JP2008307094A - Fish toy - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an epoch-making fish toy which responds to a user's approaches just like an animal toy and enables the user to enjoy expressions like an animated cartoon as if it were in the water when it is not. <P>SOLUTION: A head part 2 is composed by a transparent water tank 3, a partition 4 formed by imitating a face is disposed inside the water tank 3, and the water tank 3 stores transparent liquid by leaving an air layer in an upper part. A body part 1 is provided with an open/close mechanism B for opening/closing a mouth part 8 and eye parts 5; a pump mechanism C4 for sending air in the air layer to the mouth part 8 formed on the partition 4; a sensor 61 for detecting external stimuli, such as sounds or light; a sound output part 67 for outputting sound effects; an illumination part 68 for illuminating the water tank 3; and a control unit 60 for controlling a motor 15 which drives the open/close mechanism B and the pump mechanism C. The control unit 60 controls the sound output part 67, the illumination part 68, and the motor 15 on the basis of the detection result of the sensor 61. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a fish toy, and more particularly to a fish toy that shows an expression of being underwater even though it is not underwater and responds to user's actions.

Conventionally, various animal toys have been proposed and put into practical use as action toys that respond to user actions and heal the user's mind, but fish toys are also put to practical use as action toys that heal the user's mind ( For example, Patent Document 1). This toy is designed to be able to heal the user's heart from its movements by controlling its movement so as to swim realistically in a water tank.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 09-000523

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is that the above-mentioned ornamental fish toy requires a tank filled with water to swim in the tank, and the movement in the water is realistic, but it works in the water Therefore, there was no reaction to the user's actions, it had to be put into practical use only as an ornamental, and there was a restriction on the place to put it because it required an aquarium. There was a problem that I could not enjoy the movement.

  The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and while being a fish toy, it reacts to the user's actions like an animal toy and enjoys an animation-like expression that seems to be in the water even though it is not in the water It is an object to provide an innovative fish toy that can be used.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a fish toy according to the present invention has the following requirements.
(B) The head of the fish toy is composed of a transparent aquarium, and a partition plate formed to imitate the face is disposed inside the aquarium. (B) An air layer is formed above the aquarium. (C) The body of the fish toy contains a pump that sends air from the air layer to the mouth formed in the partition plate, and opens and closes the mouth. (2) The air sent to the mouth by the pump is released as bubbles from the mouth when the mouth is opened (H ) A plurality of sensors for detecting external stimuli such as sound and light, a sound output unit for outputting sound effects, an illumination unit for illuminating the aquarium, the pump, and the opening / closing mechanism And a control unit for controlling a motor for driving the sensor. The audio output unit on the basis of the output result, the illumination unit and controlling the motor

  The control unit may operate the pump both when the mouth opening / closing mechanism is open and when the mouth is closed.

  According to the invention of claim 1, the fish toy that can communicate with fish without requiring an apparatus such as an aquarium can be operated while being underwater although it is not underwater. Can be realized.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the air sent from the pump when the mouth is opened is released directly from the pipe into the aquarium, so it is released as small bubbles and sent from the pump when the mouth is closed. Since the air stays inside the mouth and many bubbles are released at once when the mouth is opened, the state in which the bubbles are released can be changed even though it is the same mechanism.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a fish toy according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the fish toy. In this fish toy A, a head 2 located at the front of the body part 1 is constituted by a transparent water tank 3, and a partition plate 4 simulating the face is arranged inside the water tank 3, and an eye part 5 The eyeball 7 that pivots up and down is arranged in the opening 6 that constitutes the lower part, and the lower jaw part 10 that pivots up and down is arranged in the opening 9 that constitutes the mouth part 8, and the eyeball 7 turns downward Sometimes it looks like the eyes are closed, and when it turns upward, it looks like it's opened. On the other hand, when the lower jaw portion 10 is rotated upward, the mouth appears to be closed, and when the lower jaw portion 10 is rotated downward, the mouth is opened.

  The aquarium 3 is formed by a curved transparent front cover 11 and a flat plate-like rear cover 12, and a partition plate 4 formed by imitating the face of a fish through the front front cover 11 can be seen from the front. So the fish looks like a full-face helmet.

  And the transparent liquid a is accommodated in the water tank 3 leaving some air layers in the upper part. The air b in the air layer is sucked from the upper part of the rear cover 12 by a pump 44 described later, and is sent into the mouth part 8 from the hole 13 in the lower part of the rear cover 12. When the lower jaw part 10 rotates downward, the air sent into the mouth part 8 becomes a bubble c from the opening 9 of the partition plate and rises to the upper part of the aquarium 3, as if the animated fish chatted and bubbled Is coming out of the mouth.

  An opening / closing mechanism B for opening and closing the eyeball 3 and the lower jaw portion 10 is disposed on the body portion 1. The opening / closing mechanism B includes a cam gear 16 that rotates forward and reverse of the motor 15 via a pulley and a plurality of gears, and an engagement pin 18 that engages with a cam groove 17 formed on a side surface of the cam gear 16. A drive arm 20 that pivots up and down around a support shaft 19 and a front end of the drive arm 20 are attached, and a roller 21 is brought into contact with the back surface of the rear cover 12 in conjunction with the vertical rotation of the drive arm 20 to move up and down. The first moving member 22 includes a first moving member 22 and a second moving member 24 that moves up and down in conjunction with the first moving member 22 with a roller 23 on the front surface of the rear cover 12. And the second moving member 24 are attracted to each other by the magnets 25 and 26 with the rear cover 12 interposed therebetween, and when the cam gear 16 rotates and the drive arm 20 rotates up and down around the support shaft 19, the tip of the drive arm 20 Attached to And since the first moving member 22 moves up and down, but also the second movable member can now be moved up and down as well (see FIG. 3).

  The second moving member 24 is formed by bulging an engaging portion 30 engaging the eyeball 7 and the lower jaw portion 10 on the front surface, and when the second moving member 24 is on the upper surface of the engaging portion 30. Since 30a is engaged with the engaging shaft 31 of the eyeball 7 and pushed upward against the spring 32, the eyeball 7 rotates downward, and the pupil portion 7a formed on the eyeball 7 is positioned below. Since the pupil 7a cannot be seen from the front, the fish toy A is in a state where its eyes are closed, and since the engaging portion 30 is not engaged with the lower jaw portion 10, it is pulled by the spring 32. The lower jaw portion 10 is rotated upward to close the mouth portion 8 of the partition plate 4 and close the mouth, and air b sent by a pump mechanism C described later can be stored in the mouth portion 8. (See FIG. 4).

  When the cam gear 16 starts to rotate, the second moving member 24 starts to descend along the rear cover 12 and the push-up of the eyeball 7 is released, so that the eyeball 7 is pulled by the spring 32 and pivots upward. The part 7a can be seen from the front and the eyes are opened (see FIG. 5A). In this state, since the engaging part 30 does not engage with the lower jaw part 10, the eyes are open but the mouth is closed.

  When the cam gear 16 further rotates, the second moving member 24 further descends, and the lower surface 30b of the engaging portion 30 engages with the engaging shaft 33 of the lower jaw portion 10 and acts to push it forward. Since the lower jaw portion 10 rotates downward about the support shaft 34, the mouth portion 8 is opened (see FIG. 5B). At this time, the air b staying in the mouth 5 part becomes a large bubble at a stretch and flows out to the front surface of the partition plate 4.

  The rotational position of the cam gear 16 can be confirmed with a rotary switch 35. As shown in FIG. 3, the rotary switch 35 includes a bifurcated brush 36 fixed to the back surface of the cam gear 16, an annular conductive portion P0 facing the cam gear 16 and corresponding to the bifurcated brush 36, and an arcuate shape on the outside thereof. The conductive portion P0 and the conductive portion P1 are connected to the switch SW1 and the conductive portion P0 is connected to the conductive portion P8. The switch SW2 is configured by P2, and the switch SW8 is configured by the conductive portion P0 and the conductive portion P8 in the same manner (see FIGS. 10A to 10H).

  The pump mechanism C includes an intermittent gear 40 coaxial with the cam gear 16 described above, a cam gear 41 intermittently meshed with the gears 40a and 40b formed on the intermittent gear 40, and an eccentric shaft formed on the cam gear 41. A crank 43 connected to 42 and reciprocating up and down, and a bellows pump 44 that compresses and expands by reciprocating movement of the crank 43 (see FIG. 6). The bellows pump 44 is supported by a support plate 46 fixed to the frame 45, and the intake / exhaust port 47 of the bellows pump 44 and the supply / exhaust port 48 a of the valve 48 are connected by a pipe 49.

  The cam gear 41 is set to rotate once by the gear 40a (gear 40b), and the bellows pump 44 performs compression and expansion once by one rotation of the cam gear 41. The tip of the pipe 50 connected to 48 b is guided to the air layer above the water tank 3, the tip of the pipe connected to the air supply port 48 c is guided to the mouth 8, and the air above the water tank 3 is expanded when the bellows pump 44 is expanded. Is sucked into the bellows pump 44 from the intake port 48b of the valve 48, and during compression, the air in the bellows pump 44 is fed from the air feed port 48c of the valve 48 to the mouth 8 through the pipe 51.

  In addition, on both side surfaces of the body portion 1, a swing member 50 that is formed to resemble a flange and swings back and forth is disposed. As shown in FIG. 7, the swinging member 50 has a plate 52 imitating a flange on the outer side of the rotating shaft 51 and a gear 53 formed on the inner peripheral surface. Is formed on both side surfaces of a frame 56 that is connected to an eccentric shaft 54a of a drive gear 54 that is transmitted through a plurality of gears, is connected to a link 55 that reciprocates back and forth, and swings back and forth about a shaft 56a. When the motor 15 is engaged with the rack gear 56b and is rotated, it swings back and forth via the drive gear 54, the link 55, and the frame 56.

  FIG. 8 shows a block diagram for explaining the electrical configuration of the fish toy A described above, and a sensor 61 (sound is detected as an input) in the programmable speech synthesis IC which is a control unit 60 for controlling the whole toy. A microphone 61a for detecting light, an optical sensor 61b for detecting light, a rotary switch 35 for determining the operating position of eyes, mouth, etc., a selection switch 62 for selecting demo / normal use, and a signal from a switch 63 for canceling the sleep state Are connected to a speaker 65 that outputs sound effects and sounds as output, an LED 66 for illumination that illuminates the inside of the aquarium, and a motor 15, which are stored in a memory built in the control unit (programmable speech synthesis IC) 60. Based on the detection result of the sound sensor 61a and the optical sensor 61b based on the control program, the sound effect from the speaker 65, Voice output, lighting of LED 66, and controls the operation of the motor 15.

  The operation mode of the fish toy A having the above configuration will be described with reference to the time chart of FIG.

  When the power switch is turned on, the control unit 60 initializes the fish toy A. In this initialization, the motor 15 is rotated until the SW1 of the rotary switch 35 is turned on (see FIG. 10A). In this state, the position is 0 to 45 ° in the time chart, and the bellows pump 44 is also expanded (the inside is filled with air) with the eyes and mouth closed (see FIG. 11A).

  When the user speaks and the microphone 61a senses sound, or the user cuts light through the front of the toy and the photo sensor 61b senses a change in light, the control unit 60 rotates the motor 15.

  When the main cam 16 exceeds 45 °, the engaging shaft 31 of the eyeball 7 engaged with the engaging portion 30 of the second moving member 24 is pulled downward by the spring 32 as the second moving member 24 descends. Since the eyeball 7 is rotated upward, the pupil 7a can be seen from the front surface and is awakened (see FIG. 5A). In this state, the brush 36 short-circuits the conductive part P0 and the conductive part P2, the switch SW2 is ON (see FIG. 10B), and the control part recognizes that the eyes have begun to open. Can do.

  When the motor 15 further rotates and the main cam 16 exceeds 90 °, the second moving member 24 is disengaged from the engaging shaft 31 of the eyeball 7 and engages with the engaging shaft 33 of the lower jaw portion 10 to engage with the engaging shaft 33. As shown in FIG. 5 (b), the lower jaw portion 10 rotates downward and starts to open the mouth. In this state, the brush 36 short-circuits the conductive part P0 and the conductive part P3, the switch SW3 is ON (see FIG. 10C), and the control part recognizes that the mouth has started to open. Can do.

  As shown in FIG. 11 (b), when the cam gear 41 is engaged with the gear 40 a of the intermittent gear 40 and the crank 43 starts to descend, the bellows pump 44 starts to be compressed, and the inside of the bellows pump 44 is started. When the intermittent gear 40 is 135 °, all the air in the bellows pump 44 is sent to the mouth portion 8. After 135 °, the crank 43 starts to rise, so the bellows pump is pressed. Is released (see FIGS. 11C and 11D), and the air in the upper part of the water tank 3 is sucked.

  When the intermittent gear 40 further rotates and passes 225 °, the crank 43 starts to descend and compression of the bellows pump 44 begins (see FIG. 11E), and the air in the bellows pump 44 is pushed out toward the mouth 8. However, at this time, the lower jaw member 10 closes the mouth portion 8, so that air is stored in the mouth portion 8.

  When the rotation of the intermittent gear 40 exceeds 270 °, the crank 43 starts to rise, and the bellows pump sucks air in the upper part of the water tank 3 while gradually expanding (see FIGS. 11 (f) and 11 (g)). It waits for the crank to descend again with the air remaining (see FIG. 11H).

  When the pump mechanism C is operated with the mouth open, the air pushed out from the tip of the pipe 51 that guides air from the bellows pump 44 to the mouth 8 becomes small bubbles and flows out from the mouth 8. When the lower jaw member 10 moves and the mouth opens after the bellows pump 44 is actuated, the air stored in the mouth portion 8 becomes a large number of bubbles and is released at once.

  As described above, the opening / closing mechanism B moves the first moving member 22 up and down, and the second moving member 24 moves up and down in conjunction with the movement of the first moving member 22. When 24 is on the upper side, the engaging portion 30 of the second moving member 24 is engaged only with the eyeball 7 so that the eyes are closed, but the second moving member 24 is lowered to open the eyes. When the eyes are further lowered even after the eyes are opened, the lower jaw member 10 is rotated to open the mouth portion 8, and the mouth is never opened when the eyes are closed.

  The control unit 60 can determine the current eye state and mouth state from ON / OFF of the switches SW1 to SW8 of the rotary switch 35, and outputs sound effects and sounds at any timing, and the lighting LED for the aquarium It is possible to determine whether or not to light up.

  Further, since the pump mechanism C operates at two timings, that is, when the mouth is open and when it is closed, the pump mechanism C is sent from the bellows pump 44 when the bellows pump 44 is operated when the mouth is open. However, if the bellows pump 44 is operated when the mouth is closed, the air sent from the bellows pump 44 is discharged into the mouth 8. Therefore, if the air is retained in the mouth and the mouth is opened, the air retained in the mouth will flow out at a stretch, so that it will be released as a large bubble, and the bellows pump 44 will move. The shape of the bubble differs depending on the timing and the opening timing of the mouth, and the manner in which the bubble emerges can be changed by selecting the timing of movement while using the same mechanism.

  As described above, the rotary switch controls the forward / reverse rotation of the motor while judging the state of the eyes and mouth, outputs sound effects and sounds, and communicates with the user with an animation-like expression. A healing fish toy that cannot be obtained with a swimming fish toy can be realized.

A perspective view of a fish toy according to the present invention Exploded perspective view of the fish toy Exploded perspective view explaining the structure of the drive mechanism, eyes and mouth Illustration of the relationship between the drive mechanism and eyes and mouth (A) (b) is explanatory drawing of movement of eyes and mouth by a drive mechanism Explanatory drawing of pump mechanism An exploded perspective view for explaining a mechanism for swinging the bag Block diagram explaining electrical configuration Time chart explaining the operation mode of fish toys (A)-(h) is explanatory drawing of the operation | movement aspect of a rotary switch (A)-(h) is explanatory drawing of the operation | movement aspect of a bellows pump

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Body part 2 Head 3 Water tank 4 Partition plate 7 Eyeball 10 Lower jaw part 15 Motor A Fish toy B Opening-closing mechanism C Pump mechanism

Claims (2)

A fish toy comprising the following requirements:
(B) The head of the fish toy is composed of a transparent aquarium, and a partition plate formed to imitate the face is disposed inside the aquarium. (B) An air layer is formed above the aquarium. (C) The body of the fish toy contains a pump that sends air from the air layer to the mouth formed in the partition plate, and opens and closes the mouth. (2) The air sent to the mouth by the pump is released as bubbles from the mouth when the mouth is opened (H ) A plurality of sensors for detecting external stimuli such as sound and light, a sound output unit for outputting sound effects, an illumination unit for illuminating the aquarium, the pump, and the opening / closing mechanism And a control unit for controlling a motor for driving the sensor. The audio output unit on the basis of the output result, the illumination unit and controlling the motor   The fish toy according to claim 1, wherein the control unit operates the pump both when the opening and closing mechanism is open and when the opening is closed.

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