JP2913501B2 - Traveling toys and gaming systems - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a running toy that runs by a motor and a game system using the running toy.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A toy such as a car, a train, a doll and the like is provided with a sound generating device for generating a sound such as an accelerating sound, a horn, a voice, etc., so as to enhance a game. As a sound generator,
Various devices have been considered, from primitive devices such as sirens and buzzers, to electronic devices such as small records, small tape recorders, and voice synthesizers.

[0003] By producing sounds imitating real cars and trains from these toys, toys such as cars and trains with a more realistic feeling can be realized. In addition, a doll toy with higher playability can be realized by uttering a voice from the doll.

[0004]

However, the conventional sound-generating toys usually have a problem that they are not changed and lack interest because the same predetermined sound is usually emitted repeatedly. For this reason, there is a toy that uses a replaceable small record or small tape recorder as a sound generating device. However, the toy itself becomes expensive, and a special record or tape that generates sound must be prepared.

On the other hand, in the case of a traveling toy such as an automobile, a train, a doll, etc., which is driven by a motor, the traveling state of the driven toy cannot be controlled from the outside unless communication means such as radio control is used. Was. Further, communication means such as wireless control is difficult to operate and is not suitable for traveling toys for infants. An object of the present invention is to provide a traveling toy and a game system using the traveling toy that can easily perform a changing motor control.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is to provide a toy running unit which can be driven by a motor, and which is provided on the toy running unit so as to face a running surface on which the toy running unit runs. The present invention is attained by a traveling toy comprising: a light receiving unit that receives light; and a motor control unit that controls the motor in accordance with a change in the amount of light detected by the light receiving unit.

[0007] In the above-mentioned traveling toy, a sound generating unit that emits a sound according to a change in the amount of light detected by the light receiving unit may be further provided. The above object is achieved by forming the traveling toy described above and a mounting surface on which the traveling toy is placed, the light amount detected by the light receiving unit corresponding to the relative movement between the traveling toy and the placement surface described above. This is achieved by a gaming system characterized by having a changing pattern.

[0008] The object of the present invention is to provide the traveling toy described above, a traveling surface on which the traveling toy travels, and a traveling surface formed on the traveling surface, wherein the speed control unit corresponds to the traveling environment of the traveling toy. It is also achieved by a gaming system characterized by having a pattern in which the amount of light detected by the light receiving unit changes in accordance with the traveling movement of the toy.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

First Embodiment (Sound-producing Automobile Toy) (Configuration) A sound-producing automobile toy according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a sound-generating automobile toy according to this embodiment. In the present embodiment, the sound-generating automobile toy 1
The power switch 12 and the speaker 13 for sound generation are provided behind 0, and the sound switch 14 is provided on the side. The sound switch 14 is a switch that generates a sound only while the switch is pressed, and returns when released. FIG. 2 shows the interior of the sound-generating automobile toy 10. A battery box 18 as a power supply and an electric circuit board 20 are mounted on a chassis 16 of the sound-generating automobile toy 10. By storing the battery 18 a in the battery box 18, power is supplied from the battery 18 a and the circuit of the electric circuit board 20 is driven.

FIG. 3 shows the back side of the sound-generating automobile toy 10. The sensor unit 22 which is a feature of the present embodiment is located at the center of the rear wheel on the rear side of the chassis 16. The sensor unit 22 includes:
It comprises a lamp 24 for emitting light and an optical sensor 26 for receiving light. If there is a reflecting object such as a floor under the chassis 16, light emitted from the lamp 24 is reflected by the reflecting object and enters the optical sensor 26. The optical sensor 26 receives the incident light and generates a sound having a tone corresponding to the amount of light received by a sound generation circuit described later.

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of the sound generating circuit of the sound generating automobile toy 10. As shown in FIG. Light emitted from the lamp 24 is reflected by the reflector 28, and the reflected light enters the optical sensor 26. The V / F converter 30 converts a voltage signal of a light receiving signal from the optical sensor 26 into a frequency signal. The converted frequency signal is amplified by the speaker amplifier 32 to generate a sound from the speaker 13. The power supply 34 supplies power to the lamp 24, the V / F converter 30, and the speaker amplifier 32.

FIG. 5 shows a specific example of a sound generating circuit of the sound generating automobile toy 10. The optical sensor 26 of this specific example is CdS whose resistance value changes according to the amount of light received. The optical sensor 26 and the resistor 36 are connected in series and connected between the input and output terminals of the inverter 38. An inverter 40 is further connected to the inverter 38 in series. A capacitor 42 is connected between the output terminal of the inverter 40 and an intermediate connection point between the optical sensor 26 and the resistor 36. When the resistance value of the optical sensor 26 changes according to the light amount, the time for charging and discharging the capacitor 42 changes, and frequency conversion is performed.

The inverter 40 further includes an inverter 44
Are connected to the inverters 45, 46, 47 via the. The speakers 13 are connected to the inverters 45, 46, 47. In this specific example, the speaker 13 is a piezoelectric buzzer. (Gaming Method) The operation of the sound-generating automobile toy 10 according to the present embodiment will be described along a gaming method.

In the first game method, as shown in FIG. 6, a pattern on the reflector 28 is drawn, and the sound-generating automobile toy 10 is run on the pattern, so that a special sound corresponding to the pattern is generated. Is generated. When the sound generating automobile toy 10 is pushed and moved by hand while pressing the sound switch 14,
The amount of light incident on the optical sensor 26 changes according to the pattern, and the pitch of the generated sound changes according to the change.

Therefore, various sounds can be generated by the pattern of the reflector 28. For example, FIG. 7A shows a pattern for generating a siren of a fire engine, and FIG. 7B shows a pattern for generating a siren of a police car. FIG. 7 (c) shows a musical scale created based on the pattern density. A tone called Doremifasoraside is generated in order from a black portion, that is, a portion having a small amount of reflected light. If a pattern is formed with the density and length according to the melody of a certain song, the song can be played simply by running on the pattern. If a pattern as shown in FIG. 7 (d) is drawn on a sloping road of a motorway, it is possible to generate a sound as if the car actually goes up the sloping road. Further, by devising a pattern on a car course, it is possible to generate a sharp curve sound or a brake sound at a curve.

In the case of a sound-generating automobile toy that runs on its own by means of a motor, sound may be generated by a pattern on the course and the speed may be automatically changed. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, a speed control unit 49 for controlling the speed of the motor 48 according to the signal from the optical sensor 26 is provided. For example, when a pattern of a curve is detected, the motor 48 is set to a low speed, and when a pattern of a slope is detected, the motor is set to a high horsepower.

Until now, the sound-generating car toy 10 has been run on a certain course, but in order to generate sound, the sound-generating car toy 10 and the course may be moved relatively. For example, a game is played with the sound-generating automobile toy 10 placed on a course table 50 as shown in FIG. A long road course is wound up and stored in the course table 50,
By rotating the handles 52, 54, the winding core is rotated to move a road course below the sound-generating automobile toy 10. A pattern is drawn on the road course, and sounds are generated according to the movement of the road course.

In the second game method, the sound-generating automobile toy 10 is moved up and down as shown in FIG. Then, the amount of light received by the light sensor 26 attached to the bottom of the sound-generating automobile toy 10 changes, and a sound that changes according to the vertical movement is generated. By changing the brightness of the reflector 28, the degree of the sound change can be changed.

FIG. 10 shows an automobile repair shop toy 60 to which the second game method is applied. When the sound-generating automobile toy 10 to be repaired is put on the repair stand 62 shown in FIG. 10A and the jack-up handle 64 is turned, the sound-generating automobile toy 10 is jacked up as shown in FIG. The sound of the sound changes. In this case, the sound generating automobile toy 10 uses the sound switch 14 as a changeover switch so that a sound is always generated even when the sound is not pressed.

(Gaming System) FIG. 11 shows a gaming system in which all the elements of the above-described gaming method are incorporated in a city.
A small hill 72 is formed at the upper left of the gaming system 70, and a pattern as shown in FIG. When the school bus 74 goes up the slope, an uphill engine sound corresponding to the pattern is generated.

At the lower right of the game system 70, a police station 76
Is provided. The police car 78 is always located on the roof of the police station 76. When push button 80 is pressed,
The gate 82 goes down and the police car 78 runs on a slope. A pattern as shown in FIG. 7B is formed on the sloping road, and a siren sound can be generated when the police car 78 is dispatched.

A gas station 84 is provided at the lower center of the gaming system 70. When the vehicle 88 is placed at a refueling place near the measuring device 86 and the handle 90 provided on the upper portion of the measuring device 86 is turned, the floor under the vehicle 88 moves by the same mechanism as in FIG. In addition, patterns on the road on the gaming system 70 are drawn such that interesting sounds are generated. For example, a pattern that generates a brake sound is provided in front of a crosswalk at an intersection, or a pattern that generates a curve sound is provided on a curve of a road.

[Second embodiment (sound-generating train toy)] In this embodiment, a train toy is provided with a sound generating mechanism similar to that of the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 12, since the basic configuration is the same except that the appearance is a train,
Detailed description is omitted. As in the first embodiment, a sensor section is provided at the bottom of the sound-generating train toy 100.

The present embodiment is characterized by the rail 102 on which the sound-generating train toy 100 runs. The rail 102 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the units are connected to each other so as to have a desired length. A variety of pattern cards 104 can be mounted on each rail 102. When the sound-generating train toy 100 runs on the rail 102 on which the various pattern cards 104 are mounted, various sounds are generated according to the pattern of the pattern card 104.

For example, a card 104 for emitting a horn sound is mounted on a rail 102 near a railroad crossing, and a card for emitting a steam sound at the time of departure or a brake sound at a stop on the rail 102 near a station. 104 may be attached. FIG. 14 shows a course in which the sound-generating train toy 100 runs in a picture book format. A course of various patterns is drawn on each page of the picture book 106, and when running on it, the sound-generating train toy 10
An interesting sound is generated from zero. The melody may be played when the course runs, and one tune may be completed in one lap.

The sound-generating toy may be other than a car or a train. For example, a dog toy may be emitted by changing the pattern for a dog toy having a similar configuration. [Third Embodiment (Sound Generation Doll)] In this embodiment, the present invention is applied to a doll. As shown in FIG. 15, the sound generating doll 110 of the present embodiment is provided with a sensor unit 114 on the head below a parasol 112. Sound generating doll 1
When you move forward 10, parasol 112 rotates and parasol 1
A sound corresponding to the pattern inside 12 is generated. Parasol 11
2 can be exchanged, various melody sounds can be generated.
0 can be played.

The method of rotating the parasol 112 is not limited to the specific example shown in FIG. 15, and it may be rotated by turning the arm, or may be rotated by a mainspring or a motor. [Fourth Embodiment (Sound-generating Automobile Toy)] In this embodiment, a sensor is provided inside the automobile, not at the bottom. As shown in FIG. 16, a card insertion slot 122 is provided on the ceiling of the sound-generating automobile toy 120 of the present embodiment,
The sound generating disk 124 is inserted from the card insertion slot 122.

As shown in FIG.
The sound generating automobile toy 120 is provided inside. A sound generating disk 124 is mounted so as to face the sensor unit 126. When the sound-generating automobile toy 120 moves forward,
The rotation of the rear wheel 128 is transmitted by the transmission mechanism 129 to rotate the sound generating disk 124. When the sound generating disk 124 rotates, the sensor unit 126 detects a change in the pattern and emits a predetermined sound.

[Fifth Embodiment (Record Player)] In the present embodiment, the present invention is applied to a record player. As shown in FIG. 18, a sensor unit 134 is provided on a pickup 132 of a record player 130, and a record 138 is placed on a turntable 136 and rotated. When the pickup 132 is approached, a sound corresponding to the pattern drawn on the record 138 is output from the speaker 14.
Emitted from 0. By changing the pattern, you can play various melodies like an ordinary record player.

[Other Embodiments] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications are possible. For example, a sensor unit may be provided on the ceiling of the sound-generating train toy so as to pass through the tunnel and generate a sound corresponding to the pattern inside the tunnel. Further, the present invention may be applied to an airplane toy, and a takeoff and landing sound generation pattern may be drawn on the runway. By moving the sound generating airplane toy in the air, sound may be generated not only by reflected light but also by external light from a window, an electric light, or the like.

[0032]

As described above, according to the present invention, a toy traveling unit that can be driven by a motor and a toy traveling unit that is provided opposite to a traveling surface on which the toy traveling unit travels are provided with light from the traveling surface. A light receiving unit that receives light and a motor control unit that controls the motor according to the change in the amount of light detected by the light receiving unit are provided, so that motor control that changes according to the change in the amount of light detected by the light receiving unit can be easily realized. can do.

Also, a pattern may be formed on the mounting surface on which the traveling toy is placed, and the amount of light detected by the light receiving unit may change in accordance with the relative movement between the traveling toy and the mounting surface. In addition, it is possible to easily realize a game system capable of performing a changing motor control.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a sound-generating automobile toy according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the inside of the sound-generating automobile toy according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a view showing the bottom of the sound-generating automobile toy according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of a sound generation circuit of the sound generation automobile toy according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram of a sound generation circuit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a view illustrating a game method of a sound-generating automobile toy according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a specific example of a pattern of a reflection object.

FIG. 8 is a view showing another game method of the sound-generating automobile toy according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a view showing still another game method of the sound-generating automobile toy according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a view showing still another game method of the sound-generating automobile toy according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a game system of a sound-generating automobile toy according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a sound-generating train toy according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a rail and a pattern card used in the sound-generating train toy according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a picture book depicting a course for running a sound-generating train toy according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a sound-generating doll according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a sound-generating automobile toy according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an internal structure of a sound-generating automobile toy according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a record player according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Sound generating car toy 12 ... Power switch 13 ... Speaker 14 ... Sound switch 16 ... Car chassis 18 ... Battery box 20 ... Electric circuit board 22 ... Sensor part 24 ... Lamp 26 ... Light sensor 28 ... Reflective object 30 ... V / F conversion Instrument 32 ... Speaker amplifier 34 ... Power supply 36 ... Resistance 38,40,44,45,46,47 ... Inverter 42 ... Condenser 48 ... Motor 49 ... Speed control unit 50 ... Course table 52,54 ... Handle 60 ... Auto repair shop toy 62 ... Repair stand 64 ... Jack-up handle 70 ... Gaming system 72 ... Hill 74 ... School bus 76 ... Police station 78 ... Police car 80 ... Push button 82 ... Gate 84 ... Gas station 86 ... Weighing machine 88 ... Car 90 ... Handle 100 … Sound-generating train toy 102… Rail 104… Pattern card 06: picture book 110: sound generating doll 112: parasol 114: sensor unit 120: sound generating car toy 122: card slot 124: sound generating disk 126: sensor unit 128: rear wheel 129: transmission mechanism 130: record player 132 ... Pickup 134 ... Sensor 136 ... Turntable 138 ... Record 140 ... Speaker

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Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] A toy traveling unit that can travel by a motor; a light receiving unit that is provided on the toy traveling unit to face a traveling surface on which the toy traveling unit travels, and that receives light from the traveling surface; A motorized toy comprising: a motor control unit for sequentially controlling the motor so as to differ according to the amount of light detected by the light receiving unit. 2. The traveling toy according to claim 1, further comprising a sound generating unit that sequentially emits different sounds according to the amount of light detected by the light receiving unit. 3. The traveling toy according to claim 1, wherein the light receiving means is formed on a mounting surface on which the traveling toy is mounted, the light receiving corresponding to a relative movement between the traveling toy and the mounting surface. A pattern in which the amount of light detected by the unit changes. 4. A traveling toy according to claim 1 or 2, a traveling surface on which the traveling toy travels, and a traveling surface formed on the traveling surface, wherein the motor controller corresponds to a traveling environment of the traveling toy. A pattern in which the amount of light detected by the light receiving unit changes in accordance with the traveling movement of the traveling toy.