JP2001252481A - Toy moneybox - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toy moneybox allowing a user to save money as if conversing with it, thus increasing the fun of inserting coins and making it more enjoyable to save money to promote savings. SOLUTION: A toy body 1 has a storage part 11 for storing voice data; a display part 7 for displaying the sum of money; a setting means 8 for setting a desired sum of money; a detecting part 6 for detecting insertion of coins; and a control part 10 for reading the voice data from the storage part 11 according to the result of detection with the detecting part 6 and causing a voice output part 12 to output voices. The control part 10 calculates the sum of money inserted and the total sum of money and compares the sum of money inserted with the desired sum of money to cause the voice output part 12 to output voice information matching the comparison result.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a piggy bank toy which outputs sound when coins are inserted.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Hitherto, a savings box having various functions has been proposed and put to practical use so that a savings can be made while being enjoyed without being limited to a container for simply storing coins. For example, as in a piggy bank disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 5-82314, a bird toy is placed on a base formed to imitate a stub and a coin toy is formed through a coin insertion hole formed in the base. In some cases, when a coin is inserted, the vibration is sensed by a sensor and the bird toy makes a voice.

[0003]

However, the purpose of the above-mentioned piggy bank is to simply store coins, and although the bird toy makes fun in the storing process, the intention of the coin inserter is reflected. It worked unilaterally.

[0004] The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and can save money as if interacting with a piggy bank toy, and supports the savings by increasing the fun of inserting coins and the fun of saving money. The challenge is to provide a piggy bank toy.

[0005]

In order to solve the above problems, a piggy bank toy according to the present invention is characterized by having the following requirements. (A) The toy body has a storage unit storing audio data, a detection unit for detecting that a coin has been inserted, and an audio output unit that reads audio data from the storage unit based on the detection result of the detection unit. (B) The control unit counts the number of coins inserted, and calculates the inserted amount and the total amount. (C) The amount is displayed on the toy body. (D) a coin storage section is provided in the toy body detachably; (e) the toy body has setting means for presetting an amount to be inserted at one time as a target amount. The control unit compares the input amount with the target amount and causes the audio output unit to output audio information corresponding to the comparison result.

The toy main body is provided with monitoring means for monitoring a state in which the coin storage section is mounted. When the monitoring means detects that the coin storage section has been removed, the control section outputs predetermined voice information by voice. You may make it output to an output part and reset the display of the said display part.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In FIGS.
Shows a piggy bank toy A according to the present invention. The piggy bank toy A is composed of a toy main body 1 and a coin storage section 2. The coin storage section 2 is formed detachably below the toy main body 1 and is formed of a transparent resin so that the mounting state is constantly monitored by the monitoring means 3 and the coins 4 stored therein can be visually recognized. .

The toy body 1 is formed in a box shape, and a coin insertion slot 5 is formed on the upper surface.
, And are stored in the coin storage unit 2. Then, on the back side, a display unit (L
CD) 7 and a setting button 8 (cursor buttons 8a and 8b and a confirmation button 8c) as setting means for setting a target amount.
Are formed, and a large number of small holes 9 for emitting the sound of a sound output unit (speaker) 13 arranged inside are formed on the side surface.

Then, as shown in the block diagram of FIG.
The control unit (CPU) 10 includes a detection unit (micro switch) 6 for detecting that the coin 4 has been inserted through the insertion slot 5.
A monitoring means (micro switch) 3 for monitoring the mounting state of the coin storage unit 2, a storage unit (memory) 11 for storing audio data, and an audio output unit (speaker) 13 for outputting audio are connected. And the memory 11 can be constituted by a programmable voice synthesis IC.

When the micro switch 6 is actuated by the insertion of the coin 4 from the coin insertion slot 5, the control unit 10 reads out the audio data from the audio data stored in advance in the memory 11 appropriately, and The audio information is amplified by the speaker 12 and output from the speaker 13.

Further, the control unit 10 controls the cursor button 8
When the target amount is set by a and 8b and confirmed by the confirm button 8c, the determined target amount is displayed on the display unit 7, and when the detection unit 6 detects the insertion of the coin 4, the coin 4 is inserted. In addition to notifying by voice, the result of counting the input amount is compared with the target amount, and the evaluation is made by voice. When the input is completed, the input amount and the total amount are notified by voice.

When the monitoring means (micro switch) 3 for monitoring the mounting state of the coin storage unit 2 is operated, the control unit 10 outputs to the audio output unit 12 audio information indicating that the coin storage unit 2 has been removed. At the same time, the counter 14 is reset (total amount is zero).

Next, the operation of the money box toy will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

When the power is turned on, the counter is reset by initialization in step ST1, and the display amount on the display unit 7 is displayed as zero. By pressing the setting button, the amount to be input at one time is set as the target amount. This target amount is displayed on display 7
And waits for a coin to be inserted (step S
T3).

At step ST4, the micro switch 3
If it is FF, the process proceeds to step ST7 and waits for a coin to be inserted. When a coin is inserted, the number of coins is counted, and the amount of the inserted coin is output by voice (step ST8).
Proceeding to step ST9, the input amount is compared with the target amount,
If the number of inserted sheets is large, the process proceeds to step ST10, and voices indicating satisfaction (for example, “Thank you,” “How did you do this?”, “So much?”, Etc.) are randomly selected and output, and the number of inserted sheets is reduced. If not, the process proceeds to step ST11 to randomly select and output a voice indicating dissatisfaction (for example, "Please give me more" or "Is this just?"), And output the total amount by voice in step ST12.
It returns to step ST2 and waits for a coin to be inserted.

When the coin storage unit 2 and the toy main body 1 are separated to take out the coins stored in the coin storage unit 2, the micro switch 3 is turned on, so that the process proceeds to step ST5. The voice that recognizes that it has been separated (for example, “Return it properly”, “What should I use it for?”, “I haven't accumulated yet, etc.”) is randomly selected and output, the counter is reset, and the display section Set the total amount display to zero. Then, it waits for the coin storage unit 2 to be mounted on the toy body (step ST6), and if it is mounted, the micro switch is turned off, so the process returns to step ST2 and waits for a coin to be inserted.

Although the above-described money box toy has been described on the premise that one kind of coin (for example, a 100 yen coin) is used, a coin discriminating mechanism (not shown) is provided, and a detecting unit (micro unit) is provided for each coin. Switch), the number of inserted coins may be counted for each coin, and the inserted amount and the total amount may be calculated.

[0018]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a sound is output each time a coin is inserted into the savings box, so that the coins can be stored in the savings box while having fun.

In addition, the amount of money to be inserted at one time is set in advance as a target amount of money, and when a coin is inserted, the difference between the amount of money to be inserted and the target amount of money is determined, and audio information corresponding to the difference is output by the audio output unit. You can save money while enjoying the game, and you can encourage the user to enter the target amount.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the toy body and the coin storage are separated to take out the coin, the controller constantly monitors whether or not the toy is separated. Can be output to prompt the user to prevent waste.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1 (a) and 1 (b) are a front perspective view and a rear perspective view of a money box toy according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the piggy bank toy.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation mode of the piggy bank toy.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Toy body 2 Coin storage part 6 Detecting part 7 Display part 8 Setting button (setting means) 10 Control part 11 Storage part 12 Voice output part

Continued on the front page F term (reference) 2C150 BA11 BA13 CA19 DD06 DD07 DD14 DD22 DD24 DF02 DF06 DF31 EF16 EF22 EF23 EF27 FA42

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A piggy bank toy characterized by having the following requirements. (A) The toy body has a storage unit storing audio data, a detection unit for detecting that a coin has been inserted, and an audio output unit that reads audio data from the storage unit based on the detection result of the detection unit. (B) The control unit counts the number of coins inserted, and calculates the inserted amount and the total amount. (C) The amount is displayed on the toy body. (D) a coin storage section is provided in the toy body detachably; (e) the toy body has setting means for presetting an amount to be inserted at one time as a target amount. The control unit compares the input amount with the target amount and causes the audio output unit to output audio information corresponding to the comparison result. 2. A monitoring means for monitoring a state in which the coin storage section is mounted on the toy body, and when the removal of the coin storage section is detected by the monitoring means, the control section outputs predetermined voice information by voice. Output to the output unit,
The piggy bank toy according to claim 1, wherein the display on the display unit is reset.