JP2020078472A - Performance output toy, performance output toy set, and operation tool for performance output toy - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a performance output toy having improved operability related to performance output.SOLUTION: A performance output toy 10 includes a holding part 17 capable of holding an article 21, a recognition part capable of recognizing the article 21 held by the holding part 17, and a performance output part capable of outputting a performance corresponding to the article 21 recognized by the recognition part. The holding part 17 is constituted so that the article 21 can be held in a different direction, and the recognition part is constituted so that the article 21 can be recognized even when the article 21 is held in a different direction by the holding part 17.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a performance output toy capable of outputting a performance according to a player's operation, a performance output toy set including the performance output toy, and an operation tool for the performance output toy.

  Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-242242 discloses a production output toy in which an intended production can be output by mounting an operating portion on a mounting portion of a main body and rotating the mounting portion.

  By the way, when an article such as the above-mentioned operation unit is used for the production output, the orientation of the article that can be held by the production output toy is usually limited, so that the desired production can be output using the article. Attention needs to be paid to the orientation of the articles that can be held on the output toy.

  In other words, if the restriction on the orientation of the article that can be held by the production output toy can be relaxed, the operability related to the production output of the production output toy can be improved.

JP, 2016-106678, A

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a production output toy with improved operability related to production output, a production output toy set including the production output toy, and an operation tool for the production output toy. is there.

  A production output toy according to the present invention outputs a holding unit capable of holding an article, a recognition unit capable of recognizing the article held by the holding unit, and a production corresponding to the article recognized by the recognition unit. With a possible production output unit, the holding unit is configured to be able to hold the article in different directions, the recognition unit, even if the article is held in the holding unit in different directions, It is configured to be recognizable.

  A production output toy set according to the present invention includes the production output toy described above and the article described above. Furthermore, the operation tool of the production output toy according to the present invention includes the above-mentioned article and a grip portion connected to the article.

  According to the production output toy, the production output toy set, and the operation tool for the production output toy according to the present invention, the operability related to the production output can be improved.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a production output toy and an operating tool to which the present invention is applied. FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the holding unit shown in FIG. 1 as seen from above. 3A is an enlarged bottom view of the article shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 3B is an enlarged left side view of the article shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3C is an enlarged right side view of the article shown in FIG. Is. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a control system of the effect output toy shown in FIG. FIG. 5(A) is a diagram showing a state in which the article shown in FIG. 1 is held in the holding section of the effect output toy in the first orientation, and FIG. 5(B) is an article in which the article shown in FIG. 1 is rendered in the second orientation. It is a figure which shows the state hold|maintained at the holding part of an output toy. 6A is an explanatory diagram of the recognition information according to the first direction shown in FIG. 5A, and FIG. 6B is an explanatory diagram of the recognition information according to the second direction shown in FIG. 5B. is there. FIG. 7 is a flow chart relating to effect output according to an article. FIG. 8A and FIG. 8B are flow charts related to effect output according to opening/closing on the opening/closing unit. FIG. 9 is a flowchart relating to effect output according to the rotation of the rotating unit. FIG. 10 is a flow chart relating to effect output according to the proximity of an article to the proximity detection unit.

  In the following description, for convenience, the front side of FIG. 1 is the front, the back side is the rear, the left side is the left side, the right side is the right side, the upper side is the upper side, and the lower side is the lower side. Is written.

<Direction output toys and controls>
Reference numeral 10 in FIG. 1 indicates a production output toy, and reference numeral 20 indicates an operation tool for the production output toy 10.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the production output toy 10 includes a main body 11 having a circular front view, a truncated cone-shaped protruding portion 12 obliquely provided on the upper left side of the main body 11, and an extending portion. A hemispherical opening/closing portion 13 provided at the upper end of 12, a decoration portion 14 provided on the front surface of the main body portion 11 with a star-shaped front view, a rotating portion 15 having an annular front-view, and a circular proximity with a front-view. The detection unit 16 and a holding unit 17 (see FIG. 2) formed of an octagonal prism-shaped hole provided inside the overhanging unit 12 are provided.

  The main body 11 and the overhanging portion 12 are provided with the control system shown in FIG. The opening/closing part 13 has a handle 13a at its right end, and its left end is rotatably supported by a shaft support 12a provided on the upper left side of the overhanging part 12. That is, the opening/closing part 13 is capable of rotating (opening/closing) in the direction indicated by the broken line arrow in FIG. 1, and can cover the opening formed at the upper end of the holding part 17 in the closed state. The opening formed at the upper end of the holding portion 17 can be exposed in the open state indicated by the two-dot chain line.

  The decorative portion 14 and the rotating portion 15 are arranged around the circular support portion 11a provided in the center of the front surface of the main body portion 11 when viewed from the front, and the decorative portion 14 is immovable, while the rotating portion 15 is the same. The inner periphery is rotatably supported by the support portion 11a. Further, the decorative portion 14 and the rotating portion 15 have a light-transmitting property, and 12 symbols (illustrated as the symbol of 12 constellations in the figure) are provided at equal angular intervals on the front surface of the rotating portion 15. . That is, the rotating portion 15 is capable of rotating in the direction indicated by the broken line arrow in FIG. 1, and rotates any one of the 12 symbols so as to match the mark 11b on the front surface of the supporting portion 11a. You can The proximity detection unit 16 is provided in the center of the front surface of the support unit 11a, and is a unit that approaches or contacts a tip end portion 22 of an article 21 of an operation tool 20 described later. By the way, the heart-shaped mark around the proximity detector 16 is a decorative mark.

  The holding portion 17 is formed so as to extend from the upper end of the overhanging portion 12 to the inside of the main body portion 11, allows the insertion of the article 21 of the operation tool 20 described later, and holds the inserted article 21. It has become. As shown in FIG. 2, the cross-sectional shape of the holding portion 17 is not a regular octagon, but is a shape that is slightly crushed in the left-right direction, and the cross-sectional shape corresponds to the first article 21 of the operation tool 20 described later. It is a positioning means for holding in the orientation or the second orientation (see FIG. 5). Further, on the front and rear surfaces of the holding portion 17, when the article 21 of the operation tool 20 described later is inserted into the holding portion 17, a guide recess 21b of the article 21 (see FIGS. 1 and 3A). Is provided with a guide convex portion 17a having a rectangular top view.

  On the other hand, the operating tool 20 is connected to an article 21 having an octagonal column shape that can be inserted into the holding portion 17 of the production output toy 10, a conical tip portion 22 connected to the lower end of the article 21, and an upper end of the article 21. It has a columnar grip portion 23 and a decoration portion 24 (feather shape in the figure) connected to the upper end of the grip portion 23. In FIG. 1, a feather is drawn as the decoration portion 24, but the shape of the decoration portion 24 is not particularly limited, and a cavity is formed in the decoration portion 24 so that beads etc. are formed in the cavity. It is also possible to generate a sound by shaking the operating tool 20 by accommodating the granular material.

  The article 21 and the grip portion 23 can be attached and detached based on the fitting of the connecting protrusions 21a and the connecting recesses 23a in the shape of a quadrangular prism provided at the upper end and the lower end thereof, respectively. It is attachable/detachable based on the fitting between the connecting projections 23b and the connecting recesses 24a, which are quadrangular prisms provided on the upper and lower ends. The tip portion 22 is made of a metal material that can be attracted to a permanent magnet, and the tip portion 22 may be fixed to the lower end of the article 21 or may be detachably provided.

  When the article 21 is described in detail, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3A, the front and rear surfaces of the article 21 correspond to the guide protrusions 17 a (see FIG. 2) of the holding section 17 of the production output toy 10. The guide recess 21b is provided. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 3(B) and FIG. 3(C), the lower end portion of the article 21 is a taper portion 21 c in consideration of insertion into the holding portion 17, and the upper end periphery of the article 21. An annular insertion restricting portion 21d for restricting the insertion into the holding portion 17 is provided in the.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 3A to 3C, a first information groove 21e1 and a second information groove 21e2 are provided on the left surface of the article 21 at intervals in the front-rear direction, The right side surface of the article 21 is also provided with a third information groove 21e3 and a fourth information groove 21e4 at intervals in the front-rear direction. By the way, the arrangement order of the first to fourth information grooves 21e1 to 21e4 is such that the first information groove 21e1 to the second information groove 21e2 to the third information are arranged clockwise in the bottom view shown in FIG. The information groove 21e3 is the fourth information groove 21e4.

  The first information groove 21e1 and the second information groove 21e2 on the left side of the article 21 have the information projections 21f in the first area IP1a, the second area IP1b, and the third area IP1c, respectively, shown in FIG. 3B. By appropriately providing, it has predetermined information according to the presence or absence of the information projection 21f. In addition, the third information groove 21e3 and the fourth information groove 21e4 on the right side of the article 21 also have information projections in the first area IP2a, the second area IP2b, and the third area IP2c shown in FIG. 3C. By appropriately providing 21f, predetermined information corresponding to the presence or absence of the information projection 21f is provided.

<<Information of possession of goods>>
Here, using the article 21 shown in FIGS. 3(B) and 3(C) as an example, the possession information when "presence" and "absence" of the information projection 21f are represented as "1" and "0", respectively. Will be described.

  Since the first information groove 21e1 on the left side of the article 21 shown in FIG. 3B does not have the information projection 21f in the first area IP1a to the third area IP1c, the first to third areas IP1a to IP1c are arranged in this order. The information obtained is "000". Further, since the second information groove 21e2 on the left side of the article 21 has the information projections 21f in the first area IP1a and the second area IP1b, the information obtained in the order of the first to third areas IP1a to IP1c is “110”. It is.

  In addition, the third information groove 21e3 on the right side of the article 21 shown in FIG. 3C has the information projections 21f in the first area IP2a and the third area IP2c. Therefore, the first to third areas IP2a to The information obtained in the order of IP2c is “101”. Further, since the fourth information groove 21e4 on the right side of the article 21 has the information projections 21f in the second area IP2b and the third area IP2c, the information obtained in the order of the first to third areas IP2a to IP2c is “011. It is.

  In other words, the information obtained in the first area IP1a on the left side of the article 21 shown in FIG. 3A is "01" in the order of the first information groove 21e1 and the second information groove 21e2. And the information obtained in the second area IP1b on the left side of the article 21 is “01” in the order of the first information groove 21e1 and the second information groove 21e2, and in the third area IP1c on the left side of the article 21. The information obtained is "00" in the order of the first information groove 21e1 and the second information groove 21e2.

  In addition, the information obtained in the first area IP2a on the right side of the article 21 shown in FIG. 3A is “10” in the order of the third information groove 21e3 and the fourth information groove 21e4. The information obtained in the second area IP2b on the right side of the is “01” in the order of the third information groove 21e3 and the fourth information groove 21e4, and the information obtained in the third area IP2c on the right side of the article 21 is “11” in the order of the third information groove 21e3 and the fourth information groove 21e4.

  That is, the left side of the article 21 is provided with information based on a combination of information (“01”, “01”, and “00”) that can be obtained in each of the first area IP1a, the second area IP1b, and the third area IP1c. The right side surface of the article 21 having the first information section IP1 has the combination of information (“10”, “01”, and “01” that can be obtained in the first area IP2a, the second area IP2b, and the third area IP2c, respectively. 11") has a first information part IP2 having information conforming to 11").

  In addition, a combination of information (“01”, “01”, and “00”) that can be obtained in each of the first area IP1a, the second area IP1b, and the third area IP1c of the first information section IP1 of the article 21, Since the combination of information (“10”, “01”, and “11”) that can be obtained in each of the first section IP2a, the second section IP2b, and the third section IP2c of the second information section IP2 of the article 21 is different, The information held by the first information section IP1 and the information held by the second information section IP2 are different.

  The information (“01” and “01”) that can be obtained in the first area IP1a and the second area IP1b of the first information section IP1 of the article 21 and the first area IP2a and the second area IP2a of the second information section IP2. Information (“10” and “01”) that can be obtained in the two areas IP2b is used as information indicating the type of the article 21. Further, information (“00”) that can be obtained in the third area IP1c of the first information section IP1 of the article 21 and information (“11”) that can be obtained in the third area IP2c of the second information section IP2. ) Is used as information indicating the orientation of the article 21.

  That is, when a plurality of types of articles including the article 21 described above are used, information that can be obtained in the first section IP1a and the second section IP1b of the first information section IP1 of each article and the second section of the second information section IP2. If the information obtainable in the first area IP2a and the information obtainable in the second area IP2b are different from each other, it is possible to judge the type of each article based on these information.

《Control system for production output toys》
Reference numeral 31 in FIG. 4 indicates the main control portion 31, reference numeral 32 indicates a power switch, RP indicates a recognition portion for recognizing information, reference numeral 34 indicates a proximity switch, reference numeral 35 indicates a rotation detection switch, Reference numeral 36 indicates a storage portion, reference numeral 37 indicates a light emitting portion, reference numeral 38 indicates a sounding portion, and reference numeral 39 indicates a power supply portion. In the control system shown in FIG. 4, the main control unit 31, the light emitting unit 37, and the sound producing unit 38 constitute the production output unit POP of the production output toy 10 including the operation control executed by the main control unit 31. There is.

  The main controller 31 has a microcomputer, various drivers, various interfaces, etc., and stores a program for operation control in the ROM. The power switch 31 controls the power supply from the power supply unit 39 including a dry battery or a rechargeable battery to the main control unit 31 and cuts off the power, and is provided on the rear surface of the main body unit 11 of the production output toy 10.

  The recognition unit RP is composed of a total of four first to fourth switches 33a to 33d including micro switches and the like. As shown in FIG. 2, the first switch 33 a and the second switch 33 b are arranged on the left side of the holding portion 17 side by side in the front-rear direction, and the movable portions 33 a 1 and 33 b 1 project into the holding portion 17. The third switch 33c and the fourth switch 33d are arranged on the right side of the holding portion 17 side by side in the front-rear direction, and the movable portions 33c1 and 33d1 project into the holding portion 17. By the way, the arrangement order of the first to fourth switches 33a to 33d is counterclockwise in the order of the first switch 33a-the second switch 33b-the third switch 33c-the fourth switch 33d in the top view shown in FIG. Has become.

  Supplementally, the front and rear positions and sizes of the movable portions 33a1 and 33b1 of the first switch 33a and the second switch 33b that form the first recognition unit RP1, and the third switch 33c and the fourth switch that form the second recognition unit RP2. The front and rear positions and sizes of the movable parts 33c1 and 33d1 of the switch 33d are determined when the article 21 of the operation tool 20 is inserted into the holding part 17 of the production output toy 10 in the first direction or the second direction (see FIG. 5). , The first information groove 21e1 and the second information groove 21e2 on the left side of the article 21, and the third information groove 21e3 and the fourth information groove 21e4 on the right side of the article 21 and by the information protrusion 21f. It is designed to be pressed and turned on.

  That is, the first switch 33a and the second switch 33b configure a first recognition unit RP1 that recognizes information on the left side of the holding unit 17, and the third switch 33c and the fourth switch 33d information on the right side of the holding unit 17. The 1st recognition part RP1 which recognizes is comprised.

  The proximity switch 34 is arranged on the rear side of the proximity detector 16 of the effect output toy 10. The proximity switch 34 is a magnetic reed switch with a built-in permanent magnet, and is turned on when the tip 22 of the operation tool 20 approaches or contacts the proximity detector 16 of the effect output toy 10.

  The rotation detection switch 35 is composed of a micro switch or the like, and is rotated by the rotation unit 15 of the performance output toy 10, preferably the rotation unit 15 is rotated so that any one of the 12 symbols matches the mark 11b and is stopped. It is to detect whether or not.

  As a method of detecting the rotation and the stop position of the rotating unit 15, for example, four micro switches are provided side by side on the rear side of the rotating unit 15 and movable parts of the four micro switches are provided on the rear surface of the rotating unit 15. There can be mentioned a method of providing a pressable protrusion row for every 12 symbols. When the “present” of the protrusions of the protrusion array is represented by “1” and the “absence” of the protrusion array is represented by “0”, the protrusion array for each symbol is 12 types of “0001” to “1100”, and the 12 types of binary output If is obtained from four micro switches, it is possible to detect the rotation and the stop position of the rotating unit 15 by the binary output. Of course, a method other than this can be adopted as a method of detecting the rotation and the stop position of the rotating unit 15.

  The storage unit 36 holds the production output toy 10 in addition to the data necessary for recognizing the article 21 of the operating tool 20 when the article 21 of the operation tool 20 is inserted and held in the holding unit 17 of the production output toy 10. Data relating to an effect (at least one of sound generation and light emission) that is output when the article 21 of the operation tool 20 is inserted and held in the unit 17 is stored. By the way, the production by sounding includes at least one of voice, sound effect and music, and the production by light emission includes multicolor simultaneous, multicolor individual or single color lighting or blinking.

The light emitting unit 37 is, for example, a full-color light emitting diode, and the sound producing unit 38 is, for example, a speaker. The number of the light emitting units 37 is not particularly limited as long as the decorative unit 14 and the rotating unit 15 of the production output toy 10 can emit light, but the 12 symbols of the rotating unit 15 are individually and in different colors. In the case of emitting light, it is preferable to dispose a total of twelve full-color light emitting diodes or the like light emitting portions 37 on the rear side of the rotating portion 15 for each symbol.
<Recognition of possession information of goods>

  FIG. 5A shows a state in which the opening/closing part 13 of the production output toy 10 is opened and the article 21 of the operation tool 20 is inserted and held in the holding part 17 in the first direction, and FIG. 5B shows the production output. The open/close part 13 of the toy 10 is opened, and the article 21 of the operation tool 20 is inserted into the holding part 17 in a second direction different from the first direction and held.

  The holding unit 17 of the production output toy 10 has the shape in a top view shown in FIG. 2, and the article 21 of the operation tool 20 has the three-dimensional shape shown in FIG. Can be inserted and held in the direction (first direction) facing left, and the article 21 can be inserted and held in the holding part 17 with the left side thereof facing right (second direction). it can. That is, the holding unit 17 can hold the article 21 in two types of directions having different holding angles of 180 degrees.

  Here, taking the article 21 shown in FIGS. 3B and 3C as an example, when the article 21 of the operation tool 20 is inserted and held in the holding portion 17 of the production output toy 10 in the first direction ( The recognition information that can be obtained when inserted and held in the second orientation (see FIG. 5A) (see FIG. 5B) will be described.

  When holding the article 21 of the operation tool 20 in the first direction in the holding unit 17 of the performance output toy 10, as shown in FIG. 5(A), the front surface of the operation tool 20 faces forward (the When the article 21 is inserted into the holding portion 17 with the left surface thereof facing left and the holding portion 17 of the performance output toy 10 holds the article 21 of the operation tool 20 in the second direction, the state shown in FIG. As described above, the article 21 is inserted into the holding portion 17 with the front surface of the operation tool 20 facing rearward (the left surface of the article 21 facing right). In any case, the insertion of the article 21 into the holding portion 17 is stopped when the insertion restricting portion 21d of the article 21 comes into contact with the upper end of the projecting portion 12.

  In the process from the start of insertion of the article 21 in the first direction to the stop of the insertion, the first switch 33a and the second switch 33b forming the first recognition unit RP1 are used to operate the first information section IP1 of the article 21. Information is recognized in the order of the first area IP1a-the second area IP1b-the third area IP1c, and the information of the second information section IP2 of the article 21 is detected by the third switch 33c and the fourth switch 33d that form the second recognition unit RP2. Are recognized in the order of the first area IP2a-second area IP2b-third area IP2c.

  That is, in the case of the article 21 shown in FIGS. 3B and 3C, the ON/OFF signal shown in the upper diagram of FIG. 6A is transmitted from the first to fourth switches 33a to 33d in the above process. Obtainable. In other words, the ON/OFF signals obtained in the first areas IP1a and IP2a, the second areas IP1b and IP2b, and the third areas IP1c and IP2c are as shown in the lower diagram of FIG. 6A. become.

  That is, if “on” is represented by “1” and “off” is represented by “0”, as shown on the right side of the lower diagram of FIG. 6A, the first to fourth switches 33a are provided in the first areas IP1a and IP2a. ~33d can obtain a binary output of "0110", and in the second zones IP1b and IP2b, a binary output of "0101" can be obtained from the first to fourth switches 33a to 33d, and a third zone IP1c. And in IP2c, the binary output of "0011" can be obtained from the 1st-4th switch 33a-33d.

  On the other hand, in the process from the start of insertion of the article 21 in the second direction to the stop thereof, the first information section IP1 of the article 21 is formed by the third switch 33c and the fourth switch 33d forming the second recognition section RP2. Is recognized in the order of the first area IP1a-second area IP1b-third area IP1c, and the information of the second information section IP2 of the article 21 is detected by the first switch 33a and the second switch 33b forming the first recognition unit RP1. Are recognized in the order of the first area IP2a-second area IP2b-third area IP2c.

  That is, in the case of the article 21 shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the on/off signal shown in the upper diagram of FIG. 6B is output from the first to fourth switches 33a to 33d in the above process. Obtainable. In other words, the ON/OFF signals obtained in the first areas IP1a and IP2a, the second areas IP1b and IP2b, and the third areas IP1c and IP2c are as shown in the lower diagram of FIG. 6B. become.

  That is, if “on” is represented by “1” and “off” is represented by “0”, as shown on the right side of the lower diagram of FIG. 6B, the first to fourth switches 33a in the first areas IP1a and IP2a. ~33d can obtain a binary output of "1001", and the second zones IP1b and IP2b can obtain a binary output of "0101" from the first to fourth switches 33a to 33d, and the third zone IP1c. And in IP2c, the binary output of "1100" can be obtained from the 1st-4th switch 33a-33d.

  As described above, the information obtainable in the third section IP1c of the first information section IP1 of the article 21 and the information obtainable in the third section of the second information section IP2 are the same as those of the article 21. It is used as information indicating the direction.

  That is, the binary output “0011” obtained by the third sections IP1c and IP2c shown on the right side of the lower figure of FIG. 6A and the third sections IP1c and IP2c shown on the right side of the lower figure of FIG. 6B. The obtained binary output “1100” determines the orientation of the article 21 held by the holder 17.

  Supplementally, the binary output “0011” obtained by the third areas IP1c and IP2c shown on the right side of the lower figure of FIG. 6A and the third areas IP1c and IP2c shown on the right side of the lower figure of FIG. 6B. Since the binary output “1100” obtained by the above is different in the front two digits and the rear two digits, the binary output “1100” is held in the holding unit 17 when the binary output is “0011” based on the front two digits and the rear two digits. It is possible to determine that the article 21 is in the first direction (see FIG. 5A), and when the binary output is “1100”, the article 21 held by the holding unit 17 is in the second direction (see FIG. 5B). ) Refer to)).

  Further, as described above, the information that can be obtained in the first section IP1a and the second section IP1b of the first information section IP1 of the article 21, and the first section IP2a and the second section of the second information section IP2. The information that can be obtained by the IP2b is used as information indicating the type of the article 21.

  That is, the binary output “0110” obtained by the first sections IP1a and IP2a and the binary output “0101” obtained by the second sections IP1b and IP2b shown on the right side of the lower diagram of FIG. B) The article held in the holding unit 17 by the binary output "1001" obtained by the first sections IPa and IP2a and the binary output "0101" obtained by the second sections IP1b and IP2b shown on the right side of the lower diagram of B). Twenty-one types will be determined.

  Supplementally, the combination of binary outputs (“0110” & “0101”) shown on the right side of the lower diagram of FIG. 6A and the combination of binary outputs shown on the right side of the lower diagram of FIG. 6B (“ 1001" & "0101"), the latter combination of binary output ("1001" & "0101") is added to the orientation of the article 21. Similarly, if the former two digits and the latter two digits of the latter "1001" and "0101" are interchanged, the same binary output combination as "0110" & "0101" is obtained. In other words, it is possible to determine that the articles 21 held by the holder 17 are in the same orientation even if the orientations are different, and the binary output combination (“0110” & “0101”) corresponding to the first orientation is obtained. Based on this, the type of the article 21 held in the holder 17 can be determined.

  As another example of binary output, even if the former binary output combination is “0110” & “0100” and the latter binary output combination is “1001” & “0001”, the latter “ If the front two digits and the rear two digits of "1001" & "0001" are exchanged, "0110" & "0100", which is the same as the former binary output combination, is obtained. Even when the former binary output combination is "0110" & "0001" and the latter binary output combination is "1001" & "0100", the latter "1001" & "0100" If the first two digits and the last two digits are exchanged, the combination becomes "0110" & "0001") which is the same as the former binary output combination. With respect to the other combinations of binary outputs, it is possible to determine that they are the same article even if the orientations of the articles held by the holding unit 17 are different by the same method, and the combination of the binary outputs corresponding to the first orientation. The type of the article held in the holding unit 17 can be determined based on the.

  That is, even when using a plurality of types of articles including the article 21, the information obtained in the first section IP1a and the second section IP1b of the first information section IP1 of each article and the first section of the second information section IP2. Based on the information obtained in the IP2a and the second area IP2b, it is possible to determine the orientation and type of the article held by the holding unit 17.

  Incidentally, when a plurality of types of articles including the article 21 described above are used, particularly when there are many types, it is preferable to store data representing the type and direction of each article in hexadecimal in the storage unit 36. .. Specifically, in the case of the article 21 described above, since the binary outputs shown on the right side of the lower diagram of FIG. 6A are “0110”, “0101”, and “0011”, each of them is replaced with a hexadecimal number. If the combination (653) of “6”, “5”, and “3” is stored as data and the same data is stored for other articles, the data necessary for recognizing the article is simplified. It is possible.

<Directive output according to the item>
FIG. 7 shows a flow related to the effect output according to the above-mentioned article. Here, since the flow will be described on the assumption that a plurality of types of articles are prepared, the reference numerals of the articles will be omitted below.

  When the power switch 32 of the effect output toy 10 is turned on during playing, the effect corresponding to the turning on is output (steps ST101 and ST102 in FIG. 7). After that, the insertion of the article of the operation tool 10 into the holding unit 17 of the production output toy 10 is waited, and when the article is inserted and held, the article recognition based on the recognition of the possession information described above is performed, and the recognition is performed. An effect corresponding to the produced article is output (steps ST103 to ST105 in FIG. 7). By the way, it is preferable that the effect here includes, in addition to the light emission of the decorative portion 14 of the effect output toy 10, the light emission of the specific symbol (corresponding to the article) of the rotating portion 15.

  After the production output or during the production output, when the article of the operating tool 10 is removed from the holding unit 17 of the production output toy 10 and the holding is released, the production corresponding to the release of the holding is output (step of FIG. 7). ST106 and ST107). Releasing the holding of the article can be detected by the fact that all of the first to fourth switches 33a to 33d are turned off in the opposite flow to the recognition of the possession information described above. Further, the effect output in step ST107 is different from the effect output in step ST105.

  After that, the insertion of the article of the operating tool 10 into the holding unit 17 of the effect output toy 10 again is waited, and when the article is inserted and held, the article recognition based on the recognition of the possession information described above is performed. , An effect corresponding to the recognized article is output, and the process returns to step ST106 (steps ST108 to ST110 in FIG. 7).

  If the article is not held in step ST108, it is determined whether or not the power switch 32 is turned off. If the power switch 32 is not turned off, the procedure returns to step ST108. Is produced (steps ST111 and ST112 in FIG. 7).

  The production output toy 10 described above is capable of producing a production output different from the production output in addition to the production output corresponding to the above-described article, which will be described in order.

<Direction output according to opening and closing in the opening and closing section>
When performing output according to the opening/closing of the opening/closing part 13 of the production output toy 10, a detection target part 13b (see FIG. 1 and FIG. 5) for detecting the opening/closing is provided in the opening/closing part 13, and when the blockage occurs. At least the movable parts 33a1 and 33b1 of the first switches 33a and 33b can be pressed by the detected part 13.

  As shown in FIG. 8A, when the opening/closing part 13 is opened when inserting the article of the operation tool 10 into the holding part 17 of the effect output toy 10, an effect corresponding to the opening is output (FIG. 8(A), steps ST201 and ST202). On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8A, when the opening/closing part 13 closes the opening formed in the holding part 17 after the article of the operation tool 10 is extracted from the holding part 17 of the production output toy 10. , An effect corresponding to the blockade is output (steps ST203 and ST204 in FIG. 8B). The effect output according to the opening/closing of the opening/closing unit 13 can be appropriately incorporated into the flow shown in FIG. 7.

<Direction output according to the rotation of the rotating part>
When performing the production output according to the rotation of the rotating unit 15 of the production output toy 10, for example, when detecting the rotation of the rotating unit 15 and the stop position and causing the symbol corresponding to the stop position to emit light, the example is given above. In addition to adopting the rotation and stop detection method, a total of twelve light emitting parts 37 including a full color light emitting diode or the like may be arranged on the rear side of the rotating part 15 for each symbol as described above.

  As shown in FIG. 9, one of the symbols of the rotating unit 15 of the production output toy 10 is stopped when the rotating unit 15 starts rotating in a stopped state where the symbol matches the mark 11b, and stops when the desired symbol matches the mark 11b. Then, an effect corresponding to the symbol is output (steps ST301 to ST303 in FIG. 9). The effect output here is sounding and light emission corresponding to the symbol at the stop position of the rotating unit 15, but sounding and light emission (for example, light emission of the decoration unit 14) are started as the rotation starts, if necessary. You may do it. The effect output according to the rotation of the rotating unit 15 can be performed as an interrupt process for the flow shown in FIG. 7.

<Production output according to the proximity of an article to the proximity detector>
As shown in FIG. 10, when the tip end portion 22 of the article 21 of the operation tool 20 is brought into proximity to or in contact with the proximity detection unit 16 of the production output toy 10, based on the output of the proximity switch 34, the proximity detection unit 16 is detected. An effect corresponding to the proximity of the article is output (steps ST401 and ST402 in FIG. 10). The effect output here is, for example, sound generation and light emission of at least one of the decoration unit 14 and the rotating unit 15. The effect output according to the proximity of the article to the proximity detection unit 17 can be performed as an interrupt process for the flow shown in FIG. 7.

<Main effects obtained by production output toys, etc.>
<Effect 1> Even when the article 21 of the operation tool 20 is held by the holding unit 17 of the production output toy 10 in different directions, the production of the article 21 can be recognized and the production corresponding to the article 21 can be output. The restrictions on the orientation of the article 21 that can be held by the holding unit 17 of the output toy 10 can be relaxed, and the operability related to effect output can be improved.

  <Function and Effect 2> Even when a plurality of types of articles including the article 21 are used, each article carries different information to judge the type of the article held in the holding unit 17 of the performance output toy 10 and the article. It is possible to output different effects for each.

  <Operation and Effect 3> Since the article 21 is detachably attached to the operation tool 20, when using a plurality of kinds of articles including the article 21, one operation tool 20 is shared by a plurality of kinds of articles. It is also possible. Further, since the decoration part 24 is detachably provided on the operation tool 20, one operation tool 20 can be shared by a plurality of kinds of decoration parts by preparing a plurality of kinds of decoration parts including the decoration part 24. It is also possible to do so.

<Modification of the above-mentioned production output toy>
<Modification 1> The holding section 17 of the production output toy 10 and the article 21 of the operating tool 20 are shown as octagonal columns, but the holding section 17 and articles 21 are polygonal columns or elliptic columns other than octagonal. It may be a cylindrical shape as long as the mutual positioning is possible. ,

  <Modification 2> Two types of holding angles of the article 21 of the operation tool 20 with respect to the holding portion 17 of the production output toy 10 are shown, but the shapes of the holding portion 17 and the article 21 are shown above. It is possible to change the holding angle to two different directions other than 180 degrees. In this case, the angle difference between the first recognizing unit RP1 and the second recognizing unit RP2 shown in FIG. 2 is changed according to two types of orientations other than 180 degrees, and the first information unit shown in FIG. The angle difference between IP1 and the second information section IP2 may be changed.

  <Modification 3> The article 21 is shown as being provided on the operating tool 20 having the grip portion 23 and the decorative portion 24, but the article 21 may be used alone without adopting the form of the operating tool 20. Is. In this case, for example, a symbol (a symbol of 12 constellations) corresponding to the symbol provided on the rotating unit 15 of the performance output toy 10 for each article so that a plurality of types of articles including the article 21 can be identified by their appearances. It is advisable to add a mark or to provide a simple decoration that matches the symbol.

  10... Production output toy, 11... Main body part, 13... Opening/closing part, 15... Rotating part, 16... Proximity detecting part, 17... Holding part, 20... Operation tool, 21... Article, 21e1 to 21e4... First to fourth Information groove, 21f... Information protrusion, IP1... First information section, IP1a... First section of first information section, IP1b... Second section of first information section, IP1c... Third section of first information section, IP2... second information section, IP2a... first section of second information section, IP2b... second section of second information section, IP2c... third section of second information section, 22... tip section, 23... grip section, 24... Decoration part, 31... Main control part, 33a-33d... 1st-4th switch for information recognition, RP... Recognition part, RP1... 1st recognition part, RP2... 2nd recognition part, 34... Proximity switch, 35... Rotation detection switch, 37... Light emitting part, 38... Sounding part, POP... Production output part.

A production output toy according to the present invention is held by a holding section capable of holding an article having a first information section and a second information section having different information from the first information section at different positions, and the holding section. A first recognition unit capable of recognizing information held by one of the first information unit and the second information unit of the article , and recognizable information held by the other one of the first information unit and the second information unit A recognition unit having a second recognition unit; and a performance output unit capable of outputting a performance corresponding to the article recognized by the recognition unit, wherein the first information section and the second information section of the article are A first area and a second area having information related to the type of the article, and a third area having information related to the orientation of the article, wherein the holding unit sets the article to the first orientation and the second area. The recognition unit is configured to be held in the orientation , and the recognition unit is configured to recognize the article even when the article is held in the holding unit in the first orientation and the second orientation .

A production output toy set according to the present invention includes the production output toy described above and the article described above .

Effect output toy according to the present invention, according to the effect output toy set, it is possible to improve the operability of the effect output.

Claims (22)

A production output toy,
A holding part capable of holding an article,
A recognition unit capable of recognizing the article held by the holding unit,
And a production output unit capable of outputting a production corresponding to the article recognized by the recognition unit,
The holder is configured to hold the article in different directions,
The recognition unit is configured to be able to recognize the article even when the article is held by the holding unit in different orientations,
Production output toys. The different orientations of the holding portion are a first orientation and a second orientation in which the holding angle of the article is different,
The production output toy according to claim 1. The difference in holding angle between the first direction and the second direction is 180 degrees,
The production output toy according to claim 2. The holding part has a positioning means for holding the article in the first direction and the second direction,
The production output toy according to claim 2 or 3. The recognition of the article by the recognition unit is recognition that determines that the article is the same article even when the article is held by the holding unit in the first orientation or the second orientation,
The production output toy according to any one of claims 2 to 4. The article has a first information section and a second information section at different positions,
The recognition unit can recognize a first recognition unit that can recognize information that one of the first information unit and the second information unit has, and can recognize information that the other of the first information unit and the second information unit has. A second recognition unit,
The production output toy according to any one of claims 1 to 5. The first information part and the second information part of the holding part have different information,
The production output toy according to claim 6. The first information section and the second information section of the article have a first section and a second section having information relating to the type of the article,
The production output toy according to claim 6 or 7. The first information section and the second information section of the article further include a third section having information relating to the orientation of the article,
The production output toy according to claim 8. The recognition of the article by the recognition unit is configured to be performed based on a combination of the information recognized by the first recognition unit and the information recognized by the second recognition unit,
The production output toy according to any one of claims 6 to 9. The recognition of the article by the recognition unit is configured to be performed in the process until the article is held by the holding unit,
The production output toy according to claim 10. The effect according to the article related to the effect output unit is an effect according to a combination of the information recognized by the first recognition unit and the information recognized by the second recognition unit.
The production output toy according to claim 6. The effect output unit is configured to be able to output an effect according to the article even when the holding of the article held by the holding unit is released.
The production output toy according to claim 12. The effect output section can output a first effect when the article is held by the holding section, and a second effect different from the first effect when the holding of the article held by the holding section is released. Is configured to output
The production output toy according to claim 12 or 13. The production output toy further includes an opening/closing unit for opening/closing an opening formed in the holding unit,
The effect output unit is configured to be able to output an effect according to opening/closing of the opening/closing unit,
The production output toy according to any one of claims 1 to 14. The production output toy further includes a rotatable rotating unit,
The effect output unit is configured to output an effect according to the rotation of the rotating unit,
The production output toy according to any one of claims 1 to 15. The production output toy further comprises a proximity detection unit for detecting proximity or contact of the tip of the article,
The effect output unit is configured to output an effect according to the detection of the proximity detection unit,
The production output toy according to any one of claims 1 to 16.   A production output toy set comprising the production output toy according to any one of claims 1 to 17 and the article according to any one of claims 1 to 17. The article is provided on an operation tool having a grip portion,
The production output toy set according to claim 18. The operation tool has a decorative portion detachably attached to the grip portion.
The production output toy set according to claim 19. An article according to any one of claims 1 to 17, and a grip portion connected to the article,
Operation tool for production output toys. The operation tool has a decorative portion detachably attached to the grip portion.
The operation tool for the production output toy according to claim 21.