JP2002291579A - Chair for appreciating music - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a chair for appreciating music which is equipped with a vibration unit to output musical sounds from the speaker and to generate vibrations synchronizing the musical sound and allows appreciation of music in a relaxing environment accompanied by a massage given by a simple structure. SOLUTION: The chair for appreciating music is equipped with the following parts: A main part of a chair and an input member to input audio signals are equipped. An amplifier for audio signals amplifies the audio signals. A speaker converts the audio signals and outputs musical sounds. A storage stores vibration signals to generate vibrations in advance. A means for varying the period of vibrations outputs after varying the period of vibrations for vibration signals stored in the storage. An amplifier for vibration signals amplifies the vibration signals output from the means for varying the period of vibrations. A means for generating vibrations generates vibrations after converting audio signals amplified at the amplifier for audio signals or vibration signals amplified at the amplifier for vibration signals.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a music appreciation chair provided with a speaker for outputting musical sounds and a vibration unit for generating vibration.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a music appreciation chair in which an audio signal is input to a speaker and a vibration unit incorporated in a chair body to reproduce a musical sound and, at the same time, the vibration unit generates vibration in synchronization with the musical sound. .

[0003] Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of an example of a conventional music appreciation chair. In this conventional example, a music appreciation chair 100 is provided with a recording medium reproducing device (not shown), for example,
It is connected to an optical disk playback device. The music appreciation chair 100 includes a seat 2, a backrest 3, an armrest 4, a speaker 5, an audio signal amplifying unit 11, a vibration unit 12, an input unit 15, an operation unit 101, and a control unit 170.

[0004] The backrest 3 is fixed to the rear of the seat 2. The armrests 4 are fixed to the left and right side surfaces of the seat 2.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a conventional music appreciation chair. An optical disk reproducing device (not shown) reproduces an audio signal recorded on the optical disk and outputs the reproduced audio signal.

[0006] The input unit 15 is connected to an optical disk reproducing device by a conductive wire. The input unit 15 inputs an audio signal output from the optical disc reproducing device.

The operation unit 101 outputs a first instruction signal or a second instruction signal to the control unit 170 by an operation. When the first instruction signal is input from the operation unit 101, the control unit 170 controls the audio signal amplification unit 11 to increase the amplification degree of the audio signal input from the input unit 15; When the second instruction signal is input, the audio signal amplifier 11 is controlled to reduce the amplification of the audio signal input from the input unit 15.

The audio signal amplifying unit 11 includes a control unit 17
According to the control of 0, the amplification degree of the audio signal input from the input unit 15 is increased or decreased, and is output to the speaker 5 and the vibration unit 12. The speaker 5 converts the audio signal output from the audio signal amplifier 11 and outputs a musical sound.

[0009] The vibration unit 12 converts the audio signal output from the audio signal amplifying section 11 by 20 to 50H.
Extracting a signal of a low frequency range of about z, it converts the extracted signal to the vibration output.

As shown in FIG. 3, the music appreciation chair 100 listens to the audio signal reproduced by the optical disk reproducing apparatus as a musical tone through the speaker 5 and senses vibration tuned to the musical sound through the vibration unit 12. The person 20 sitting on the music appreciation chair 100 can enjoy music with a sense of reality.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

In the conventional music appreciation chair 100, the vibration unit 12 does not generate vibration unless an optical disk on which an audio signal in a low frequency range for generating vibration is recorded is reproduced by an optical disk reproducing device.

[0012] In a conventional music appreciation chair 100, so as to obtain a simple massage effect using an oscillating unit 12, it is conceivable that a dedicated vibration unit driving signal source. However, in this case, the vibration of the tempo and the vibration unit driving signal of the musical tone output from the speaker is different. The person 20 sitting on the music appreciation chair 100 enjoys music in a relaxed state even when listening to music in a state where the tempo of the musical tone output from the speaker 5 and the cycle of the vibration output from the vibration unit are different. I can't.

[0013] The present invention relates to a music appreciation chair provided with a vibration unit that outputs a musical sound from a speaker and generates vibration synchronized with the musical sound. an object of the present invention is to provide a music appreciation for the chair, which can be the appreciation.

[0014]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, in a music appreciation chair, a chair body, an input section for inputting an audio signal, and amplifying an audio signal input from the input section. An audio signal amplifying unit, a speaker that converts an audio signal amplified by the audio signal amplifying unit and outputs a musical tone, a storage unit that stores a vibration signal for generating vibration in advance, and a storage unit that is stored in the storage unit. and oscillation period varying means for outputting by varying the oscillation period of the oscillating signal are, the vibration signal amplifier for amplifying the vibration signal output from the oscillation period varying means, the audio signal the audio signal amplified by the amplifying unit or And a vibration generating means for converting the vibration signal amplified by the vibration signal amplifying unit to generate vibration.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the music appreciation chair according to the first aspect, further comprising signal detection means for detecting a signal in a predetermined frequency region from the audio signal input from the input unit. The vibration cycle variable means,
The vibration period of the vibration signal stored in the storage unit is varied according to a signal in a predetermined frequency range detected by the signal detection unit.

[0016]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the same components as those described in the related art will be described using the same reference numerals.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of a music appreciation chair according to the present invention. Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a music appreciation chair 1. In this embodiment,
The music appreciation chair 1 is connected to a recording medium reproducing device (not shown), for example, an optical disk reproducing device.

The music appreciation chair 1 includes a seat 2, a backrest 3, an armrest 4, a speaker 5, an operating unit 10, an audio signal amplifying unit 11, a vibration unit 12, a signal extracting unit 13, a storage unit 14, and an input unit. 15, vibration signal amplifier 16, controller 1
7, a signal detection unit 18 and a vibration cycle variable unit 19 are provided.

The backrest 3 is fixed to the rear of the seat 2. The armrests 4 are fixed to the left and right side surfaces of the seat 2.

The optical disk reproducing device reproduces an audio signal recorded on the optical disk and outputs the reproduced audio signal.

The input section 15 is connected to an optical disk reproducing device by a conductive wire. The input unit 15 inputs an audio signal output from the optical disc reproducing device.

The operation unit 10 outputs a first instruction signal or a second instruction signal to the control unit 17 by operation. When the first instruction signal is input from the operation unit 10, the control unit 17 controls the audio signal amplification unit 11 to increase the amplification degree of the audio signal input from the input unit 15, and controls the audio signal amplification unit 11 from the operation unit 10. When the second instruction signal is input, the audio signal amplifier 11 is controlled to reduce the amplification of the audio signal input from the input unit 15.

The audio signal amplifier 11 includes a controller 17
In accordance with the control, the amplification degree of the audio signal input from the input unit 15 is increased or decreased, and is output to the speaker 5 and the signal extraction unit 13. Speaker 5 outputs a tone converting an audio signal outputted from the audio signal amplifier 11.

The signal extracting section 13 converts the audio signal output from the audio signal
A signal in a low frequency range is extracted, and the extracted audio signal is output to the vibration unit 12.

The signal detecting section 18 is configured to output a signal in a predetermined frequency domain from the audio signal input from the input section 15,
For example, a signal in a low frequency range of 20 to 200 Hz (low-frequency signal) is detected. The signal detector 18 detects a repetition period of the detected low-frequency signal.

The storage unit 14 has a frequency range of 20 to 5 in advance.
A vibration signal of about 0 Hz is stored, and the stored vibration signal is output to the vibration cycle variable section 19.

The vibration cycle variable section 19 changes the vibration cycle of the vibration signal stored in the storage section 14. Vibration period varying unit 19, the oscillation period of the oscillating signal is changed so that the signal detecting section 18 is tuned to the repetition period of the low frequency signal detected, the vibration oscillation signal is changed to output the vibration signal amplifying unit 16.

The vibration signal amplifying section 16 includes the vibration cycle variable section 1
The vibration signal output from 9 is amplified and output to the vibration unit 12.

The vibration unit 12 converts one or both of the audio signal output from the signal extraction unit 13 and the vibration signal output from the vibration signal amplification unit 16 into vibration and outputs the vibration.

As shown in FIG. 1, an optical disk on which an audio signal is recorded is reproduced by an optical disk reproducing apparatus in a state where a person 20 is sitting on a music appreciation chair 1. Input unit 1
When the audio signal and the synchronizing signal are input from the optical disk reproducing device 5, the speaker 5 converts the audio signal amplified by the audio signal amplifying unit 11 into a musical tone and outputs it. At this time, the vibration cycle variable section 19 changes the vibration cycle of the vibration signal stored in the storage section 14 in accordance with the low-frequency signal detected by the signal detection section 18, so that the vibration unit 12 transmits the signal from the speaker 5. Generates vibration synchronized with the output musical sound.

A person 20 sitting in the music appreciation chair 1 listens to the music and feels the vibration synchronized with the tempo of the audio signal by the vibration unit 12. Thereby, the person 20 can enjoy a simple massage effect and listen to music in a relaxed state.

In the music appreciation chair 1 of the present embodiment, even when an optical disc on which an audio signal in a low frequency range is not recorded is reproduced, the vibration unit 12 generates a vibration synchronized with the musical sound output from the speaker 5. Can be done. Therefore, even when a music sound of any music genre such as classical music or rock music is reproduced by the optical disk reproducing device, the vibration generated from the vibration unit 12 can be experienced.

Further, the music appreciation chair 1 uses the vibration generated from the vibration unit 12 as a vibration synchronized with the musical sound output from the speaker 5 and the vibration for producing a massage effect. be able to.

In the music appreciation chair 1 of the present embodiment, the signal detecting section 18 detects the low-frequency signal recorded on the optical disc, and the vibration period variable section 19 stores the signal in the storage section 14 in accordance with the detected synchronization signal. Although the configuration is such that the vibration cycle of the vibration signal is changed, a setting unit for setting the vibration cycle of the vibration cycle variable unit 19 by operation is provided.
May be configured to change the vibration signal at the vibration cycle set by the setting unit.

[0035]

According to the present invention, in music appreciation chair comprising a vibration unit for generating a vibration tuned to the tone and outputs a tone from the speaker, while experience simple massage effect in a simple configuration relaxing It is possible to provide a music appreciation chair that allows the user to enjoy music in a state where the music is played.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing the configuration of an embodiment of a music appreciation chair according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a music appreciation chair 1.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing a configuration of an example of a conventional music appreciation chair.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional music appreciation chair.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 music appreciation for the chair, 2 seat, 3 backrest portion, 4
Armrest part, 5 speakers, 10 operation section, 11 audio signal amplification section, 12 vibration unit, 13 signal extraction section, 14 storage section, 15 input section, 16 vibration signal amplification section, 17 control section, 18 signal detection section, 19 vibration Cycle variable part, 20 people, 100 music appreciation chair, 101
Operation unit, 170 control unit

Claims (2)

[Claims] An input section for inputting an audio signal; an audio signal amplification section for amplifying an audio signal input from the input section; and an audio signal amplified by the audio signal amplification section. A speaker that outputs a musical tone, a storage unit that stores a vibration signal for generating vibration in advance, a vibration period variable unit that changes and outputs a vibration period of the vibration signal stored in the storage unit, A vibration signal amplifying unit for amplifying the vibration signal output from the cycle variable unit, and a vibration generation for converting the audio signal amplified by the audio signal amplifying unit or the vibration signal amplified by the vibration signal amplifying unit to generate vibration Means for listening to music. 2. The music appreciation chair according to claim 1,
Signal detecting means for detecting a signal in a predetermined frequency domain from an audio signal input from the input unit, wherein the vibration cycle variable means responds to a signal in a predetermined frequency domain detected by the signal detecting unit. A music appreciation chair, wherein a vibration cycle of a vibration signal stored in said storage means is varied.