JP2022161750A - toy - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a technique of producing an operation feeling further imitating to that when crushing air bubbles of real bubble wrap in a toy repetitively amusing a player with a feeling of crushing the bubble wrap.SOLUTION: A toy 2 includes a first sheet 30 having a plurality of projections 31 formed on a front side. A second sheet 40 is bonded to the back side of the first sheet 30, so that each of the projections 31 is individually sealed, with a gas included therein. The second sheet 40 includes, on the back side thereof, movable contacts 62 of tactile switches 61 respectively corresponding to the projections 31.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a toy that allows repeated enjoyment of the feeling of crushing a bubble cushioning material.

One type of bubble cushioning material used for product packaging and the like is a sheet-type cushioning material in which a large number of bubbles are geometrically arranged. Such bubble wraps, commercialized as Air Caps® and Bubble Wrap®, are sometimes used for bubble-busting play before being discarded. The bubble wrap is made of thin vinyl, and if you squash the air bubbles, it won't return to its original state, so once you've squashed all the air bubbles, you can't play with it anymore.

Patent Literature 1 discloses a toy that allows the user to repeatedly enjoy the sensation of crushing a bubble cushioning material. By using the toy, not only can the player enjoy the game of crushing bubbles as many times as they like, but also the stress can be relieved due to the playful element.

Utility Model Registration No. 3134221

However, in the toy of Patent Document 1, a solid body of silicone rubber (the second button sheet 203 having the large button 501 and the small button 601 of Patent Document 1) is inserted through the silicone rubber sheet imitating the air bubbles of the bubble cushioning material. The tact switch is pushed through the switch. As a result, the operation feeling of crushing air bubbles was slightly different from that of a real bubble wrap.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a technology of a toy that can provide a feeling of operation as if crushing bubbles in a real bubble cushioning material.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a first sheet having N (N≧2) protrusions projecting toward the front side is adhered to the back surface of the first sheet, so that each of the protrusions is individually formed. a second sheet sealed in a gas-filled state; movable contacts provided on the back side of the second sheet at positions respectively corresponding to the convex portions; and an electronic control unit for controlling the effect output of the effect output unit, wherein the movable contact is individually turned off by the pressure applied to the corresponding convex portion being transmitted through the sealed gas inside the convex portion. It is a toy that changes to the ON state.

Further, the movable contact is a contact for a tactile switch, and the operation of the movable contact can be tactilely detected on the front side of the first sheet via the sealed gas in the convex portion corresponding to the movable contact. , may be

Further, the convex portion may have a truncated cone shape.

Further, the movable contact may have a size that fits within the outline of the lower surface of the corresponding projection when viewed from the front side.

Further, the movable contact may have a size that fits within the contour of the upper surface of the corresponding projection when viewed from the front side.

Further, the convex portion may have a side surface thinner than an upper surface.

The first sheet and the second sheet may be translucent, and an opaque sheet may be provided between the second sheet and the movable contact.

Further, the first sheet may have one or a plurality of annular grooves surrounding the protrusions on the periphery of the protrusions on the back surface.

Further, the second sheet may have a protruding portion that protrudes toward the movable contact at a position facing the movable contact.

Further, the first sheet has M dummy convex portions in addition to the N convex portions, and the second sheet has vent holes at positions corresponding to the respective dummy convex portions. good too.

The apparatus further comprises a base having the movable contact, the effect output section, and the electronic control section, and a frame, wherein the first sheet and the second sheet are arranged between the base and the frame. It may be said that it is.

In addition, the effect output unit has a speaker, and the base unit has a storage unit that stores a battery and a speaker storage unit that stores the speaker, the storage unit and the speaker storage unit projecting toward the back side. A non-protruding portion other than the above may be configured as a grip portion for the user.

According to the present invention, the first sheet and the second sheet form the gas-encapsulated projections similar to the bubbles of the real bubble wrap. This convex portion is elastically deformed by an operation such as crushing air bubbles, but when the operation is released, it returns to its original state without breaking the airtightness. Then, the protrusion that has been operated to crush the air bubble is elastically deformed and transmits the operating force to the back side to operate the movable contact. By the operation of the movable contact, for example, the toy outputs a dramatic sound imitating the sound when the bubble is crushed. Therefore, it is possible to realize a toy that gives an operational feeling as if the user were to crush the bubbles of a real bubble cushioning material.

The perspective external view which looked at the toy from the front diagonally above. The perspective external view which looked at the toy from diagonally above the back. XZ sectional view and partial enlarged view of the III-III section of the toy viewed from the Y-axis minus direction. FIG. 3 is a perspective external view of the first seat as seen obliquely from above the front; FIG. 3 is a perspective external view of the first sheet as seen obliquely from above the rear surface; FIG. 10 is a perspective external view of the second seat as seen obliquely from above the front; FIG. 4 is a perspective external view of the second seat as seen obliquely from above the rear surface; XZ sectional drawing which expands and shows the circumference|surroundings of one convex part. FIG. 11 is an XZ cross-sectional view enlarging and showing the surroundings of one convex portion in a state where the user operates the toy;

Although examples of embodiments of the present invention will be described below, it goes without saying that the forms to which the present invention can be applied are not limited to the following embodiments. In each figure, right-handed orthogonal three axes are shown. The positive direction of the X-axis of the three orthogonal axes is the front or front, the negative direction of the X-axis is the back or rear, the positive direction of the Y-axis is left, the negative direction of the Y-axis is right, the positive direction of the Z-axis is up, the negative direction of the Z-axis is down, described as.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a toy 2 according to the present embodiment, and is a perspective external view of the toy 2 as viewed obliquely from above. FIG. 2 is a perspective external view of the toy 2 as seen obliquely from above the back.

The toy 2 is a small portable box-shaped toy that allows the user to repeatedly enjoy the feeling of crushing a bubble cushioning material. The toy 2 has a frame 6 on the front side of the base 4 .

A strap hole 8 and an LED 10 for effect output are provided on the upper part of the base 4. - 特許庁A battery housing portion 14 with a housing lid portion 12 and a speaker housing portion 16 protrude from the rear surface of the base portion 4 . Of the rear surface of the base portion 4, the non-protruding portions other than the battery housing portion 14 and the speaker housing portion 16 are made thinner in the front-rear direction than the speaker housing portion 16, and the toy 2 is gripped in the front-rear direction with fingers. It is formed as a grip portion 18 for holding.

The toy 2 sandwiches the upper, lower, left, and right outer edges of the seat assembly 20 between the base 4 and the frame 6 . A plurality of projections 31 and a plurality of dummy projections 33 of the seat assembly 20 protrude and are exposed from the window of the frame 6 toward the front side. The protrusions 31 and the dummy protrusions 33 are shaped to imitate bubbles in a sheet-like bubble cushioning material. The user holds the toy 2 by placing the pad of the thumb on the upper surface of the convex portion 31 , turning the index finger or other fingers to the back surface of the toy 2 and hooking the grip portion 18 . Then, it is played by manipulating it in the manner of crushing the convex portion 31 with the thumb.

When the convex part 31 is operated, the circuit is turned on inside, and the toy 2 emits an effect sound similar to the sound emitted when the bubbles of the bubble cushioning material are crushed from the speaker built in the speaker housing part 16. - 特許庁to cause the LED 10 to emit light in a given effect pattern.

FIG. 3 is an XZ cross-sectional view and a partially enlarged view of the III-III cross section (see FIG. 1) of the toy 2 as seen from the Y-axis minus direction. In order to facilitate understanding, the illustration of electrical wiring and detailed electronic and electrical components is omitted.

The toy 2 holds a seat assembly 20, a spacer 52, a control board 60, and an inner case 70 as an internal support structure between the base 4 and the frame 6 in this order from the front side.

The sheet assembly 20 is a laminated sheet body, and is formed by laminating three sheets, a first sheet 30, a second sheet 40, and an opaque sheet 50, in order from the front side.

FIG. 4 is a perspective external view of the first seat 30 as seen obliquely from the front.
FIG. 5 is a perspective external view of the first sheet 30 as seen obliquely from above the rear surface.
The first sheet 30 is made of translucent or transparent silicone rubber.
The first sheet 30 has N convex portions 31 (N is an integer of 2 or more) and M dummy convex portions 33 (M is an integer of 1 or more). The convex portion 31 and the dummy convex portion 33 are arranged in a predetermined geometric positional relationship when viewed from the front.

The convex portion 31 has a substantially truncated cone-shaped outer shape that imitates the air bubbles of a real bubble cushioning material, and forms a substantially truncated cone-shaped internal space that is open on the back side. In addition, the shape of the outer shape of the convex part 31 and the shape of internal space are not restricted to this, and can be set suitably. For example, it may be cylindrical. A shape that looks like an oblong when viewed from the front may be used.

An annular groove 35 is formed in the outer peripheral portion of the opening on the back side of the projection 31 . The annular groove portion 35 forms unevenness in the front-rear direction, secures a space for holding an adhesive for bonding the first sheet 30 and the second sheet 40, and increases the bonding strength around the opening. contribute. The specifications and number of the grooves of the annular groove portion 35 can be appropriately set according to the materials of the first sheet 30 and the second sheet 40, the specifications of the adhesive, and the like.

FIG. 6 is a perspective external view of the second seat 40 viewed obliquely from above the front.
FIG. 7 is a perspective external view of the second seat 40 as seen obliquely from above the rear surface.
The second sheet 40 is made of translucent or transparent silicone rubber.
The second sheet 40 has a flat front side, but has a ventilation hole 41 at a position facing the dummy convex portion 33 . In addition, the second sheet 40 has thin-walled recesses 43 and protrusions 45 on the back side in positions corresponding to the protrusions 31 respectively. Specifically, the thin concave portion 43 and the convex portion 43 and the convex portion 43 and the convex portion 43 are arranged at positions where the center of the convex portion 31 in front view and the center of the thin concave portion 43 and the convex portion 45 corresponding to the convex portion 31 in rear view have the same YZ plane coordinates. 45 are provided.

The thin recess 43 is a doughnut-shaped dish-shaped recess that is locally thinner than the surroundings in the X-axis direction (front-rear direction) and is open in the back direction. The projecting portion 45 is a portion formed from the central portion of the thin recessed portion 43 toward the rear side.

Returning to FIG. 3, after adhesive is applied to the annular groove 35, the front side of the second sheet 40 is adhered to the rear side of the first sheet 30 so as to face it. As a result, the convex portion 31 is closed with the second sheet 40 at the rear side opening to form a closed space, and is in a gas-enclosed state in which air is sealed.

An opaque sheet 50 is attached to the back side of the second sheet 40 .
The opaque sheet 50 is a printable and elastically deformable resin sheet. For example, it is realized by a PET (polyethylene terephthalate) sheet or an opaque silicone rubber. The opaque sheet 50 prevents the inside of the toy 2 from being seen through the translucent or transparent first sheet 30 and second sheet 40.例文帳に追加By preparing different types with various patterns printed on the front side of the opaque sheet 50, toys 2 with different variations can be produced.

A control board 60 is arranged on the back side of the opaque sheet 50 via a spacer 52 .
The spacer 52 is a member that secures an installation space for the movable contact 62 between the opaque sheet 50 and the control board 60 . The spacer 52 is a plate-shaped member that is thin in the X-axis direction, for example, and has a through hole 54 that has the same or approximately the same diameter as the thin recess 43 and penetrates in the X-axis direction on the back side of each projection 31 .

The control board 60 is equipped with tactile switches 61 provided corresponding to the respective projections 31, an electronic control section 65, and various electronic and electrical components. Get power. The control board 60 is electrically connected to the speaker 82 housed in the speaker housing portion 16, which is the first effect output portion, and the LED 10, which is the second effect output portion. to control.

The tactile switch 61 has a movable contact 62 and a fixed contact 63 which are connected to an electronic control section 65 . The movable contact 62 is a thin metal dome-shaped member that functions as a reversing spring, and is arranged at a position where the dome faces the protrusion 45 in the standard state. The fixed contact 63 is arranged inside the dome of the movable contact 62 so that the movable contact 62 comes into contact with the movable contact 62 when the shape of the movable contact 62 is reversed in the rearward direction.

The electronic control unit 65 controls the effect output of the speaker 82 (first effect output unit) and the LED 10 (second effect output unit) based on the conductive state between the movable contact 62 and the fixed contact 63 . The electronic control unit 65 can be implemented by, for example, an IC chip or SoC (System on a Chip).

FIG. 8 is an enlarged XZ cross-sectional view showing the periphery of one convex portion 31. As shown in FIG.
Focusing on the size relationship between the dimensions of each part around the protrusion 31, the thickness ts of the side surface of the protrusion 31 is thinner than the thickness tp of the top surface. φ1 is set to be smaller than the outer diameter φ2 of the lower end viewed from the front side.

The diameter of the thin concave portion 43 of the second sheet 40 and the diameter of the through-hole 54 of the spacer 52 are set to be the same or substantially the same as the diameter of the rear side opening of the convex portion 31 .

The outer diameter φ3 of the tactile switch 61 viewed from the front (equivalent to the outer shape of the movable contact 62) is larger than the tip diameter φ4 of the projecting portion 45 of the second sheet 40, but is larger than the diameter φ5 of the thin concave portion 43 of the second sheet 40. is set small. In addition, the outer diameter φ3 of the movable contact 62 is smaller than the outer diameter φ1 of the upper end of the convex portion 31 viewed from the front side, and smaller than the outer diameter φ2 of the lower end portion of the convex portion 31 viewed from the front side. . In other words, it can be said that the movable contact 62 has a size that can be accommodated within the outer shape of the lower surface of the projection 31 and the outer shape of the upper surface of the corresponding projection 31 when viewed from the front side.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged XZ cross-sectional view showing the periphery of one protrusion 31 when the user operates the toy 2 .
The user holds the toy 2 by placing the pad of the thumb on the front end face of the convex portion 31 and turning the index finger or other fingers to the back surface of the toy 2 and hooking the grip portion 18 . Then, the user presses the convex portion 31 with the thumb in the same manner as crushing the air bubbles of the real bubble cushioning material.

The convex portion 31 is deformed as shown in FIG. 9 by the pressure of the operation. That is, the upper, lower, left, and right side surfaces of the convex portion 31 bulge outward and deform, and the thin concave portion 43 of the second sheet 40 deforms so as to bulge in the rearward direction. The user's fingers have a realistic feel that is very similar to the feeling of squeezing bubbles in real bubble wrap.

The first sheet 30 and the second sheet 40 are firmly adhered to each other by an adhesive held in the groove of the annular groove 35, and even if they are pressed in the manner of being crushed, the airtightness of the convex part 31 is not broken. In addition, most of the pressed airtight gas concentrates on the side surfaces having a thickness ts that is thinner than the thickness tp of the upper surface, so that the upper, lower, left, and right side surfaces of the projection 31 bulge outward. As a result, the pressed airtight gas does not act on the gap between the first sheet 30 and the second sheet 40 to tear off the adhesive portion.

Then, when the thin concave portion 43 of the second sheet 40 swells toward the back, the opaque sheet 50 is also elastically deformed toward the back, and the projecting portion 45 pushes the movable contact 62 over the opaque sheet 50, causing the movable contact 62 to move. The dome shape is transformed into a shape inverted from the front side to the back side.

Structurally, the impact accompanying the reversal of the shape of the movable contact 62 is transmitted to the first sheet 30 via the sealed gas in the convex portion 31 corresponding to the movable contact 62 , so that the front side of the first sheet 30 has a tactile sensation. detectable. Since the movable contact 62 is made of a dome-shaped material made of metal, the impact caused by the reversing operation of the movable contact 62 is small, but sharper than when the dome-shaped material made of metal is not used. This small but sharp impact is transmitted to the finger of the user through the convex portion 31, giving the user a feeling as if the bubble of the real bubble cushioning material had burst. The sharpness of this impact is one of the important factors in creating a realistic feel that could not be achieved with conventional toys of the same kind.

When the movable contact 62 is reversed, the movable contact 62 and the fixed contact 63 are individually brought into a conductive state (ON state), and the electronic control section 65 performs predetermined effect output control. In other words, the LED 10 is caused to emit light in a predetermined light emission pattern, and the speaker 82 emits an effect sound imitating the sound of bursting bubbles in the real bubble cushioning material.

When the user removes the finger from the projection 31, the movable contact 62 is uninverted and returns to the convex state toward the front side. become. Moreover, the convex portion 31 restores its original shape due to its elastic force. In other words, the user can operate to crush the same convex portion 31 again.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to realize a toy that provides an operational feeling as if the bubbles in the real bubble cushioning material were being crushed.

In addition, even if the user operates to crush the dummy convex portion 33, there is no corresponding tactile switch 61, and the air in the dummy convex portion 33 is easily released through the ventilation hole 41. There is no effect output like when pressing 31, and there is no feeling of impact returning to the finger. A state in which the edge of a real sheet-like bubble wrap is cut off, and a state in which the tactile feeling of crushing is not obtained as if the air bubbles partially remaining at the edge are pressed, is referred to as the dummy convex part. 33 is reproduced.

[Modification]
Embodiments to which the present invention can be applied are not limited to the above examples, and addition, omission, and modification of constituent elements are possible as appropriate.

(Modification 1)
For example, in the above-described embodiment, as the form of the effect output, the light emitted by the LED 10 and the sound emitted from the speaker 82 are exemplified, but the form is not limited to this. For example, light emission by the LED 10 may be omitted, or a vibrator may be added to add a short excitation to the effect output.

(Modification 2)
As the movable contact 62 of the tactile switch 61 of the above-described embodiment, a plurality of types of movable contacts 62 having different loads required for shape reversal due to differences in plate thickness and material of the metal dome-shaped members may be mixed. According to this configuration, the toy 2 can reproduce a state in which there are sparse bubbles, such as bubbles that are difficult to crush and bubbles that are relatively easily crushed, even if the bubbles are in a real bubble cushioning material. can. Furthermore, the tone emitted from the speaker 82 may be, for example, different popping sounds for each type of the movable contact 62 .

2... Toy 4... Base 6... Frame 8... Strap hole 10... LED
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 12... Accommodating lid part 14... Battery accommodating part 16... Speaker accommodating part 18... Grip part 20... Seat assembly 30... First sheet 31... Convex part 33... Dummy convex part 35... Annular groove part 40... Second sheet 41... Vent hole 43 thin recess 45 projection 50 opaque sheet 52 spacer 54 through hole 56 sheet 60 control board 61 tactile switch 62 movable contact 63 fixed contact 65 electronic control unit 70 inner case 80 button Battery 82...Speaker

Claims (12)

a first sheet on which N (N≧2) protrusions protruding toward the front side are formed;
a second sheet that is adhered to the back surface of the first sheet to individually seal each of the protrusions in a gas-filled state;
a movable contact provided at a position corresponding to each of the convex portions on the back side of the second sheet;
a performance output unit;
an electronic control unit that controls the effect output of the effect output unit based on the conductive state of the movable contact;
with
The movable contacts individually change from an OFF state to an ON state by transmitting pressure to the corresponding protrusions through the sealed gas inside the protrusions.
toy. The movable contact is a contact for a tactile switch,
The operation of the movable contact can be detected by tactile sensation on the front side of the first sheet via the sealed gas in the convex portion corresponding to the movable contact.
A toy according to claim 1. The convex portion has a truncated cone shape,
A toy according to claim 1 or 2. The movable contact has a size that fits within the contour of the lower surface of the corresponding protrusion when viewed from the front side.
A toy according to any one of claims 1-3. The movable contact has a size that fits within the top surface contour of the corresponding convex portion when viewed from the front side.
A toy according to any one of claims 1-4. The convex portion has a side surface that is thinner than a top surface,
A toy according to any one of claims 1-5. The first sheet and the second sheet are translucent,
A toy according to any preceding claim, further comprising an opaque sheet provided between said second sheet and said movable contact. The first sheet has one or more annular grooves surrounding the protrusions on the periphery of the protrusions on the back surface,
A toy according to any one of claims 1-7. The second sheet has a protruding portion that protrudes toward the movable contact at a position facing the movable contact,
A toy according to any one of claims 1-8. The first sheet has M dummy convex portions in addition to the N convex portions,
The second sheet has ventilation holes at positions corresponding to the dummy convex portions, respectively.
A toy according to any one of claims 1-9. a base having the movable contact, the effect output unit, and the electronic control unit;
a frame;
The toy according to any one of claims 1 to 10, further comprising: said first sheet and said second sheet are arranged between said base and said frame. The effect output unit has a speaker,
The base has an accommodating portion for accommodating a battery and a speaker accommodating portion for accommodating the speaker projecting toward the rear side, and a non-protruding portion other than the accommodating portion and the speaker accommodating portion is configured as a grip portion for a user. rice field,
A toy according to claim 11 .

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