JP2002085858A - Vocal toy - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cheap vocal toy which enables a user to enjoy the changes in the expression of a toy body, can vocalize funny voices or the like in combination with the changes in the expression. SOLUTION: This toy consists of the toy body 1 and a pronunciation unit 2. The toy body 1 is formed by integrally molding a base part 4 in which the pronunciation unit 2 is embedded and a deformed part 5 which simulates the face of a person. The toy body 1 is molded of foamed plastic having high elasticity to further increase the degree of deformation and to retard the time when the deformed segment is reset to a free state by its own elasticity. When the deformed part 5 is deformed by crushing, the switch of the pronunciation unit 2 turns on and the funny voices are produced from a speaker 11.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sound toy which produces sounds such as a human voice, a laughter, a shout, an animal cry, a siren, and a thunder.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A toy of this type can be found in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Registration No. 3066762. Where,
Various sensors such as an optical sensor, a sound sensor, and a touch switch are provided on the dressing doll, and a conversation voice stored in advance is output from a speaker based on output signals from these sensors. .

[0003]

Many of these types of sound toys are interesting in that they can generate sound, but they lack interest in the appearance of the body of the toy because there is no change in the apparent expression. There are toys that are fully robotized so that their expressions can be expressed richly, but at a high cost.

[0004] It is an object of the present invention to provide a low-cost toy toy that can enjoy a change in the expression of the toy main body and that outputs a sound or the like in accordance with the change in the expression.

[0005]

The sounding toy according to the present invention comprises a toy body 1 and a sounding unit 2 embedded in the toy body 1. The sound generation unit 2 includes a case 8, a power supply unit 9 disposed inside the case 8, a control unit 10, and a speaker 1.
1 and a switch unit 12 provided on the outer surface of the case 8. The toy body 1 is made of a foamable elastic material having high resilience that can be crushed and deformed. The switch unit 12 is turned on by the squash deformation operation of the toy body 1, and the speaker 11 is driven based on the sound data stored in the control unit 10 in advance.

[0006] The toy body 1 includes a base 4 having a flat mounting surface 3 and a deformable portion 5 provided above the base 4. The sounding unit 2 is embedded in the base 4 facing the mounting surface 3. The control unit 10 is provided with a storage element for storing sound data, and the storage element is configured by a nonvolatile memory in which data can be rewritten. The sounding unit 2 can be provided with an antenna for reading and writing sound data in a non-contact state.

[0007]

FIG. 3 and FIG.
As shown in (1), the whole or a part of the toy body 1 is crushed and deformed with a hand or a fingertip, and the expression of the toy body 1 is enjoyed to change greatly. In addition, you can enjoy the change of expression when the deformed part returns to the free state by its own elasticity. In order to increase the degree of deformation at this time, the toy main body 1 is formed of a highly elastic foamable elastic material capable of being crushed and deformed. When the toy body 1 is crushed and deformed, the switch unit 12 of the sounding unit 2 embedded therein is turned on, the control unit 10 is operated, and sounds stored in advance are emitted via a speaker. For example, a funny sound or a humorous sound is emitted in accordance with the return operation of the deformed toy body 1. As described above, according to the sounding toy that generates sound in accordance with the change in the facial expression, a visual change and an auditory change can be enjoyed at the same time, so that an interesting sounding toy can be obtained. Since the expression of the toy body 1 is formed by changing the outer shape of the toy body 1 made of a foamed elastic material, the cost of the toy body 1 can be reduced, and the overall cost is significantly lower than that of a robotized sound toy. Can be priced.

A base 4 having a flat mounting surface 3 and a base 4
The toy body 1 is constituted by the deforming part 5 provided on the upper side of the toy,
When the sounding unit 2 is buried in the base 4 so as to face the mounting surface 3, the weight of the sounding unit 2 stabilizes the toy body 1 in a state where the toy body 1 is mounted on a flat surface. The toy body 1 can be erected and held under the state, and the toy body 1 can be crushed and operated with only one hand. It is also advantageous in that the switch section 12 can be reliably turned on by the crushing deformation operation of the deformation section 5.

[0009] A storage element for storing sound data,
If it is composed of a non-volatile memory capable of rewriting data, data can be rewritten even after purchasing a sounding toy. Alternatively, a sales form may be adopted in which the sound of the toy purchaser is stored at the time of purchase of the pronunciation toy, or the favorite sound data is selected and stored from among several types of celebrity sound data.

[0010]

1 to 6 show an embodiment of a sound toy according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, the sounding toy includes a toy body 1 simulating a human bust, and a sounding unit 2 embedded in the toy body 1.

The toy main body 1 is made of a foamable elastic material having high resilience that can be crushed and deformed, and has a base (chest) 4 having a flat mounting surface 3 and an upper side of the base 4. Is integrally formed with a deformed portion (head) 5 provided on the base. The mounting surface 3 is provided with a recess 6 for loading the sounding unit 2. As the foamed elastic material having high resilience, foamed plastic such as foamed plastic such as polyurethane foam, or foamed rubber can be applied. Preferably, the diameter of the pores is reduced, and the return speed when returning to the free state after deformation is reduced.

As described above, according to the toy main body 1 formed of a foam elastic material having high resilience, the toy main body 1 whose external shape in the free state is as shown in FIG. 1 is shown in FIG. In this manner, the deformable portion 5 can be deformed by crushing the deformable portion 5 up and down by hand, or the deformable portion 5 can be deformed by squeezing the deformable portion 5 left and right by hand as shown in FIG. Further, the deformed portion gradually returns to its free appearance by its own elasticity. In this way, the user is humorous that the deformed portion 5 is freely deformed and the facial expression changes variously, and the user slowly returns to the free state, which is different depending on the difference in the original deformed shape. You can enjoy changing facial expressions. The time required to return from the deformation to the free state is approximately 3 to 4 seconds.

As described above, the sounding unit 2 is buried in the toy body 1 in order to emit a funny sound or a funny sound in accordance with the return operation of the deformed toy body 1. 2 and 5, the sounding unit 2 includes a case 8, a power supply unit 9 disposed inside the case 8, a control unit 10, a speaker 11, a switch unit 12 provided on an outer surface of the case 8, and the like. Then, as shown in FIG. 5, the operation piece 13 of the switch section 12 is incorporated into the recess 6 so as to protrude toward the deforming section 5 and is adhesively fixed. Power supply unit 9
Is made of a battery and can be removed by opening the lid 15 provided on the bottom surface of the case 8. A sound emission window 14 is opened in the bottom wall of the case 8 facing the speaker 11.

When the deformable portion 5 is crushed and deformed as described above, the operation piece 13 is pushed down, and the switch portion 12 is turned on. Upon receiving this ON signal, the control unit 10
As shown in FIG. 6, the sound data stored in the memory is subjected to D / A conversion, then amplified, and the amplified sound signal is sent to the speaker 11 to generate sound. The duration of the sound is set to be equal to or slightly shorter than the time required for the deforming unit 5 to return to the free state. For example, the sound is maintained for about 2 to 4 seconds.

In order to store voice data, the control unit 1
As a memory provided in 0, a ROM is basically used, but it can be constituted by a rewritable nonvolatile memory such as an EPROM or an EEPROM. At the time of sale, it is also possible to adopt a sales form in which the voice of the toy purchaser is stored, or favorite voice data is selected and stored among voice data of several types of celebrities. The sound toy of the present invention can be used as sales promotion goods. For example, when the toy main body 1 is formed so as to resemble the appearance of a hamburger, and the toy main body 1 is crushed and deformed, an advertising phrase related to the hamburger is emitted from the speaker 11.

In addition to the embodiments described above, the toy body can be formed by imitating a person or an animal, or a vehicle or a building, and its external shape is not particularly limited. The switch unit 12 can be constituted by a pressure sensor.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view.

FIG. 2 is an overall bottom view.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an example of use in which a deformed portion is crushed.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing another example of use in which a deformed portion is crushed.

FIG. 5 is a vertical sectional side view of the sound toy.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a control unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Toy body 2 Sounding unit 3 Mounting surface 4 Base 5 Deformation part 8 Case 9 Power supply part 10 Control part 11 Speaker 12 Switch part

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A toy body 1 and a sounding unit 2 embedded in the toy body 1. The sounding unit 2 includes a case 8, a power supply unit 9 disposed inside the case 8, a control unit 10, The toy body 1 includes a speaker 11 and a switch unit 12 provided on an outer surface of the case 8. The toy body 1 is formed of a foamable elastic material having high resilience that can be crushed and deformed. A switch unit 12 is turned on by the squashing deformation operation of the control unit 10 and the speaker 11 is driven based on sound data stored in the control unit 10 in advance. 2. The toy main body 1 includes a base 4 having a flat mounting surface 3 and a deforming portion 5 provided on the upper side of the base 4, and the sounding unit 2 faces the mounting surface 3. The sound toy according to claim 1, wherein the toy is buried in the base. 3. The sound generation device according to claim 1, wherein a memory element for storing sound data is provided in the control unit, and the memory element is constituted by a nonvolatile memory capable of rewriting data. toy. 4. The sounding unit 2 is provided with an antenna for reading and writing sound data in a non-contact state.
Or the sounding toy according to 2 or 3.