CN112156484A

CN112156484A - Performance output toy and performance output toy set

Info

Publication number: CN112156484A
Application number: CN202011109886.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 隅田将之; 增川祐子; 井口充弘; 福谷泰明; 小县依美
Original assignee: Bandai Co Ltd
Current assignee: Bandai Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-11-21
Filing date: 2020-10-16
Publication date: 2021-01-01
Anticipated expiration: 2040-10-16
Also published as: JP2024024113A; JP2023038319A; CN112156484B; CN112823837B; CN112823837A; JP7217693B2; JP2021078947A; CN115282615A; JP7420983B2

Abstract

The invention relates to a performance output toy and a performance output toy set. Provided is a show output toy capable of outputting a show corresponding to a user's operation. A show output toy (10) comprising: the device comprises a main body part (11), a linear part (12) arranged on the main body part (11), and an output part (24) capable of outputting performance corresponding to the operation on the linear part (12), wherein the main body part (11) comprises a support part (13) capable of movably supporting the lower end part of the linear part (12).

Description

Performance output toy and performance output toy set

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a performance output toy capable of outputting a performance such as a sound, and a performance output toy set including the performance output toy.

Background

Patent document 1 mentioned below discloses a clockwork toy in which a 1 st motion body imitating an animal and a 2 nd motion body imitating a harp are reciprocated at different speeds on a base, and a motion in which the 1 st motion body (animal) plays the 2 nd motion body (harp) is obtained.

However, in the case of the above-described clockwork toy, the predetermined motion of the 1 st motion body (animal) and the 2 nd motion body (harp) is a main body of the performance, and the performance is not a performance corresponding to the operation of the user, and therefore, it is difficult to say that the fun is high in this respect.

Documents of the prior art

Patent document

Patent document 1: japanese Kokai publication Sho 62-074888

Disclosure of Invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

The present invention is directed to provide a performance output toy and a performance output toy set capable of outputting a performance corresponding to an operation by a user.

Means for solving the problems

The show output toy of the present invention comprises: the main body includes a support portion capable of movably supporting at least one end portion of the linear portion. In addition, the show output toy set of the present invention includes the above-described show output toy and an article that can be attached to the show output toy.

ADVANTAGEOUS EFFECTS OF INVENTION

By adopting the performance output toy and the performance output toy set, the performance corresponding to the operation of the user can be output, so that the interestingness is improved.

Drawings

Fig. 1 (a) is a front view of a show output toy to which the present invention is applied, fig. 1 (B) is a sectional view taken along line B-B of fig. 1 (a), and fig. 1 (C) is a sectional view taken along line C-C of fig. 1 (a).

Fig. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a control system of the show output toy shown in fig. 1.

Fig. 3 (a) is a front view of an article (an example) that can be attached to the play output toy shown in fig. 1, fig. 3 (B) is a rear view of the article, fig. 3 (C) is a side view of the article, and fig. 3 (D) is an explanatory view of a method of attaching the article to the play output toy shown in fig. 1.

Fig. 4 (a) and 4 (B) are explanatory views of a method of using the show output toy shown in fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a diagram showing a flow of the play output toy shown in fig. 1.

Description of the reference numerals

10. A performance output toy; 11. a main body portion; 11a, an opening; 12. a linear portion; 12a to 12d, 1 st to 4 th linear portions; 13. a support portion; 13a, a stationary support part; 13b, a movable support part; 14. an installation part; 15. a light-transmitting portion; 20. a control system; 21. a main control unit; 22. a detection unit; 22a, a detection element; 23. an identification unit; 23a, an identification element; 24. an output section; 24a, an audio output unit; 24b, a light output section; AR, an article; ARa, an insertion portion; ARb, identified part.

Detailed Description

In the following description, for convenience, the front side of fig. 1 (a) is referred to as front, the depth side is referred to as rear, the left side is referred to as right, the right side is referred to as left, the upper side is referred to as upper, and the lower side is referred to as lower, and directions are similarly indicated in other drawings.

Structure of show output toy and control System

First, the configuration of a show output toy 10 to which the present invention is applied and the configuration of a control system 20 thereof will be described with reference to fig. 1 and 2.

As shown in fig. 1, the show output toy 10 includes: main body 11, linear portion 12, support portion 13, attachment portion 14, and light-transmitting portion 15.

The show output toy 10 is formed to simulate the appearance of a harp (musical instrument), and the main body portion 11 is formed with an opening portion 11a having a rectangular front view penetrating in the front-rear direction. Although not shown, a power supply unit such as a battery or a rechargeable battery is accommodated in the main body 11 so as to be able to be inserted and removed, and a power switch is provided on the rear surface of the main body 11.

In fig. 1 (a), an opening portion having a rectangular shape in front view is shown as the opening portion 11a, but the shape is not particularly limited as long as the linear portion 12 can be disposed. The front view shape of the main body 11 may be changed in accordance with the shape of the opening 11 a.

As shown in fig. 1a and 1B, the linear portion 12 includes a total of 4 1 st linear portions 12a, 2 nd linear portions 12B, 3 rd linear portions 12c, and 4 th linear portions 12d, and each non-support portion (portion other than the upper end portion and the lower end portion) is located inside the opening 11 a. The linear portions 12a to 12d are formed linearly from a rigid material such as ABS resin or polypropylene, and preferably have the same diameter, and are more preferably parallel to each other in the left-right direction and have the same interval.

In fig. 1 (a), linear portions formed of a total of 4 linear portions 12a to 12d are shown as the linear portions 12, but the number of the linear portions may be 3 or less or 5 or more. That is, the number of linear portions may be 1, but n (n is an integer of 2 or more) is preferable in consideration of the variety of the rendering output.

As shown in fig. 1 (B), the support portion 13 includes 4 upper immovable support portions 13a and 4 lower movable support portions 13B, and each immovable support portion 13a on the inner upper surface of the opening 11a is provided to face each movable support portion 13B on the inner lower surface.

The immovable support portions 13a support the upper ends of the linear portions 12a to 12d in an immovable state, and are formed of, for example, recessed portions (symbols are omitted) provided on the inner upper surface of the opening 11a, and the upper ends of the linear portions 12a to 12d are fitted into and fixed to the recessed portions with an adhesive.

Each movable support portion 13b movably supports the lower end portion of each linear portion 12a to 12d, and is formed of, for example, a long hole 13b1 penetrating through the inner lower surface of the opening portion 11a in the up-down direction, and the lower end portion of each linear portion 12a to 12d is inserted into each long hole 13b1 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction.

That is, the linear portions 12a to 12d are moved along the elongated holes 13b1 by the elastic force from the upper end portions by the operation (contact operation, see the arrow in fig. 4) of hitting the unsupported portions with fingertips or the like. The maximum value of the movement of the lower end portions of the linear portions 12a to 12d is limited by the longitudinal dimension of the elongated holes 13b 1.

As shown in fig. 1B, detection elements 22a (4 in total, see fig. 3) each composed of a known switch such as a tactile switch or a push switch are provided in the lower portion of the main body 11 so as to face the lower ends of the linear portions 12a to 12 d.

Each of the detection elements 22a is used to detect the operation on each of the linear portions 12a to 12d when the contact operation described above is applied to each of the linear portions 12a to 12d and each of the lower ends is brought into contact with each of the detection elements 22a (see fig. 4B). Of course, when the lower ends of the linear portions 12a to 12d are not brought into contact with the detection elements 22a even if the above-described contact operation is applied to the linear portions 12a to 12d, the operation of the linear portions 12a to 12d is not detected.

As shown in fig. 1a and 1C, the mounting portion 14 is formed of a hole extending in a horizontally long rectangular shape in front view through the lower front surface of the main body portion 11 in the front-rear direction, and identification elements 23a (5 in total, see fig. 3) formed of known switches such as tactile switches and push switches are provided in the deepest portion of the mounting portion 14. The method of attaching and the method of identifying the attachment of the article AR (see fig. 2) to the attachment portion 14 will be described in detail later.

As shown in fig. 1a and 1B, the light transmitting portion 15 is provided at the center of the upper surface of the main body portion 11, and is spherical, and a light output portion 24B (see fig. 3) including a single color light emitting diode, a multi-color light emitting diode, and the like is provided at the inner lower portion of the light transmitting portion 15. The light transmitting portion 15 is transparent or translucent (including one colored in a milky white or light color), and light from the light output portion 24b (see fig. 3) is emitted to the outside through the light transmitting portion 15.

As shown in fig. 2, the control system 20 of the show output toy 10 includes: a main control section 21 including a microcomputer, various drivers, and the like, a detection section 22 for detecting an operation having the aforementioned 4 detection elements 22a, an identification section 23 for identifying an article having the aforementioned 5 identification elements 23a, an output section 24 having a sound output section 24a such as a speaker and the aforementioned light output section 24b, and a storage section 25.

The ROM of the main control unit 21 or the storage unit 25 stores a program for performing the rendering output shown in fig. 5. The storage unit 25 stores performance data for performing a performance by outputting sounds such as sounds, music, and sound effects, and performance data for performing a performance by outputting light such as continuous light emission or blinking light emission (including a light emission color in the case of the light output unit 24b that emits light of plural colors).

Article structure, article mounting method, and article identification method

Next, the configuration of an article AR (example) that can be attached to the attachment portion 14 of the aforementioned presentation output toy 10, and the method of attaching the article AR to the attachment portion 14 and the method of identifying the same will be described with reference to fig. 3.

As shown in fig. 3 (a) to 3 (C), the article AR has a heart-shaped front view, an insertion portion ARa having a horizontally long rectangular shape in a rear view on the rear surface, and a total of 5 recognized portions ARb formed of hemispherical protrusions on the rear surface of the insertion portion ARb. The rear view shape of the insertion portion ARa is a shape that can be detachably fitted into the mounting portion 14 in a predetermined orientation.

As shown in fig. 3 (D), when the article AR is attached to the attachment portion 14 of the play output toy 10, the insertion portion ARa may be fitted into the attachment portion 14 after the orientation of the insertion portion ARa of the article AR is aligned with the orientation of the attachment portion 14. With this attachment, the recognized parts ARb of the article AR are brought into contact with the recognition elements 23a of the recognition part 23, and the article AR is recognized.

In the case where insertion portion ARa of article AR shown in fig. 3 (a) to 3 (C) may be attached to attachment unit 14 in the vertical direction, insertion portion ARa of article AR may be provided with a mark indicating the vertical direction, or may be provided with an indentation for aligning insertion portion ARa with attachment unit 14, or the installation direction may be restricted by setting the rear view shape of insertion portion ARa and the front view shape of attachment unit 14 to a polygonal shape.

Note that, although the articles in which the number and the positions of the identified sections ARb match the number and the positions of the identification elements 23a of the identification section 23 are shown in fig. 3a to 3C for convenience, if at least one other article (not shown) in which the number and the positions of the identified sections ARb are changed is prepared in advance, the article AR can be distinguished from the other articles by the number and the positions of the identified sections ARb and identified. The other articles herein include, in addition to the article having a color different from the color of the article AR, an article having a front view shape different from the front view shape of the article AR, and the like.

When the discrimination between the article AR and another article is supplemented, the arrangement of the recognized sections ARb is 31 patterns at the maximum when the number of recognized sections ARb is 5 at the maximum, and when a combination of the case where the number of recognized sections ARb is 5 and the case where the number of recognized sections ARb is 1 to 4 and the positions of the recognized sections ARb are changed is included. That is, the identification portion 23 having 5 identification elements 23a can distinguish the types of 31 kinds of articles at most.

Method for using show output toy and show output flow

Next, a method of using the above-described play output toy 10 and a flow of play output by the above-described play output toy 10 will be described with reference to fig. 4 and 5. In this description, for convenience, a plurality of items including the aforementioned item AR and another item are collectively referred to as "item AR".

The user selects a favorite article AR from the plurality of articles AR and attaches it to the attachment portion 14 of the play output toy 10 (see fig. 3D and 4). Then, the user performs an operation (contact operation) of hitting with a fingertip or the like on at least 1 linear portion out of the 4 linear portions 12a to 12d constituting the linear portion 12 (see an arrow in fig. 4).

When the article AR is mounted on the mounting portion 14, the recognized portion ARb of the article AR is brought into contact with at least one of the 5 recognition elements 23a of the recognition portion 23, and the article AR is recognized (including the category distinction).

When a contact operation is applied to at least 1 of the 4 linear portions 12a to 12d, the linear portion is bent, and the lower end thereof comes into contact with at least 1 of the 4 detection elements 22a of the detection portion 22, thereby detecting the operation on the linear portion. As described above, even if a contact operation is applied to at least 1 of the 4 linear portions 12a to 12d, the lower end of the linear portion is not brought into contact with the detection element 22a, and the operation on the linear portion is not detected.

When the contact operation is supplemented, the linear portion 12 includes 4 linear portions 12a to 12d, and therefore when a combination of a case where the number of linear portions to which the contact operation is applied is 4 and a case where the number of linear portions to which the contact operation is applied is 1 to 3 and the respective positions are made different is included, the operation on the linear portions 12a to 12d is 15 modes at the maximum. That is, the detection section 22 having 4 detection elements 22a can distinguish 15 kinds of operations at the maximum. The contact operation includes a case where 1 to 4 of the 4 linear portions 12a to 12d are struck by the fingertip alone, and a case where 2 to 4 of the 4 linear portions 12a to 12d are struck by the fingertip moving in the left-right direction continuously.

Since the output of the play by the play output toy 10 is based on the operation detection by the 4 detection elements 22a of the detection unit 22 and the article recognition (including the type classification) by the 5 recognition elements 23a of the recognition unit 23, in the case where the article AR is not mounted on the mounting unit 14, the play output can be generated in the use described above: (X1) a condition satisfying both article identification and operation check, (X2) a condition satisfying only operation check, and (X3) a condition satisfying only article identification. That is, in the above-described use, it is determined which of the states X1 to X3 belongs to through steps ST101 to ST103 in fig. 5.

In the case of the situation X1, the performance data corresponding to the combination of the type of the identified article AR and the positions and number of the linear portions 12a to 12d whose operation has been detected is selected from all the performance data stored in the storage unit 25 (see step ST104 in fig. 5).

Then, the rendering by sound (sound, music, sound effect, etc.) based on the selected rendering data is output from the sound output unit 24a of the output unit 24, and the rendering by light (continuous light emission, blinking light emission, etc., and also light emission color in the case of the light output unit 24b that emits light of a plurality of colors) based on the selected rendering data is output from the light output unit 24b and emitted to the outside through the light transmission unit 15 (see step ST105 of fig. 5). In the situation X1, the performance output in step ST105 has a predetermined time, and therefore the performance output is stopped when the time elapses.

In the case of the situation X2, the performance data corresponding to the positions and the number of the linear portions 12a to 12d for which the operation has been detected is selected from all the performance data stored in the storage unit 25 (see step ST104 in fig. 5). In the case of the situation X2, since it is not necessary to attach the article AR to the attachment portion 14, it is possible to prevent the appearance from deteriorating if the attachment portion 14 is covered with a cover member or the like, which is not shown.

Then, the rendering by sound (sound, music, sound effect, etc.) based on the selected rendering data is output from the sound output unit 24a of the output unit 24, and the rendering by light (continuous light emission, blinking light emission, etc., and also light emission color in the case of the light output unit 24b that emits light of a plurality of colors) based on the selected rendering data is output from the light output unit 24b and emitted to the outside through the light transmission unit 15 (see step ST105 of fig. 5). In the situation X2, the performance output in step ST105 has a predetermined time, and therefore the performance output is stopped when the time elapses.

In the case of the situation X3, since the operation on the 4 linear portions 12a to 12d is not detected, sound rendering and light rendering are not output in principle.

Effect of the Main actions

Next, the main operational effects obtained by the above-described play output toy 10 will be described. In this description, the article AR and the other articles are collectively referred to as "article AR" for convenience.

According to the play output toy 10, since a play corresponding to the operation of the linear portion 12 can be output, the enjoyment can be enhanced. Further, if the number of the linear portions 12 is 2 or more, the types of the output performances can be diversified, and the aforementioned enjoyment can be further enhanced.

Further, according to the presentation output toy 10, since it is possible to output a presentation corresponding to a combination of recognition of the article AR attached to the attachment portion 14 and detection of the operation on the linear portion 12, it is possible to output a wider variety of presentations, and the aforementioned enjoyment can be further enhanced.

Modifications of the examples

Next, a modified example of the above-described play output toy 10 will be described. In this description, the article AR and the other articles are collectively referred to as "article AR" for convenience.

In modification 1, the upper end portions of the linear portions 12(12a to 12d) are supported in a stationary state and the lower end portions are supported in a movable state, but the upper end portions may also be supported in a movable state and the entire linear portions 12 may be moved when an operation is applied to the linear portions 12.

For example, if non-through long holes (having the same contour as the long holes 13b 1) are provided in the inner upper surface and the inner lower surface of the opening 11a, the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the linear portion 12 inserted into the upper and lower long holes are biased forward by an elastic member such as a coil spring, and the detection element 22a is disposed in advance such that the lower end of the linear portion 12 comes into contact with the detection element 22a when the linear portion 12 moves rearward, the operation of the linear portion 12 can be detected when the entire linear portion 12 moves rearward.

Although the configuration of the mounting portion 14 to which the article AR can be mounted and the recognition portion 23 that can recognize the article AR is shown in the modification 2, the mounting portion 14 and the recognition portion 23 may be eliminated when rendering is output only by operating the linear portion 12.

Although the modification 3 shows the structure in which the sound rendering and the light rendering corresponding to the operation on the linear portion 12 are output, the light output portion 24b may be eliminated when only the sound rendering is output. In this case, the transparent portion 15 may be an opaque member (simple decoration), or the transparent portion 15 itself may be eliminated.

Although the configuration in which different types of articles AR can be attached to the attachment portion 13 is shown in modification 4, if the attachment portion 14 and the recognition portion 23 are removed and a substitute article for the article AR is made non-replaceable and rotatable in advance, the rendering of output can be changed when the linear portion 12 is operated by rotating the substitute article.

For example, if the detection target portion formed of a protrusion or the like is provided in the rotating portion of the substitute article, and 4 detection elements are provided at 45 ° intervals around the rotating portion, and the substitute article is rotated by 45 ° to bring the detection target portion into contact with any one of the detection elements, it is possible to output a performance corresponding to a combination of the rotational position (4 positions) of the substitute article detected by the 4 detection elements and the positions and number of the linear portions 12a to 12d whose operation is detected.

Claims

1. A show output toy in which, in a play output toy,

the show output toy includes:

a main body portion;

a linear portion provided on the main body portion; and

an output unit capable of outputting a performance corresponding to an operation on the linear portion,

the main body portion includes a support portion capable of movably supporting at least one end portion of the linear portion.

2. The show output toy of claim 1, wherein,

the presentation output toy further includes a detection portion capable of detecting movement of the linear portion based on an operation on the linear portion.

3. The show output toy of claim 1 or 2,

the operation on the linear portion is a contact operation of contacting the linear portion.

4. A show output toy according to any one of claims 1 to 3,

the non-support portion of the linear portion is positioned inside an opening provided in the main body portion.

5. A show output toy according to any one of claims 1 to 4,

the linear portion includes a total of n 1 st to n-th linear portions, and n is an integer of 2 or more.

6. The show output toy of claim 5, wherein,

the 1 st to nth linear portions are parallel to each other and spaced at equal intervals.

7. A show output toy according to any one of claims 1 to 6,

the support portion includes: a stationary support portion for supporting one end portion of the linear portion in a stationary state; and a movable support portion for movably supporting the other end portion of the linear portion,

the linear portion is formed of a hard material having elasticity with an end portion of the linear portion as a base point.

8. The show output toy of claim 7, wherein,

the stationary support portion is provided on an inner surface of an opening provided in the main body portion so as to face the movable support portion.

9. A show output toy according to claim 7 or 8,

the movable state is a state in which a maximum value of movement of the other end portion of the linear portion is restricted.

10. A show output toy according to any one of claims 7 to 9,

in the case where the show output toy includes the detection portion of claim 2,

the detection unit is configured to: the movement of the linear portion is detected when the other end of the linear portion is in contact with the detection element, and the movement of the linear portion is not detected when the other end of the linear portion is not in contact with the detection element.

11. A show output toy according to any one of claims 1 to 10,

in the case where the linear portion includes the 1 st to nth linear portions according to claim 5 or 6,

the performance output from the output unit is a performance corresponding to the position and number of the operated linear portions among the 1 st to nth linear portions.

12. A show output toy according to any one of claims 1 to 11,

the output section includes at least one of an audio output section and a light output section,

the rendering is at least any one of a rendering of a sound output and a rendering of a light output.

13. A show output toy according to any one of claims 1 to 12,

the show output toy further comprises:

an attachment portion to which an article can be attached; and

and a recognition unit capable of recognizing the article attached to the attachment unit.

14. The show output toy of claim 13,

the performance output from the output unit is a performance corresponding to a combination of the article identified by the identification unit and the operation on the linear portion.

15. A show output toy according to any one of claims 1 to 14,

the show output toy is formed to mimic the appearance of a harp.

16. A show output toy set in which, in a first aspect,

the show output toy set comprising a show output toy according to any one of claims 1 to 15 and an article according to claim 13.

17. The show output toy set of claim 16, wherein,

the article is a variety of articles.