JP2005230397A

JP2005230397A - Led message transmission toy

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Publication number: JP2005230397A
Application number: JP2004045802A
Authority: JP
Inventors: Ryosuke Komochi; 良介小餅
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2004-02-23
Filing date: 2004-02-23
Publication date: 2005-09-02

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an interesting message display toy having superior portability and simply transmitting a message from a separate place. <P>SOLUTION: This LED message transmission toy is so formed as to select one out of a plurality of flashing pattern information of an LED group previously registered in a recording means incorporated in a body such as an IC chip using the LED group aligned along a rod-shaped body to be held with one hand, flash the LED group in the order of an element line of the flashing pattern information by a timer circuit incorporated in the body, and display a message such as a picture or a character text as an afterimage effect by swinging the rod-shaped body to the left/right, thus providing the interesting effect. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

本発明は、ＬＥＤとＩＣチップのような記録手段を組み合わせ、事前に記録されたＬＥＤの点滅パターン情報を利用して、手動で左右に振ることによって、棒状に沿って配置したＬＥＤ群の点滅する光の残像効果を利用し、絵又は文字テキストをイメージとして表示する玩具に関する。 The present invention combines LED and recording means such as an IC chip, and blinks LED groups arranged along a rod shape by manually swinging left and right using pre-recorded LED blink pattern information. The present invention relates to a toy that displays a picture or text as an image using the afterimage effect of light.

従来、ＬＥＤを利用した玩具は多く考えられており、棒状の器具にＬＥＤ光を点灯させサインとして利用する形態、あるいは、特許文献１のようなメッセージを登録でき、ＬＥＤを利用してスクロールメッセージを表示できる玩具、特許文献２のような特殊なスイッチを使ってＬＥＤを点滅させる子供用の玩具、特許文献３のような回転ディスプレイを利用した光玩具などがある。また、複数のＬＥＤを点滅させ、残像効果を利用して絵を表示する原理は知られており、非特許文献１のような展示物で見ることが出来る。 Conventionally, many toys using LEDs have been conceived, and it is possible to register a form such as a sign used by lighting LED light on a bar-shaped instrument, or a message as in Patent Document 1, and a scroll message using LEDs. There are toys that can be displayed, children's toys that blink LEDs using a special switch as in Patent Document 2, and optical toys that use a rotating display as in Patent Document 3. Further, the principle of blinking a plurality of LEDs and displaying a picture using an afterimage effect is known, and can be seen in an exhibit like Non-Patent Document 1.

特開２０００−２２５２７６（要約）JP 2000-225276 (Abstract) 特開平７−７７９４１（特許請求の範囲）JP 7-77941 A (Claims) 特開平１１−１９４７２９（要約）JP-A-11-194729 (Abstract) 横浜こども科学館のライトスティック展示物（２００４年２月２０日現在のhttp://www.ysc.go.jp/ysc/info/g5333.html）Light stick display at Yokohama Children's Science Museum (http://www.ysc.go.jp/ysc/info/g5333.html as of February 20, 2004)

上述したように、ＬＥＤを光サインとしての玩具、スクロール型のメッセージ表示玩具として利用することはあっても、ＬＥＤの光の点滅と残像効果を利用し、人が手動で左右に振るなどの動作によって絵又は文字テキストなどのメッセージを表示する面白さを演出する玩具は見当たらない。本発明は、低電力で動作するＬＥＤの点滅表示と記録手段に記録した情報を組み合わせることで、ＬＥＤの点滅パターンを制御し、手動の左右の振り動作によって残像効果の絵又は文字テキスト表示を引き起こす面白さを演出する玩具を実現するためになされたものである。 As described above, even if the LED is used as a toy as a light sign or a scroll-type message display toy, an operation such as a person manually swinging left and right using the flashing of LED light and the afterimage effect There is no toy that produces the fun of displaying a message such as a picture or text. The present invention controls the blinking pattern of the LED by combining the blinking display of the LED operating at low power and the information recorded in the recording means, and causes a picture or character text display of the afterimage effect by manual left and right swinging operation. It was made to realize a toy that produces fun.

前記の課題を解決する手段は以下のとおりである。
本発明は、片手で持てる大きさの棒状の器具本体と、前記器具本体の表面に沿って縦１列状に配置した複数個の発光ダイオード群（以降、ＬＥＤ群と呼ぶ）と、前記ＬＥＤ群を点滅させるタイマ回路を備え、前記ＬＥＤ群を点滅させる複数の点滅パターン情報を記録したＩＣチップに代表される記録手段と、前記器具本体の一部に設けられ外部から押されることにより前記記録手段に記録された点滅パターン情報の一つを選択し、前記タイマ回路に伝えて前記ＬＥＤ群を点滅動作させる切替えスイッチを備え、前記ＬＥＤ群、前期タイマ回路および前期記録手段に電力を供給する電源電池と前記電源電池を接続するための電源スイッチを備え、前記電源スイッチによって電力を供給し、前記切替えスイッチを選択することによって前期記録手段に事前に記録された複数の点滅パターン情報の一つの絵又は文字テキストのイメージを呼び出し、前記イメージを構成する縦の要素列を前記ＬＥＤ群上に順に表示する動作を引き起こし、手動で前記器具本体を左右に振ることによって絵又は文字を視覚的な残像効果によって復元し離れた場所へメッセージを伝えることを特徴とする。 Means for solving the above-described problems are as follows.
The present invention includes a rod-shaped instrument body that can be held with one hand, a plurality of light emitting diode groups (hereinafter referred to as LED groups) arranged in a vertical row along the surface of the instrument body, and the LED group. A recording circuit represented by an IC chip that records a plurality of blinking pattern information for blinking the LED group, and the recording means provided on a part of the instrument body and pressed from the outside. A power supply battery comprising a changeover switch that selects one of the blinking pattern information recorded in the LED and transmits it to the timer circuit to cause the LED group to blink, and supplies power to the LED group, the previous timer circuit and the previous recording means And a power switch for connecting the power supply battery, supplying power by the power switch, and selecting the changeover switch, A picture or character text image of a plurality of flashing pattern information recorded in advance is called up, and a vertical element row constituting the image is sequentially displayed on the LED group. The picture or character is restored by the visual afterimage effect by shaking left and right, and the message is transmitted to a distant place.

以上説明したように本発明によれば、片手で持てる手軽さと低電力で利用できるメリットを生かして携帯用の玩具として利用でき、事前に記録された記録手段の情報を基に絵又は文字テキストの情報パターンを一つ選択し、手動で左右に振ることによる残像効果を利用して、選択した絵又は文字テキストをメッセージとして表示することが出来る。前記効果を利用して、離れた場所からのメッセージ伝達玩具として面白く利用することができ、コンサートなどのイベントやスポーツ観戦での応援グッズとして利用できるという効果を発揮するものである。 As described above, according to the present invention, it can be used as a portable toy by taking advantage of the convenience that can be held with one hand and low power, and it can be used for picture or text text based on the information of the recording means recorded in advance. The selected picture or text can be displayed as a message using the afterimage effect by selecting one information pattern and shaking it left and right manually. By using the effect, it can be used as a message transmission toy from a distant place, and can be used as support goods for events such as concerts and sports watching.

次に、本発明の実施の形態を実施例の図１〜図２に基づいて説明する。 Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

図１は、ＬＥＤメッセージ伝達玩具１の必要な構成要素を示す図であり、ＬＥＤ群１１、タイマ回路１２、記録手段１３、電源電池１４と切替えスイッチ１５及び電源スイッチ１６から構成されている。 FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the necessary components of the LED message transmission toy 1, which includes an LED group 11, a timer circuit 12, a recording means 13, a power battery 14, a changeover switch 15, and a power switch 16.

電源電池１４は、必要な装置を動作させ、ＬＥＤを点滅させるのに十分な省電力の乾電池で構成され、電源スイッチ１６を接続することによって記録手段１３とタイマ回路１２、及びタイマ回路１２を通してＬＥＤ群１１へ電力を供給する。 The power supply battery 14 is composed of a power-saving dry battery sufficient to operate necessary devices and blink the LED. By connecting the power switch 16, the LED is connected to the recording means 13, the timer circuit 12, and the timer circuit 12. Power is supplied to the group 11.

記録手段１３は、ＬＥＤ群を点滅させるパターン情報を登録する装置であり、あらかじめ設定される絵又は文字テキストのイメージにあわせて、絵又は文字テキストイメージを構成する要素の点滅パターン情報を記録手段１３の容量に応じて複数記録することができる。 The recording means 13 is an apparatus for registering pattern information for blinking the LED group. The recording means 13 records the blinking pattern information of the elements constituting the picture or character text image in accordance with a preset picture or character text image. A plurality of recordings can be made according to the capacity.

切替えスイッチ１５は、記録手段１３に登録されている点滅パターン情報の一つを選択して、タイマ回路１２へ渡す役割を果たす。 The changeover switch 15 plays a role of selecting one of the blinking pattern information registered in the recording unit 13 and passing it to the timer circuit 12.

タイマ回路１３は、切替えスイッチ１５によって渡された点滅パターン情報を基に、ＬＥＤ群１１を構成する各ＬＥＤを、一定のタイミングをとりながら点滅パターンを構成する要素列の表示順に点滅させる役割を果たす。 The timer circuit 13 plays a role of causing each LED constituting the LED group 11 to blink in the display order of the element row constituting the blink pattern while taking a certain timing based on the blink pattern information passed by the changeover switch 15. .

以上の関係を利用して、電源スイッチ１６を接続すると、電源電池１４がタイマ回路１２、記録手段１３へ電力を供給し、切替えスイッチ１５によって現在接続されている記録手段１３上の点滅パターン情報を呼び出し、タイマ回路１２を動作させ、ＬＥＤ群１１を点滅させることによって、絵又は文字テキストのイメージの各要素列を順に表示することができる。 When the power switch 16 is connected using the above relationship, the power battery 14 supplies power to the timer circuit 12 and the recording means 13, and the blinking pattern information on the recording means 13 currently connected by the changeover switch 15 is displayed. By calling up, operating the timer circuit 12, and blinking the LED group 11, each element row of the image of the picture or text can be displayed in order.

図２は、図１の関係の利用方法を示す図である。 FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a method of using the relationship of FIG.

図２のＬＥＤメッセージ伝達玩具の状態（１）のＬＥＤ群２１は、図１のタイマ回路１２によって点滅指示を受けたＬＥＤ群１１の一瞬の状態を示し、１５個のＬＥＤのうち白丸が未点灯の状態、黒丸が点灯状態であることを示している。 The LED group 21 in the state (1) of the LED message transmission toy in FIG. 2 shows an instantaneous state of the LED group 11 that has received a blink instruction from the timer circuit 12 in FIG. This indicates that the black circle is in a lit state.

図２の関係は、図１の関係に従って動作するＬＥＤ群１１を介して順に表示される絵又は文字テキストイメージの各要素列の表示を利用して、手動の振り動作４を行いＬＥＤメッセージ伝達玩具の状態（１）２からＬＥＤメッセージ伝達玩具の状態（２）３へ移動させることによって、ＬＥＤメッセージ伝達玩具の状態（１）のＬＥＤ群２１の表示から順に本来の絵やテキストを視覚的な残像効果で順にイメージとして表示できることを示す。 The relationship shown in FIG. 2 is an LED message transmission toy by performing a manual swinging operation 4 using the display of each element row of a picture or text image displayed in sequence via the LED group 11 operating according to the relationship shown in FIG. By moving from the state (1) 2 to the state (2) 3 of the LED message transmitting toy, the original picture and text are visually afterimages in order from the display of the LED group 21 in the state (1) of the LED message transmitting toy. It shows that it can be displayed as an image in order by effect.

本発明実施例の全体構成を示す図。The figure which shows the whole structure of this invention Example. 本発明実施例の利用方法を示す図。The figure which shows the utilization method of an Example of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

１ＬＥＤメッセージ伝達玩具
２ＬＥＤメッセージ伝達玩具の状態（１）
３ＬＥＤメッセージ伝達玩具の状態（２）
４手動の振り動作
１１ＬＥＤ群
１２タイマ回路
１３記録手段
１４電源電池
１５切替えスイッチ
１６電源スイッチ
２１ＬＥＤメッセージ伝達玩具の状態（１）のＬＥＤ群
1 LED message transmission toy 2 LED message transmission toy (1)
3 LED message transmission toy (2)
4 Manual swing motion 11 LED group 12 Timer circuit 13 Recording means 14 Power source battery 15 Changeover switch 16 Power switch 21 LED group in state (1) of LED message transmission toy

Claims

A rod-shaped instrument body sized to be held with one hand, a plurality of light emitting diode groups (hereinafter referred to as LED groups) arranged in a vertical row along the surface of the instrument body, and a timer for blinking the LED groups A recording unit represented by an IC chip having a circuit and recording a plurality of blinking pattern information for blinking the LED group, and recorded on the recording unit by being provided from a part of the instrument body and pressed from the outside. A power supply battery that includes a changeover switch that selects one of the blinking pattern information and transmits it to the timer circuit to cause the LED group to blink, and supplies power to the LED group, the previous timer circuit, and the previous recording means, and the power supply battery A power switch for connecting the power to the recording means in advance by supplying power by the power switch and selecting the changeover switch Calls one picture or text image image of a plurality of recorded flashing pattern information, and causes an operation to sequentially display the vertical element row constituting the image on the LED group, and manually moves the instrument body left and right An LED message transmission toy characterized in that a picture or character is restored by a visual afterimage effect by shaking and a message is transmitted to a distant place.