and 8 (b), the appearance of cats, monsters, and other animals can be transformed into various animals. You can enjoy wearing costumes 2 according to your taste and mood of the day, and you can enjoy various working toys by purchasing additional costumes 2 and enjoy the fun that cannot be imagined with conventional working toys. be able to.
[0026]
In the above-described working toy, the toy main body 1 has a shape such as a skeleton body for covering the costume 2, and the toy main body 1 alone has no meaning, but the toy main body 1 It is also possible to form a shape that can withstand vision even by itself (for example, an alien), and to cover the costume 2 so that the alien is transformed into an animal on the earth.
[0027]
Although not shown, a sensor that detects changes in the environment around the moving toy, such as a microphone sensor that senses sound, a vibration sensor that senses vibration, and an infrared sensor that senses the closeness of the hand, is provided. The movement mechanism may be moved by sensing that the robot has acted on the movement toy.
[0028]
Further, a plurality of wireless tags are attached to the costume 2, one wireless tag stores the above-described individual identification information, and the other wireless tags store voice data and operations of the costume 2 that are not stored in the memory of the toy body 1. When pattern data is stored and a new costume 2 is developed, the operation corresponding to the new costume 2 (output of voice or operating a part of the body) can be executed without replacing the toy body 1 May be.
[0029]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, if a costume is put on the toy main body, an operation related to the costume (output of sound or movement of a part of the body) is performed, so that an action toy with a new idea can be provided.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a working toy according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a toy body. FIGS. 3A and 3B are front and side views for explaining the configuration of the toy body. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the configuration of the drive mechanism. FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating the electrical configuration of the working toy. FIG. 6 is a time chart illustrating an example of a drive signal. The perspective view explaining the state which attaches and detaches the costume on the toy body. [FIGS. 8] (a) and (b) are perspective views explaining the state where other costumes are put on the toy body. [Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Toy main body 2 Covering body 3 Body part 4 Head 10 Speaker (sound generator)
16 Drive mechanism 35 Antenna (receiving means)
36 Storage medium (wireless tag)
40 Control unit

Claims (2)

An actuated toy comprising the following requirements:
(A) The actuating toy is composed of a toy body and a covering for covering the toy body, and the covering is detachable from the toy body. (B) The toy body is a part of the toy body. Or, it is provided with an operation mechanism of at least one of a drive mechanism and a sound generation device for operating the whole. (C) The operation mechanism corresponds to the covering body by covering the toy body with the covering body. To do The working toy according to claim 1, comprising the following requirements.
(A) The covering body is provided with a storage medium for storing solid identification information for specifying the covering body and transmitting the stored solid identification information, and the toy body has solid identification information transmitted from the storage medium. (B) The toy body is provided with a memory for storing voice data corresponding to a plurality of coverings, and the covering is specified from the individual identification information received by the receiving means. And a control unit for reading the operation data related to the covering from the memory and operating the operation mechanism.

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