JP2012245991A - Portable container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable container comprising a container body and a cap, which outputs significant language information every time the cap is opened/closed, to give useful information to a person who carries the container or which is used instead of a memo pad by allowing the person who carries the container to easily sound-record various matters and reproduce them when necessary.SOLUTION: The portable container comprises the container body having a heart-shaped cross section in which confectionery, medicine and other small articles are stored, and the cap having a heart-shaped cross section similarly, and is provided with an acoustic sound recording and reproducing device having a switching means that a switch is turned on/off by opening/closing the cap in either the cap or the container body. The acoustic sound recording and reproducing device has an acoustic input/output unit used both as a microphone and a speaker, and a semiconductor memory circuit, and is constituted of a sound recording means that records an acoustic signal output from the acoustic input/output unit in the semiconductor memory circuit by sound recording operation, and a reproducing means that reads out the acoustic signal from the semiconductor memory circuit in response to opening the cap and acoustically outputs it from the acoustic input/output unit.

Description

  The present invention relates to portable containers for confectionery, pharmaceuticals, granular materials, and powdery materials, and more specifically, a container body and a lid, and the bottom of the container body is switched on and off by opening and closing the lid. The present invention relates to a portable small container having a recording / reproducing apparatus or a sound recording / reproducing apparatus having means and capable of various uses such as replacing a memo.

Various conventional small containers for small items such as confectionery or drugs are known. These are of the type for storing and carrying candy, mint, drugs and other small particles or other small items. There are also simple recording / playback devices that allow the melody to be played by opening and closing the lid and those that allow easy recording.
The technology related to the present invention is disclosed in the following document.
Utility Model Registration No. 30000602

The object or problem of the present invention is to provide meaningful information to the user by outputting significant linguistic information each time the lid is opened or closed, or for the user to easily record various matters and reproduce them when necessary. Therefore, the present invention provides a portable container that can be used instead of a notepad.

The invention of the present application has a cross-section with a heart shape and a container main body for storing confectionery, medicines and other small items, and a lid with a cross-section with a heart shape. There is provided a recording / playback device having a switching means that is turned on / off. The recording / playback device reads out an acoustic signal recorded in the semiconductor memory circuit by switching the speaker and the lid and outputs the acoustic signal from the speaker. Or the portable container comprised with the reproduction | regeneration means which stops an acoustic output is provided, and the said conventional subject is solved.

Further, in the portable container described in paragraph 0004, product information of confectionery stored in the semiconductor memory circuit or reminding information for taking a medicine is recorded, and the information is output from a speaker by opening and closing the lid. May be configured.

The present invention also includes a lid having a heart shape in cross section and a container body having a heart shape in the same manner as a container main body for storing confectionery, medicines and other small items. An acoustic recording / reproducing apparatus having switching means for switching on / off is provided, and this acoustic recording / reproducing apparatus has an acoustic input / output device and a semiconductor memory circuit that can be used both as a microphone and a speaker. Recording means for recording the sound signal output from the sound input / output device by the recording operation in the semiconductor memory circuit, and reproduction for reading the sound signal from the semiconductor memory circuit in response to the opening of the lid and outputting the sound from the sound input / output device A portable container constituted by the means is realized to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems.

Further, in the portable container described in paragraph 0006, date information is recorded in advance in the semiconductor memory circuit, and further, a recording area is set subsequent to the date information, and the date when the playback means is switched on. In some cases, the date information is output and information to be subsequently recorded can be input to the recording means.

Further, in the portable container of any one of paragraphs 0004 to 0007, the lid is supported by the hinge so as to be openable and closable with respect to the container body, and a lid locking means is provided at a position facing the hinge. There are cases where the projection is formed on the outer side and a concave projection formed on the inner wall of the lid at a position facing the projection.

In the invention of the present application, significant linguistic information is automatically output each time the lid is opened and closed so that the user can obtain useful information, or the user can dictate various matters. By simply recording the contents and playing them back when necessary, the portable container can be used as a notepad.

  Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a portable container with a lid closed. In the figure, 1 is a portable container having a three-dimensional heart shape formed of an aluminum thin plate, 2 is a container body, and 3 is a lid fitted into the container body. Inside the lid 3, a recording / reproducing device 4 is provided as will be described later.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the portable container 1 with the lid 3 open. The lid 3 is opened by a pressing force by a fingertip or the like against the locking means. As described above, the recording / reproducing apparatus 4 is housed in the lid 3, and 3 a is an opening formed at a position corresponding to the internal speaker, and the sound that is reproduced and output from the speaker is transmitted. Make it better.

FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram showing the recording / reproducing apparatus 4 according to the embodiment of claim 1 housed in the lid 3. In the figure, 21 is a speaker, and 22 is a DRAM or other semiconductor memory circuit, which has a recording / reproducing function of about 20 seconds, from which a recording signal is read and output from the speaker 21.

That is, the semiconductor memory circuit 22 includes an amplifier circuit that amplifies an audio signal or the like during recording, a processing circuit that performs signal processing to record the amplified audio signal in the semiconductor memory, and a recording signal read from the semiconductor memory as an audio signal. And a processing circuit to be sent to the speaker 21.

In this embodiment, the semiconductor memory 22 includes, for example, “don't forget to take medicine in the morning, noon, evening”, “don't forget to exercise lightly”, “don't forget to walk 10,000 steps”, etc. Messages are pre-recorded, and each time the container is opened or closed, various alerts are made to the user.
For children, for example, Christmas songs are recorded by nursery rhymes and time.

Since the semiconductor memory 22 enters the reproduction mode only by applying the power supply voltage from the battery power source 23, the transistor 24 for switching operation is turned on to shift to the reproduction mode. The transistor 24 is configured to be turned on by closing an operation switch 25 provided in the lid 3. That is, the base circuit of the transistor 24 is connected to the switch 26 that is closed by opening the operation switch 25 lid 3. When the operation switch 25 is closed when the switch 26 is closed, the transistor 24 is turned on and the semiconductor memory 22 is reproduced. It becomes a mode.

FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram showing an acoustic recording / reproducing apparatus 41 according to an embodiment of claim 3 housed in the lid 3.
The main configuration of this device circuit is the same as that shown in FIG.

In this circuit configuration, the semiconductor memory circuit 22 becomes a recording mode by closing a switch 27a for applying a power supply voltage from the battery power supply 23 and a memory command switch 27b. That is, these switches 27a and 27b are interlocking switches that are both closed by pressing the lid 3, and the switches 27a and 27b are closed to shift to the recording mode.

Note that a switch 28a connected between the emitter and collector of the transistor 24 is a switch that is closed when a recording confirmation knob (not shown) is pressed. The switch 28a is closed to read a record in the semiconductor memory circuit 18 and record it. checking the content.

In this embodiment, a sound input / output device 31 that can be used as both a microphone and a speaker is provided, and a sound is input by switching the changeover switch 32, and a sound is output.
The change-over switch 32 is always turned on to the terminal a. In this state, the sound signal input and the sound signal output from the sound input / output device 31 is recorded in the semiconductor memory circuit 22 in the same manner as in the above embodiment.
When the lid 3 is opened, the changeover switch 32 is switched to the b terminal as the response switch 25 is closed, and the recorded contents of the semiconductor memory circuit 22 are output as sound from the acoustic input / output device 31.

Since the portable container according to this embodiment can easily record by dictating various items in addition to the operation according to the above-described embodiment, it is necessary to record necessary items one after another as if they were recorded in a memo pad. Sometimes these contents can be read out.

It is a perspective view of portable container 1 in the state where a lid was closed. It is a perspective view of portable container 1 in the state where a lid was opened. FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram showing the recording / reproducing apparatus 4 according to the embodiment of claim 1 housed in a lid 3. FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram showing an audio recording / reproducing apparatus 41 according to an embodiment of claim 3 housed in a lid 3.

1. . . . . . . 1. Portable container . . . . . . 2. Container body . . . . . . Lid 4. . . . . . . 3 is a circuit diagram showing a recording / reproducing apparatus 4. FIG.
41. . . . . 3 is a circuit diagram showing an audio recording / reproducing device 41. FIG.

Claims (5)

It has a heart shape in cross section and a lid that has a heart shape in the same way as a container body that stores confectionery, medicines, and other small items. Either the lid or the container body can be turned on and off by opening and closing the lid. A recording / reproducing apparatus having switching means for performing the above-described operation. The recording / reproducing apparatus reads out an acoustic signal recorded in the semiconductor memory circuit by switching between the speaker and the lid and outputs the acoustic signal from the speaker. A portable container comprising a reproducing means for stopping output. 2. The portable container according to claim 1, wherein product information of confectionery stored or a reminder information for taking a medicine is recorded in the semiconductor memory circuit, and the information is output from a speaker when the lid is opened and closed. A portable container characterized by that. It has a heart shape in cross section and a lid that has a heart shape in the same way as a container body that stores confectionery, medicines, and other small items. Either the lid or the container body can be turned on and off by opening and closing the lid. An audio recording / reproducing apparatus having switching means is provided. The acoustic recording / reproducing apparatus has an acoustic input / output device that can be used as both a microphone and a speaker, and a semiconductor memory circuit. The recording means for recording the acoustic signal output from the input / output device in the semiconductor memory circuit, and the reproducing means for reading the acoustic signal from the semiconductor memory circuit in response to the opening of the lid and outputting the acoustic signal from the acoustic input / output device. A portable container characterized by that. 4. The portable container according to claim 3, wherein date information is recorded in advance in the semiconductor memory circuit, and a recording area is set subsequent to the date information, and the date when the playback means is switched on. A portable container characterized in that information is output and information to be subsequently recorded can be input to a recording means. The portable container according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the lid is supported by a hinge so as to be openable and closable with respect to the container main body, and a lid locking means is provided at a position facing the hinge. A portable container comprising a projection formed on the outside and a concave projection formed at a position facing the projection on the inner wall of the lid.

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