JPH0614996B2 - Sensor unit - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a sensor unit that can be attached to and detached from a toy.

(Prior Art) Generally, a switch of a toy that uses a battery as a power source is configured as a manual switch, and the toy is often operated by turning on the switch with fingers. However, recently, a toy that has a built-in sensor and that automatically operates when it detects sound, light, heat, vibration, etc. has been proposed, and it is expected that the number of toys of this type will increase in the near future.

However, conventional toys could not be activated by sensors.

(Technical problem of the invention) In view of the above circumstances, it is a technical object of the present invention to provide a sensor unit capable of easily operating a toy operated by a manual switch with a sensor.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above problems, a sensor unit according to the present invention includes a battery box for inserting a battery, an operating mechanism that operates using the battery as a power source, and a manual switch that turns on and off the battery. A sensor unit provided for a toy equipped with and characterized in that it has the following requirements.

(A) Having a unit box that can be fitted in the battery box. (B) Inside the unit box, a power supply unit, sound, light,
A sensor unit that senses a physical quantity such as heat, vibration, and odor to turn on / off the power supply unit, and a connection unit that connects to the contact unit of the battery box are electrically connected and arranged. The unit may be a connecting means connectable to an external power source instead of the battery.

(Operation and Effect of the Invention) According to the above configuration, the battery is taken out from the battery box of the toy that is operated by the manual switch, the unit box is fitted into the battery box, and the connection portion is connected to the contact portion of the battery box. As a result, when the sensor detects a sound or the like, the power supply unit is turned on and the operating mechanism of the toy operates.

In this way, a toy that moves with a manual switch can be easily changed to a toy that moves with a sensor.

(Examples) Examples of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In the figure, reference symbol A indicates an animal toy. This animal toy A is internally provided with an operating mechanism (not shown) for legs and head, which includes a motor M and is operated by the power of a battery 2 in a battery box 1 provided on the back, 2 is configured to be turned on / off by a manual switch 3.
In the battery box 1, a contact part 4 where both electrodes of the battery 2 come into contact
Is provided.

It should be noted that the toy A may be any as long as it has an actuating mechanism that is powered by electricity.

Next, B shows a sensor unit. The sensor unit B has a wiring board 9 in which a sensor unit 6 which senses a physical quantity of sound and turns on and off, a connection unit 7 which is connected to a contact unit 4 of a battery box 1 and a power supply unit 8 are installed in a unit box 5. Are electrically connected to each other and arranged in the unit box 5.

The unit box 5 is formed in a size that can be fitted into the battery box 1 provided in the animal toy A.

The sensor unit 6 is composed of a sound sensor and has a function as a switch for opening or closing a circuit connected to the power supply unit 8. In addition, a manual switch (not shown) is connected in series with the sensor unit 6. You may connect to.

The power supply unit 8 may be composed of a battery.

The wiring board 9 in the unit box 5 may have a circuit as shown in FIG. 2, for example.

In the above configuration, after the battery 2 is removed from the battery box 1 of the animal toy A, the unit box 5 is fitted into the battery box 1 to connect the contact portion 4 of the battery box 1 and the connecting portion 7 of the sensor unit B. And are contacted and connected. Therefore, when the sensor section 6 senses an external sound in the unit box 5, the power supply section 8 is turned on and output from the contact point section 4 of the toy connected to the connection section 7, and operates together with the motor M in the animal toy A. Drive the mechanism. Therefore, according to the sensor unit B, the animal toy A that moves by the manual switch 3 can be changed to the animal toy A that automatically moves by sensing sound. Since it seems as if the animal toy A is moving in response to the sound by its own will, it is possible to give a completely different impression from the case of the conventional manual switch 3 even with the same movement.

The sensor unit 6 can be configured to sense a physical quantity such as light, heat, vibration, odor, etc. to be turned on and off by changing the type of sensor.

Further, the power source of the sensor unit is not limited to the battery. For example, jack (connecting means) on the unit box
May be formed, and an AC adapter may be connected to the jack to use a household 100V power supply. It is effective for store displays.

Next, FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the sensor unit, in which the connecting portion is constituted by the connecting cord 7a.
Joining means such as an alligator clip 10 is provided at the tip of a. In this case, by sandwiching the contact portion 4 of the battery box 1 with the alligator clip 10, the sensor unit B
Since it can be connected to a toy motor, the present invention can be applied to a toy having a battery box of such a size that the unit box cannot be fitted therein.

In connection with this, if the unit box is formed small in advance and the connecting portion is configured to be expandable and contractable by a spring from the unit box, it is possible to correspond to a battery box of any size.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of a use state of a sensor unit according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram showing an example of wiring of the sensor unit, and FIG. 3 is another embodiment of the sensor unit. Reference A ... Animal toy, B ... Sensor unit, 1 ...
Battery box, 2 ... Battery, 4 ... Contact part, 5 ... Unit box, 6 ... Sensor part, 7 ... Connecting part, 8 ...
…Power supply part

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A sensor unit provided for a toy, comprising a battery box for accommodating a battery, an actuation mechanism for actuating the battery as a power source, and a manual switch for turning the battery on and off, and having the following requirements. A sensor unit characterized by this. (A) Having a unit box that can be fitted in the battery box. (B) In the unit box, a power supply unit, sound, light,
A sensor unit that senses a physical quantity such as heat, vibration, and odor to turn on / off the power supply unit, and a connection unit that connects to the contact unit of the battery box are arranged. 2. The sensor unit according to claim 1, wherein the power supply unit is a connecting means that can be connected to an external power supply instead of a battery.