EP2543418B1 - Action toy and movable member - Google Patents

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EP2543418B1
EP2543418B1 EP12174625.9A EP12174625A EP2543418B1 EP 2543418 B1 EP2543418 B1 EP 2543418B1 EP 12174625 A EP12174625 A EP 12174625A EP 2543418 B1 EP2543418 B1 EP 2543418B1
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Haruhisa Ohya
Atsushi Amarume
Takashi Kunita
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H33/00—Other toys
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H33/00—Other toys
    • A63H33/22—Optical, colour, or shadow toys
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H3/00—Dolls
    • A63H3/28—Arrangements of sound-producing means in dolls; Means in dolls for producing sounds
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H33/00—Other toys
    • A63H33/26—Magnetic or electric toys
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H5/00—Musical or noise- producing devices for additional toy effects other than acoustical
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10K—SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G10K15/00—Acoustics not otherwise provided for

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  • the present invention relates to an action toy comprising a movable member.
  • a non-contact IC tag is attached to each of the items.
  • the non-contact IC tag serves as storage means for storing identification data (ID) that identifies each of the items, audio data played back when the item is used alone, and audio data played back when the item is used together with another item in a combined fashion.
  • ID identification data
  • the data stored in the non-contact IC tag is read using a tag reader. Thereafter, sound is generated on the basis of the read ID and a sound playback rule.
  • the item can allow the user to enjoy, for example, a sense of reality, a story line, and a game element.
  • US 6,353,168 B1 discloses an educational musical instrument for children, which is a musical toy.
  • the toy includes a base with a signal processing unit and five receiving portions.
  • the toy also includes five blocks which are configured to be inserted to the receiving portions.
  • a musical sequence or phrase is played by the toy.
  • the musical sequence played by the toy is dependent upon which face of the block is engaged with the receiving portion.
  • the present invention provides an entertaining toy that allows a user to enjoy a variety of dramatic effects, such as various sounds, and that allows the user to create a dramatic effect through an operation performed by the user.
  • the action toy includes a moveable member and a toy body including at least one mounting unit, detection means disposed in the toy body, where the detection means detects that the movable member to be removably mounted to the mounting unit is mounted, a dramatic effect unit disposed in the toy body, where the dramatic effect unit creates a dramatic effect using light or sound, and a control unit disposed in the toy body.
  • the detection means detects that the movable member is mounted to the toy body
  • the control unit causes the dramatic effect unit to create a first dramatic effect.
  • the control unit causes the dramatic effect unit to create a second dramatic effect.
  • the mounting unit can have the movable member removably mounted thereto, and the movable member can include an identification unit that indicates a type of the movable member.
  • the toy body can include acquiring means that acquires identification information used for identifying the type of the movable member from the identification unit, and the control unit can create the first dramatic effect on the basis of the identification information acquired by the acquiring means.
  • the mounting unit can have the movable member removably attached therein, and the movable member can include the first operation unit. The control unit can create the second dramatic effect when the first operation unit of the movable member is operated.
  • the toy body can include a second operation unit, and the control unit can cause the dramatic effect unit to create a third dramatic effect when the second operation unit is operated after the first dramatic effect has been created.
  • the toy body can include a third operation unit, and the control unit can cause the dramatic effect unit to create a fourth dramatic effect when the third operation unit is operated after the second dramatic effect has been created.
  • the toy body can include a plurality of the mounting units at different locations and a display device forming the dramatic effect unit, and the control unit can change part of an image that is displayed on the display device and that corresponds to the location of one of the movable members when the movable member is operated.
  • the toy body can be mounted on the waist of a user using a belt.
  • An image representing the human body can be displayed on the display device.
  • At least four of the mounting units can be provided at different locations.
  • Each of four of the movable members mounted to the four mounting units can correspond to one of four parts of the image representing the right and left legs and the right and left arms and be used to change the corresponding part of the image.
  • the display device can be disposed in the middle of the belt from the user's perspective, and the movable member for the right leg can be disposed to the right of the display device.
  • the movable member for the right arm can be disposed to the right of the movable member for the right leg from the user's perspective.
  • the movable member for the left leg can be disposed to the left of the display device, and the movable member for the left arm can be disposed to the left of the movable member for the left leg from the user's perspective.
  • the at least four mounting units can be arranged along a circular arc so that the movable member for the right arm and the movable member for the left arm are close to the user.
  • the toy body can be mounted on the waist of a user using a belt, and an upper surface of the toy body can be tilted forward and downward from the user's perspective.
  • the upper surface can have the at least one, optionally at least four, mounting units and the display device disposed thereon.
  • a movable member removably attached to a mounting unit of the toy body is provided.
  • the movable member includes an operation unit operable by a user, a first identification unit used by detection means disposed in the toy body to detect that the movable member is attached to the mounting unit, and a second identification unit that allows a control unit disposed in the toy body to detect an operation performed on the operation unit.
  • the second identification unit can perform a stick-out operation caused by the operation performed on the operation unit, and a control unit disposed in the toy body can detect the stick-out operation.
  • the toy body can be arranged such that the dramatic effect unit comprises a display device.
  • an entertaining toy that allows the user to enjoy a variety of dramatic effects and that allows the user to create a dramatic effect through their own operation can be provided.
  • a toy 10 is mounted on the waist of a user 1 using a belt 11 encircling the waist of the user.
  • the toy 10 includes a dramatic effect unit 12 that emits light and sound.
  • the dramatic effect unit 12 includes a display device 13.
  • the display device 13 can display an image 14 representing the human body (a character image in the present exemplary embodiment) .
  • the user 1 can virtually experience the action performed by the character by operating a variety of switches and changing the image 14 and the sounds.
  • Examples of the action include changing the entirety or part of the body into a different form (so-called transformation or a form change) and launching a special weapon from a transformed arm or leg cannon.
  • a toy body 20 includes a body base 22 that is arc-curved along the waist of the human body (refer to a circular arc 21 in Fig. 3 ).
  • the toy body 20 further includes five mounting units 23A, 23B, 23C, 23D, and 23E each protruding forward from the body base 22.
  • each of the mounting units 23A to 23E is an inclined surface extending downwardly and forwardly from the upper end thereof.
  • the mounting units 23A to 23D are arranged along the circular arc 21. When viewed from the user's perspective, the mounting units 23A and 23B are disposed on the right, and the mounting units 23C and 23D are disposed on the left.
  • a liquid crystal display device 13 is mounted on the upper surface of the mounting unit 23E.
  • the display device 13 can emit multi-color using a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs).
  • the image 14 is displayed on the display device 13 in the form of an upstanding character. When viewed from the front, the character stands upright, facing in the same direction as the user.
  • the switches fall in the following three categories: four function switches 31A, 31B, 31C, and 31D corresponding to the parts (the right arm, the right leg, the left leg, and the left arm) of the image 14, four transformation switches 32 used for creating a dramatic effect before transformation is initiated, and an OK switch 33 for confirming actions related to transformation and a special weapon.
  • the function switches 31A to 31D correspond to parts of the image 14. That is, the function switches 31A serves as a right arm switch 31A, the function switches 31B serves as a right leg switch 31B, the function switches 31C serves as a left leg switch 31C, and the function switches 31D serves as a left arm switch 31D.
  • the shapes of function switches 31A to 31D are associated to a circle, a cross, a triangle, and a square. In this way, the four switches can be visually easily distinguished from one another.
  • the function switches 31A to 31D are referred to as a "right arm switch 31A”, a “right leg switch 31B”, a “left leg switch 31C”, and a “left arm switch 31D”, respectively.
  • the parts of the image 14 also have circle, cross, a triangle, and square symbols superimposed thereon. In this way, as indicated by a dashed line arrow in Fig. 3 , a correspondence between each of the parts of the image 14 and one of the function switches 31A to 31D can be easily recognized.
  • the function switches 31A to 31D are disposed on the upper surfaces of the mounting units 23A to 23D, respectively.
  • the function switches 31A to 31D are arranged along the circular arc 21.
  • the right leg switch 31B is disposed to the right of the display device 13.
  • the right arm switch 31A is disposed to the right of the right leg switch 31B.
  • the left leg switch 31C is disposed to the left of the display device 13, and the left arm switch 31D is disposed to the left of the left leg switch 31C.
  • the function switches 31A to 31D are removably and replaceably mounted on the mounting units 23A to 23D.
  • the right arm switch 31A being used may be removed, and another right arm switch (refer to a right arm switch 41A in Fig. 4 ) may be mounted.
  • switches for the same part e.g., a right leg switch and another right leg switch
  • switches for different parts e.g., a right leg switch and a left leg switch
  • the four transformation switches 32 are disposed on the top ends of the mounting units 23A to 23D.
  • Each of the transformation switches 32 includes a base portion 32a rotatably supported by a top end opening portion 26 of one of the mounting units 23A to 23D and an operation portion 32b that protrudes forward from the base portion 32a.
  • the operation portion 32b is rotatable in the vertical direction (refer to an arrow (1) in Fig. 4 ). The user operates the operation portion 32b to turn on or off the transformation switch 32.
  • the OK switch 33 is disposed on the side surface of the body base 22 (to the right of the right arm switch 31A).
  • the OK switch 33 includes a base portion 33a rotatably disposed on the body base 22 and a curved operation portion 33b that upwardly extends from the base portion 33a and that operates as a lever.
  • the operation portion 33b is rotatable towards the user (refer to an arrow (2) in Fig. 3 ). The user operates the operation portion 33b to turn on or off the OK switch 33.
  • the structures of the four function switches are described in detail below with reference to Figs. 5A to 5C , Figs. 6A to 6C , Figs. 7A to 7C , and Figs. 8A to 8C .
  • the right arm switch 31A includes an insertion portion 34A that is inserted into the mounting unit 23A, a lid cover portion 35A disposed on the upper end of the insertion portion 34A, a push button portion 36A disposed on the lid cover portion 35A, right and left terminals 37 that protrude from the lower end of the insertion portion 34A, and an engagement portion 38 provided in a lower back portion of the insertion portion 34A.
  • the engagement portion 38 has an engagement groove 38a that has a U-shaped cross section and that extends in the right-left direction.
  • the push button portion 36A is movable in the vertical direction (refer to an arrow (3) in Fig. 5B ).
  • the user operates the push button portion 36A to turn on or off the right arm switch 31A.
  • the upper surface of the lid cover portion 35A is tilted forward.
  • the outer shape of the insertion portion 34A is substantially circular so as to correspond to a circle symbol (refer to Fig. 3 ).
  • the right leg switch 31B includes an insertion portion 34B that is inserted into the mounting unit 23B, a lid cover portion 35B disposed on the upper end of the insertion portion 34B, a handle portion 36B disposed on the lid cover portion 35B, right and left terminals 37 that protrude from the lower end of the insertion portion 34B, and an engagement portion 38 provided in a lower back portion of the insertion portion 34B.
  • the handle portion 36B is movable in a front-back direction (refer to an arrow (4) in Fig. 6B ).
  • the user operates the handle portion 36B to turn on or off the right leg switch 31B.
  • the upper surface of the lid cover portion 35B is tilted forward.
  • the outer shape of the insertion portion 34B is substantially cross-shaped so as to correspond to a cross symbol (refer to Fig. 3 ).
  • the left leg switch 31C includes an insertion portion 34C that is inserted into the mounting unit 23C, a lid cover portion 35C disposed on the upper end of the insertion portion 34C, a dial portion 36C disposed on the lid cover portion 35C, right and left terminals 37 that protrude from the lower end of the insertion portion 34C, and an engagement portion 38 provided in a lower back portion of the insertion portion 34C.
  • the dial portion 36C is rotatable about a vertical axis (refer to an arrow (5) in Fig. 7A ).
  • the user operates the dial portion 36C to turn on or off the left leg switch 31C.
  • the upper surface of the lid cover portion 35C is tilted forward.
  • the outer shape of the insertion portion 34C is substantially triangular so as to correspond to a triangle symbol (refer to Fig. 3 ).
  • the left arm switch 31D includes an insertion portion 34D that is inserted into the mounting unit 23D, a lid cover portion 35D disposed on the upper end of the insertion portion 34D, a wheel portion 36D that is rotatably supported by the insertion portion 34D and that has an upper half portion exposed through the lid cover portion 35D, right and left terminals 37 that protrude from the lower end of the insertion portion 34D, and an engagement portion 38 provided in a lower back portion of the insertion portion 34D.
  • the wheel portion 36D is rotatable about a horizontal axis (refer to an arrow (6) in Fig. 8B ).
  • the user operates the wheel portion 36D to turn on or off the left arm switch 31D.
  • the upper surface of the lid cover portion 35D is tilted forward.
  • the outer shape of the insertion portion 34D is substantially square so as to correspond to a square symbol (refer to Fig. 3 ).
  • each of the function switches 31A to 31D is described next with reference to Fig. 9 .
  • a bottom surface 42 of each of the function switches 31A to 31D has an identification unit 43 and an identification unit 44.
  • the identification unit 43 has a plurality of identification points 43a (four points in the present exemplary embodiment).
  • a convex portion 43b is formed or is not formed at each of the identification points 43a. That is, the identification unit 43 has identification information determined by a combination of the presence/absence of the convex portion 43b and the number of the identification points 43a.
  • the identification unit 43 identifies identification information items determined by a combination of the presence/absence of the convex portion 43b and the number of the identification points 43a.
  • the identification technique is not limited thereto.
  • identification information may be stored in, for example, an IC tag, and the toy body may read the identification information.
  • the identification information of the identification unit can be sent to the toy body in a more simplified manner.
  • the identification unit 44 moves in the vertical direction (refer to an arrow (7) in Fig. 9 ) in conjunction with the operations performed on each of the operation units (the push button portion 36A, the handle portion 36B, the dial portion 36C, and the wheel portion 36D) of the function switches 31A to 31D.
  • the identification unit 44 projects upward and, thus, one of the function switches 31A to 31D is turned on. That is, the movement of the identification unit 44 is detected in the form of an ON/OFF signal, which is sent to a control unit (described in more detail below).
  • the identification unit 44 projects upward, and the projection is detected as an ON/OFF signal.
  • the ON/OFF signal is sent to the control unit.
  • the detection technique is not limited thereto.
  • the identification unit may be configured as a light emitting unit or a signal output unit. If the operation unit is operated, light or a signal may be output.
  • the identification information of the identification unit can be sent to the toy body in a more simplified manner.
  • a technique for mounting each of the function switches 31A to 31D is described next with reference to Fig. 10 .
  • a technique for mounting the right arm switch 31A is described. Since techniques for mounting the right leg switch 31B, the left leg switch 31C, and the left arm switch 31D are the same as the technique for mounting the right arm switch 31A except for the inner shapes of insertion holes, description of the techniques is not repeated.
  • an insertion hole 27 is formed in the upper portion of the mounting unit 23A so as to have a vertical axis.
  • the inner shape of the insertion hole 27 is formed so as to be the same as the outer shape of the insertion portion 34A of the right arm switch 31A (refer to Fig. 5C ). Accordingly, any one of the other switches 31B to 31D cannot be inserted into the insertion hole 27 to which the right arm switch 31A is to be attached. That is, the insertion hole 27 is dedicated to the right arm switch 31A. Similarly, as insertion holes for the other function switches 31B to 31D, dedicated insertion holes are provided.
  • a protrusion member 29 urged forward by a compression coil spring 28 is protrudably disposed in the lower back portion of the insertion hole 27. If the right arm switch 31A is inserted into the insertion hole 27, the top end of the protrusion member 29 is fit to the engagement groove 38a and, therefore, the right arm switch 31A is firmly fit to the insertion hole 27. When the right arm switch 31A is attached, the upper surface of the lid cover portion 35A has substantially the same tilt angle as the upper surface of the mounting unit 23A.
  • the toy body 20 has a control unit 45 and a battery 46 inside thereof.
  • the control unit 45 and the battery 46 are connected to each other via a power switch 47. Accordingly, if the power switch 47 is turned on, an electric current flows in the control unit 45. Thus, the control unit 45 starts a control operation.
  • First detection means 48, second detection means 49, and acquiring means 51 are connected to the control unit 45.
  • the first detection means 48 detects whether each of the function switches 31A to 31D is mounted and sends detected information to the control unit 45.
  • the protrusion member 29 (refer to Fig. 10 ) may be used as the first detection means 48.
  • the acquiring means 51 detects the shape of the identification unit 43 of each of the function switches 31A to 31D and sends the identification information to the control unit 45.
  • the second detection means 49 detects whether each of the function switches 31A to 31D is operated by detecting the movement of the identification unit 44 and sends the detected information to the control unit 45.
  • the transformation switches 32 and the OK switch 33 are connected to the control unit 45.
  • the ON/OFF information regarding the transformation switches 32 and the OK switch 33 is sent to the control unit 45.
  • a memory 52 is connected to the control unit 45. Operations corresponding to predetermined identification information and a combination of the identification information items are predetermined and are set in the memory 52.
  • the memory 52 temporarily stores acquired identification information.
  • the dramatic effect unit 12 is connected to the control unit 45.
  • the display device 13 and a sound emitting unit 15 are connected to the dramatic effect unit 12. Note that it is desirable that the sound emitting unit 15 be disposed in the vicinity of the display device 13. However, the sound emitting unit 15 may be disposed at any point of the toy body 20.
  • step SAS when the operation is started (step SAS) and if one of the function switches 31A to 31D to be removed is turned off (step SA1), the sound emitting unit 15 emits a sound effect indicating that the function switch is turned off (step SA2). If the function switch is removed (step SA3) and a new function switch is attached (step SA4), the first detection means 48 detects that the new function switch is attached. Thereafter, the acquiring means 51 acquires the identification information of the function switch (step SA5). As the first dramatic effect, the sound emitting unit 15 emits, on the basis of the acquired identification information, guidance speech sound and a waiting tone to notify the user of replacement with a new function switch (step SA6).
  • step SA7 If a function switch having information indicating white color is replaced with a function switch having information indicating red color, the color guidance speech sound "The red " is emitted and, subsequently, the waiting tone is emitted.
  • step SA7 If the function switch is turned on within a predetermined period of time after the function switch is attached (step SA7), a form change tone is emitted on the basis of the identification information.
  • a corresponding part of the image 14 e.g., the right arm part of the image 14 if the right arm switch 31A is replaced
  • step SA8 a corresponding part of the image 14 (e.g., the right arm part of the image 14 if the right arm switch 31A is replaced) is lit, blinked, or color-changed as a dramatic effect. Thereafter, the dramatic effect is completed (step SA9).
  • step SA9 if, in step SA7, the function switch is not turned on within the predetermined period of time after the function switch is attached, the dramatic effect is immediately completed (step SA9).
  • a function switch may be attached to the toy body without a function switch being attached.
  • the first and second dramatic effects can be created in a step after step SA4 of the present exemplary embodiment.
  • Fig. 13 Third and fourth dramatic effects according to the present invention are described next with reference to Fig. 13 .
  • transformation of the entirety of the image is performed as the dramatic effects.
  • the sound emitting unit 15 emits, on the basis of the identification information items of the function switches 31A to 31D and a combination thereof, a sound effect indicating that the transformation switches 32 have been operated (e.g., "beep, beep, beep-beep") and transformation waiting speech sound (e.g., count down speech sound "three, two, one, ##) (step SB3).
  • a sound effect indicating that the transformation switches 32 have been operated e.g., "beep, beep, beep-beep"
  • transformation waiting speech sound e.g., count down speech sound "three, two, one, ##
  • step SB4 if the OK switch 33 is turned on within a predetermined period of time after the sound effect for the operation is emitted (step SB4), the sound emitting unit 15 emits, on the basis of the identification information items of the function switches 31A to 31D and a combination thereof, a transformation speech sound (e.g., "orange, black, ##). At the same time, the image 14 is transformed (step SB5). In this way, the transformation dramatic effects are completed (step SB6). However, if the OK switch 33 is not turned on within the predetermined period of time after the sound effect is emitted, the dramatic effects are immediately completed (step SB7).
  • a transformation speech sound e.g., "orange, black, "
  • step SC1 when replacement of a function switch is completed (step SC1) and if at least one of the function switches is turned on (step SC2), the sound emitting unit 15 emits, on the basis of the identification information items of the function switches and a combination thereof, function actuation speech sound indicating that an attack function is actuated (e.g., "A red missile !).
  • step SC2 when replacement of a function switch is completed (step SC1) and if at least one of the function switches is turned on (step SC2), the sound emitting unit 15 emits, on the basis of the identification information items of the function switches and a combination thereof, function actuation speech sound indicating that an attack function is actuated (e.g., "A red missile ").
  • the display device 13 lights up or blinks the corresponding part of the image 14 (e.g., the left arm portion of the image if the left arm switch is turned on) or changes the color of the part of the image 14 (step SC3).
  • step SC4 If the OK switch 33 is turned on within a predetermined period of time after the attack function actuation sound is emitted (step SC4), the processing proceeds to step SC5. However, if the OK switch 33 is not turned on within the predetermined period of time after the attack function actuation sound is emitted (step SC4), the processing is completed (step SC11).
  • step SC5 it is determined whether all of the four function switches 31A to 31D are turned on. If all of the four function switches 31A to 31D are turned on, the processing proceeds to step SC6, where, as the fourth dramatic effect, the sound emitting unit 15 emits a special special-weapon sound on the basis of the identification information items of the function switches and a combination thereof. In addition, the display device 13 changes the image 14 with a special effect. Thereafter, the dramatic effect is completed (step SC8). However, if at least any one of the function switches 31A to 31D is not turned on, the processing proceeds to step SC7, where, as the fourth dramatic effect, the sound emitting unit 15 emits a normal special-weapon sound in accordance with a combination of the function switches 31A to 31D. In addition, the display device 13 normally changes the image 14. Thereafter, the dramatic effect is completed (step SC8).
  • the user can enjoy the first dramatic effect created when one of the function switches 31A to 31D is attached or replaced.
  • the user can enjoy the second dramatic effect whenever the user wants.
  • the user can enjoy virtual experience, such as actuation of attack function or transformation, with the third dramatic effect and the fourth dramatic effect.
  • the function switches 31A to 31D have their own identification information, the user can collect a plurality of types of function switch for each of the function switches 31A to 31D. By freely combining the collected function switches, the user can enjoy a variety of patterns of a dramatic effect.
  • the left arm switch 31D and the right arm switch 31A are located close to the user, and the left leg switch 31C and the right leg switch 31B are located remote from the user with respect to the left arm switch 31D and the right arm switch 31A. Accordingly, when the user views the toy 10 from above, the positions of a right arm 2, a right leg 3, a left leg 4, and the left arm 5 of the user are similar to the positions of the function switches 31A, 31B, 31C and 31D. In this way, the user can easily recognize which one of the parts of the image 14 corresponds to which one of the four function switches 31A to 31D. Consequently, the user can easily operates one of the function switches 31A to 31D corresponding to the part of the image 14 that the user wants to change.
  • the display device 13 and the function switches 31A to 31D are disposed on the upper surface of the toy body 20 that is tiled forward, the display device 13 and the function switches 31A to 31D can be easily viewed from the front side, as illustrated in Fig. 4 . Accordingly, the viewer other than the user of the toy 10 can also enjoy a change in the image 14 and the operated switches.

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