JPH0724708B2 - Pedestal - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial field of application) The present invention relates to a stuffed animal that does not have a sound generator incorporated therein,
The present invention relates to a pedestal that detects a person's passing direction and an impact from the outside even when a decorative object such as a doll is placed, and generates a plurality of types of sounds according to the detection result.

(Prior Art) In recent years, a stuffed toy having a built-in sensor and voice generating device for detecting a predetermined impact and light has been put on the market. Therefore, when trying to make a variety of stuffed animals with different appearances having the above-mentioned configuration, each stuffed animal must be provided with a sensor and a sound generating device, and the cost of one stuffed toy becomes very high. It was a thing. Further, since one stuffed toy having a certain appearance is designed to perform only a certain sensing and voice generating operation, it would be uninteresting if used to it.

Also, recently, the view of toys has been reviewed.

That is, conventional toys move by rolling up a spring or turning on a switch, and even in a doll without a spring or a switch, it is meaningful only by the empathy of children. It was just a thing without the positive action of.

(Purpose of the Invention) The present inventors have been made in view of the above problems, and even ordinary ornaments such as stuffed animals and dolls are sensitive to a load caused by passage of a person, a shock given by a person, or the like. It is a technical problem to provide a pedestal that can be operated in an accelerating manner and can have a more positive touch of heart, which cannot be obtained by a conventional toy.

(Means for Solving Problems) In order to achieve the above object, a pedestal according to the present invention is a pedestal for movably mounting a plurality of types of ornaments and an object passing in front of the pedestal. It is characterized by comprising a left-right direction detecting means for detecting the passing direction of the object by light, and a sound generating device for generating different kinds of sounds depending on the passing direction of the object according to the detection result of the detecting means.

The pedestal may be provided with a left-right direction detecting means, a sound generating device, and an impact level detecting means for detecting the level of impact applied to the ornament placed on the placing portion.

(Operation) According to the present invention, since the pedestal itself has the horizontal direction detecting means and the sound generating device, when the object passes in front of the pedestal on which the ornament is placed on the placing portion, the pedestal is provided with The right and left direction detecting means detects the passing direction of the object passing by light. The sound generating device provided on the pedestal generates different kinds of sounds depending on the passing direction of the object according to the detection result of the left-right direction detecting means.

Further, when the pedestal is provided with the left-right direction detecting means and the impact level detecting means as the detecting means, the passing direction of the object is detected according to the detection result of the left-right direction detecting means detecting the passing direction of the object passing in front of the pedestal. When different types of voices are generated according to the above, and the impact is applied to the ornament placed on the placing portion, the impact level detecting means detects the level of the impact, and the voice generating device according to the result of the impact level detecting means. Produces different kinds of sounds depending on the level of impact.

(Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pedestal embodying the present invention.

This pedestal 1 has a pedestal 5 provided with a mounting portion 3, and as shown in FIG. 2, a decoration 7 such as a stuffed animal or a doll is placed on the mounting portion 3 in a replaceable manner. .

A rising edge 9 is formed on the upper edge of the base 5, and the front surface 11
In order to detect the passing direction of a person who has passed in front of the front surface 11, two left and right detection optical sensors 13 and 15 are provided at positions horizontally separated from each other. Is
An impact sensor 17 for detecting an impact applied to the ornament 7 placed on the placing portion 3 is provided. Inside the pedestal 1, the left and right detection optical sensors 13,
A voice generation device 19 is provided which generates a plurality of types of voices according to the detection results of 15 and the impact sensor 17. The main switch 17a of the voice generating device 19 is provided on the placing portion 3 and is configured to be turned on automatically when the ornament 7 is placed.

Next, the internal device described above will be described with reference to FIG.

That is, inside the pedestal 1, light detection signals from the left and right detection optical sensors 13 and 15 are input, and the passing direction of a person (object) that has passed in front of the front surface 11, that is, rightward direction 18 or leftward direction. Left and right direction detection circuit 21 that outputs a signal (R signal, L signal) indicating 20 and a signal corresponding to the level of impact from the impact sensor 17 are input, and two types according to the level of the impact level are input. A shock level detection circuit 23 for outputting the signals (a signal, b signal), and a sound generation device 19 for generating four kinds of sounds according to the signals from the left-right direction detection circuit 21 and the shock level detection circuit 23. Has been.

Then, in this embodiment, the voice generating device 19 is activated when a person passes the front surface 11 of the pedestal in the right direction 18, that is, when the R signal is supplied from the left and right direction detecting circuit 21. When a voice of "No" is generated and a person passes in the left direction 20, that is, the left and right detection circuit 21
When the L signal is further supplied, the voice of "Thank you" is generated, and when the decoration 7 is strongly impacted, that is, the a signal is supplied from the impact level detection circuit 23. In this case, a sound of "I want to" is generated, and when a weak shock is applied to the decoration 7, that is, when the b signal is supplied from the shock level detection circuit 23, "Hello" It is configured to generate sound.

That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the voice generator 19 inputs signals from the left-right direction detection circuit 21 and the impact level detection circuit 23 and outputs a voice signal of the kind described above. It comprises a dedicated IC circuit 25, a voice amplifier section 27 for amplifying a voice signal from the IC circuit 25, and a speaker 29 for converting the signal amplified by the voice amplifier section 27 into a sound.

Further, although specific circuit examples of the left-right direction detection circuit 21 and the impact level detection circuit 23 are shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, respectively, the detection circuits 21 and 23 are not limited to the specific examples. Various configurations are possible.

Next, a method of using the pedestal 1 will be described.

First, the pedestal 1 is installed at a corner of a doorway of a store so that the direction in which a person enters the store is the right direction and the opposite direction is the left direction. Then, a decoration 7 such as a stuffed animal that fits the atmosphere of the store is placed on the placing portion 3 of the pedestal 1 thus installed. Then, the stuffed animal will greet the customer every time the customer enters or exits the doorway.
In addition, when the customer touches the stuffed animal and gives an impact, the stuffed animal also reacts.

The decoration 7 can be freely replaced according to the atmosphere of the store.

Further, in the above embodiment, the left-right direction detecting means and the impact level detecting means are provided together on one pedestal, but it goes without saying that they may be provided on different pedestals.

In addition, the pedestal changing means is configured to vibrate the mounting portion 3 in response to the detection of the sensor, whereby the mounting portion 3
You can also make the above decorations dance. In this case, the rising edge 9 prevents the ornament from falling off the base 5.

According to the invention of claim 1, when a person passes in front of the pedestal,
Since it detects the direction of passage and produces different sounds, it gives the illusion that the ornament senses the direction of passage of a person and gives an illusion that it attracts interest and creates a pedestal with a positive emotional touch. Can be provided. Further, it is possible to freely replace a plurality of types of stuffed animals, ornaments such as dolls, etc., on the placing portion according to the surrounding atmosphere and the like.

According to the invention of claim 2, when a person passes in front of the pedestal,
Different sounds are generated by detecting the direction of passage, and when a decoration placed on the pedestal is touched or hit to give an impact, the pedestal produces a different sound by detecting the strength of the impact. Therefore, it gives the illusion that the decoration works by detecting the strength of impact, and attracts interest, and in addition to the movement of the decoration itself if the decoration works by detecting the approach or impact of a person. Since the pedestal generates a sound, it is possible to provide a pedestal having an unexpectedness.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 and 2 are perspective views of a pedestal embodying the present invention, FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a circuit provided inside the pedestal, and FIG. 4 is a detail of the sound generating device shown in FIG. 5 is a detailed circuit diagram of the left-right direction detection circuit shown in FIG. 3, and FIG. 6 is a detailed circuit diagram of the impact level detection circuit shown in FIG. Reference numeral 1 ... Pedestal, 3 ... Mounting portion, 7 ... Ornament, 13, 15
...... Light sensor, 17 …… Impact sensor, 19 …… Voice generator, 21 …… Left and right direction detection circuit, 23 …… Impact level detection circuit

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A mounting portion for mounting a plurality of kinds of ornaments in a replaceable manner, a left-right direction detecting means for detecting the passing direction of an object passing in front of a pedestal by light, and a detection of the detecting means. A pedestal comprising: a sound generation device that generates different kinds of sounds according to the passing direction of an object according to the result. 2. A mounting portion for mounting a plurality of kinds of ornaments in a replaceable manner, a left-right direction detecting means for detecting the passage direction of an object passing in front of a pedestal by light, and the above-mentioned mounting portion. Impact level detection means for detecting the level of impact applied to the placed decoration, and the passing direction of the object and the level of impact applied to the decoration according to the detection results of the left-right direction detection means and the impact level detection means. A pedestal comprising: a sound generation device that generates different kinds of sounds according to.