JP2024024113A - Performance output toy and performance output toy set - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a performance output toy that can output performance according to operation of a user.SOLUTION: A performance output toy 10 comprises a main body part 11, a linear part 12 provided in the main body 11, and an output part 24 capable of outputting performance according to operation on the linear part 12. The main body part 11 includes a supporting part 13 capable of supporting a lower end part of the linear part 12 in a movable state.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a production output toy capable of outputting production using sounds and the like, and a production output toy set including the production output toy.

Patent Document 1 mentioned below discloses that a first moving body imitating an animal and a second moving body imitating a harp are provided on a base so as to reciprocate at different speeds, and the first moving body (animal) is connected to the second moving body. A toy using a windup that can produce a motion similar to playing a moving body (harp) is disclosed.

However, in the above-mentioned wind-up toy, the predetermined movement of the first moving body (animal) and the second moving body (harp) is the main part of the production, and the production is not based on the user's operation. Therefore, it is difficult to say that it is highly interesting in this respect.

Utility Model Publication No. 62-074888

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a performance output toy and a performance output toy set that can output a performance according to a user's operation.

A production output toy according to the present invention includes a main body, a linear part provided on the main body, and an output part capable of outputting a production according to an operation on the linear part, and the main body has a linear part. The support part includes a support part capable of movably supporting at least one end part of the part. Moreover, the performance output toy according to the present invention includes the above-mentioned performance output toy and an article that can be attached to the performance output toy.

According to the performance output toy and the performance output toy set according to the present invention, it is possible to output a performance according to the user's operation and increase the interest.

1(A) is a front view of a performance output toy to which the present invention is applied, FIG. 1(B) is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 1(A), and FIG. 1(C) is a C in FIG. 1(A). -C line sectional view. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the control system of the production output toy shown in FIG. 1. 3(A) is a front view of an article (an example) that can be attached to the production output toy shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 3(B) is a rear view of the same article, and FIG. 3(C) is a side view of the same article. FIG. 3(D) is an explanatory diagram of a method of attaching the same article to the production output toy shown in FIG. 1. 4(A) and 4(B) are explanatory diagrams of how to use the performance output toy shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the flow of performance output by the performance output toy shown in FIG. 1.

In the following explanation, for convenience, the front side of Figure 1(A) is referred to as the front, the back side as the rear, the left side as the right, the right side as the left, the upper side as the top, and the bottom side as the bottom, and this also applies to other figures. Similarly, indicate the direction.

《Configuration of production output toy and control system》
First, the configuration of the production output toy 10 to which the present invention is applied and the configuration of its control system 20 will be explained using FIGS. 1 and 2.

As shown in FIG. 1, the performance output toy 10 includes a main body portion 11, a linear portion 12, a support portion 13, a mounting portion 14, and a transparent portion 15.

The performance output toy 10 is formed to have an appearance imitating a harp (musical instrument), and the main body portion 11 is formed with an opening portion 11a that penetrates in the front-rear direction and has a rectangular shape when viewed from the front. Although not shown, a power source such as a storage battery or a rechargeable battery is removably housed in the main body 11, and a power switch is provided on the rear surface of the main body 11.

Although FIG. 1A shows the opening 11a having a rectangular shape when viewed from the front, there is no particular restriction as long as the shape allows the linear portion 12 to be arranged. Further, the front view shape of the main body portion 11 may be changed depending on the shape of the opening portion 11a, etc.

As shown in FIG. 1(A) and FIG. 1(B), the linear portion 12 includes a total of four first linear portions 12a, second linear portions 12b, third linear portions 12c, and fourth linear portions. It consists of a linear portion 12d, and each non-supported portion (excluding the upper end and lower end) is located inside the opening 11a. Each of the linear parts 12a to 12d is linearly formed from a rigid material such as ABS resin or polypropylene, and preferably has the same diameter, and more preferably is parallel to each other in the left and right direction, and has equal intervals. .

Although FIG. 1A shows the linear portion 12 consisting of a total of four linear portions 12a to 12d, it may be three or less or five or more. That is, although the number of linear parts may be one, it is preferable that the number of linear parts be n (n is an integer of 2 or more) in consideration of diversification of performance output.

As shown in FIG. 1(B), the support section 13 consists of four upper immovable support sections 13a and four lower movable support sections 13b, each immovable support section 13a and each movable support section. 13b is provided facing the inner upper surface and inner lower surface of the opening 11a.

Each immovable support part 13a supports the upper end of each linear part 12a to 12d in an immovable state, and is made of, for example, a recess (numerical symbol omitted) provided on the inner upper surface of the opening part 11a. The upper end portions of 12a to 12d are fitted and fixed into the respective recesses via an adhesive.

Each movable support part 13b supports the lower end of each of the linear parts 12a to 12d in a movable state, and is made of, for example, a long hole 13b1 that vertically penetrates the inner lower surface of the opening part 11a. The lower end portions of 12a to 12d are inserted into each elongated hole 13b1 so as to be movable in the front and back direction.

In other words, each of the linear parts 12a to 12d has its lower end elastically centered from its upper end by flipping the unsupported part with a fingertip or the like (contact operation, see the arrow in FIG. 4). It can be moved along each elongated hole 13b1. Incidentally, the maximum value of the movement of the lower end portions of each of the linear portions 12a to 12d is limited by the longitudinal dimension of each elongated hole 13b1.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1(B), in the lower part of the main body part 11, a detection element consisting of a well-known switch such as a tactile switch or a push switch is arranged so as to face the lower end of each of the linear parts 12a to 12d. 22a (four in total, see FIG. 3) are provided.

Each of the sensing elements 22a is activated when each of the linear parts 12a to 12d is subjected to the above-mentioned contact operation and the lower end of each touches each sensing element 22a (see FIG. 4(B)). This is to detect operations on the . Of course, even if the above-mentioned contact operation is applied to each of the linear sections 12a to 12d, if the lower end of each does not touch each detection element 22a, the operation of each of the linear sections 12a to 12d will not be detected.

As shown in FIGS. 1(A) and 1(C), the mounting portion 14 consists of a hole that penetrates the lower front surface of the main body portion 11 in the front-rear direction and has an oblong rectangular shape when viewed from the front, and has a hole in the deepest part thereof. is provided with recognition elements 23a (5 in total, see FIG. 3) consisting of well-known switches such as tactile switches and push switches. The method of mounting and recognizing the article AR (see FIG. 2) on the mounting section 14 will be described in detail later.

As shown in FIG. 1(A) and FIG. 1(B), the transparent portion 15 is provided at the center of the upper surface of the main body portion 11 and has a spherical shape, and a monochromatic light emitting diode or A light output section 24b (see FIG. 3) consisting of a multicolor light emitting diode or the like is provided. The light-transmitting part 15 is transparent or semi-transparent (including those colored milky white or lightly colored), and the light from the light output part 24b (see FIG. 3) is transmitted through the light-transmitting part 15 to the outside. released.

As shown in FIG. 2, the control system 20 of the performance output toy 10 includes a main control section 21 including a microcomputer, various drivers, etc., and a detection section 22 for operation detection having the aforementioned four detection elements 22a. , a recognition unit 23 for recognizing an article having the five recognition elements 23a described above, an output unit 24 having a sound output unit 24a such as a speaker and the light output unit 24b described above, and a storage unit 25.

The ROM of the main control section 21 or the storage section 25 stores a program for outputting the effect shown in FIG. The storage unit 25 also stores production data for outputting sounds such as voices, music, sound effects, etc., as well as continuous light emission, flashing light emission, etc. (in the case of the multi-color light output unit 24b, the light emission color is also stored). Performance data for performing a performance using the output of light (including) is stored.

《Article composition, attachment method, and recognition method》
Next, the configuration of an article AR (one example) that can be attached to the attachment part 14 of the above-mentioned production output toy 10, the method of attaching the article AR to the attachment part 14, and the recognition method will be explained using FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 3(A) to 3(C), the article AR has an insertion part ARa having a heart shape when viewed from the front and a horizontally elongated rectangular shape when viewed from the rear on the rear surface. There are a total of five recognized parts ARb each consisting of hemispherical protrusions on the rear surface of part ARb. When viewed from the rear, the insertion portion ARa is capable of being removably fitted into the mounting portion 14 in a predetermined orientation.

When attaching the article AR to the attachment part 14 of the production output toy 10, as shown in FIG. 3(D), align the orientation of the insertion part ARa of the article AR with the orientation of the attachment part 14, What is necessary is to fit ARa into the mounting part 14. By this attachment, each recognized part ARb of the article AR touches each recognition element 23a of the recognition section 23, and the article AR is recognized.

Note that if there is a concern that the insertion part ARa of the article AR shown in FIGS. A mark indicating the downward direction may be provided, or unevenness for positioning may be provided on the insertion portion ARa and the mounting portion 14, or the rear view of the insertion portion ARa and the front view of the mounting portion 14 may be set at a polygon. The mounting direction may be limited by changing the shape.

Furthermore, in FIGS. 3(A) to 3(C), the number and position of the recognized parts ARb are shown for convenience to match the number and position of the recognition elements 23a of the recognition unit 23, but the number and position of the recognized parts ARb are shown for convenience. If at least one type of other article (not shown) is prepared in which the number and position of recognition parts ARb are changed, the type of article AR and the other article can be identified and recognized based on the number and position of recognized parts ARb. can do. The other articles here include those having a different color from the article AR, and those having a different front view shape from the article AR.

As a supplementary note regarding the identification of the article AR and other articles, when the number of recognized parts ARb is 5, when the number of recognized parts ARb is 5, and when the number of recognized parts ARb is 1 to 4, Including the combinations obtained when the respective positions are changed, the arrangement of the recognized portions ARb becomes 31 patterns at maximum. In other words, the recognition unit 23 having five recognition elements 23 can identify up to 31 types of articles.

《How to use production output toys and flow of production output》
Next, using FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, a method of using the above-mentioned performance output toy 10 and a flow of performance output by the above-mentioned performance output toy 10 will be explained. In this description, for convenience, a plurality of types of articles including the above-mentioned article AR and other articles are collectively referred to as "article AR."

The user selects a desired article AR from a plurality of types of articles AR, and attaches it to the attachment part 14 of the performance output toy 10 (see FIG. 3(D) and FIG. 4). Then, the user applies a flicking operation (contact operation) to at least one of the four linear parts 12a to 12d constituting the linear part 12 with a fingertip or the like (see the arrow in FIG. 4).

When the article AR is attached to the attachment section 14, the recognized portion ARb of the article AR touches at least one of the five recognition elements 23a of the recognition section 23, and the article AR is recognized (including type identification). ) to be done.

Further, when a contact operation is applied to at least one of the four linear parts 12a to 12d, the linear part bends and the lower end of the linear part bends and the lower end of the linear part bends and the lower end of the linear part bends. By touching one piece, the operation on the linear part is detected. As mentioned above, even if a contact operation is applied to at least one of the four linear parts 12a to 12d, if the lower end of the linear part does not touch the detection element 22a, the linear part operations are not detected.

To add more information about the contact operation, since the linear part 12 consists of four linear parts 12a to 12d, when the number of linear parts to which the contact operation is applied is four, and when the number of the linear parts to which the contact operation is applied is four, the line to which the contact operation is applied is Including combinations in which the number of linear portions is 1 to 3 and their positions are different, there are a maximum of 15 patterns of operations on the linear portions 12a to 12d. In other words, the detection unit 22 having four detection elements 22a can identify up to 15 types of operations. In addition, the contact operation includes placing the fingertips along one to four of the four linear parts 12a to 12d and playing them individually, and moving the fingertips in the left and right direction to play the four linear parts 12a. This includes playing two to four of the 12d in succession.

Since the performance output of the performance output toy 10 is based on operation detection by the four detection elements 22a of the detection unit 22 and article recognition (including type identification) by the five recognition elements 23a of the recognition unit 23, When performing production output even when the article AR is not attached to the attachment unit 14, in the above-mentioned use, (X1) a case that satisfies both article recognition and operation detection, (X2) a case that satisfies only operation detection, (X3) A case may occur in which only article recognition is satisfied. That is, during the above-mentioned use, it is determined in steps ST101 to ST103 in FIG. 5 which of the cases X1 to X3 applies.

In the case of case It is selected from the performance data (see step ST104 in FIG. 5).

Then, a sound effect (voice, music, sound effect, etc.) based on the selected effect data is output from the sound output section 24a of the output section 24, and a light effect (continuous light emission, flashing light emission, etc.) based on the selected effect data is output. In the case of the light output section 24b emitting multicolor light, the effect is outputted from the light output section 24b and emitted to the outside through the transparent section 15 (see step ST105 in FIG. 5). Incidentally, since the effect output in step ST105 in case X1 has a predetermined time, the effect output stops when the time elapses.

In the case of case reference). Incidentally, in the case of case X2, since it is not necessary to attach the article AR to the attachment part 14, deterioration in appearance can be prevented by covering the attachment part 14 with a lid component (not shown) or the like.

Then, a sound effect (voice, music, sound effect, etc.) based on the selected effect data is output from the sound output section 24a of the output section 24, and a light effect (continuous light emission, flashing light emission, etc.) based on the selected effect data is output. In the case of the light output section 24b emitting multicolor light, the effect is outputted from the light output section 24b and emitted to the outside through the transparent section 15 (see step ST105 in FIG. 5). Incidentally, since the effect output in step ST104 in case X2 has a predetermined time, the effect output stops when the time elapses.

In case X3, since no operation is detected on the four linear portions 12a to 12d, in principle, no sound effects or light effects are output.

《Main effects》
Next, the main effects obtained by the above-described production output toy 10 will be explained. In this description, for convenience, the above-mentioned article AR and other articles are collectively referred to as "article AR."

According to the performance output toy 10, since it is possible to output a performance according to the operation on the operation unit 12, it is possible to increase the level of interest. In addition, if the number of linear parts 12 is two or more, the types of effects that can be output can be diversified, so that the above-mentioned interest can be further enhanced.

Furthermore, according to the production output toy 10, production can be output in accordance with the combination of the recognition of the article AR attached to the attachment part 14 and the detection of the operation on the linear part 12, so that more diverse productions can be produced. By making output possible, the abovementioned interest can be further enhanced.

《Modified example》
Next, a modification of the above-described production output toy 10 will be explained. In this description, for convenience, the above-mentioned article AR and other articles are collectively referred to as "article AR."

(Modification 1) Although the upper end portions of the linear portions 12 (12a to 12d) are supported in an immovable state and the lower end portions are supported in a movable state, the upper end portions are also supported in a movable state and the linear portions When an operation is applied to 12, the entire part may move.

For example, a non-penetrating elongated hole (with the same outline as the elongated hole 13b1) is provided on the inner upper surface and inner lower surface of the opening 11a, and the upper and lower ends of the linear portion 12 inserted into the upper and lower elongated holes are connected to coil springs, etc. If the sensing element 22a is biased forward by an elastic member and the sensing element 22a is arranged so that its lower end touches when the linear part 12 moves backward, the entire linear part 12 will move backward. At times, an operation on the linear portion 12 can be detected.

(Modification 2) Although the installation part 14 to which the article AR can be attached and the recognition part 23 to which the article AR can be recognized have been shown, when outputting effects only by operating the linear part 12, , the mounting section 14 and the recognition section 23 may be eliminated.

(Modification 3) Although a device that outputs a sound effect and a light effect according to the operation on the linear portion 12 has been shown, when outputting only a sound effect, the light output portion 24b may be eliminated. good. In this case, the light-transmitting portion 15 may be made opaque (just a decoration), or the light-transmitting portion 15 itself may be eliminated.

(Modification 4) Although the attachment section 13 has been shown to be able to attach different types of articles AR, the attachment section 14 and the recognition section 23 have been removed, and a substitute article that can replace the article AR cannot be exchanged. In addition, if it is provided so as to be rotatable, it is also possible to change the effect output when the linear portion 12 is operated by rotating the substitute article.

For example, a detected part consisting of a protrusion or the like is provided on the rotating part of the above-mentioned substitute article, four sensing elements are provided around the rotating part at 45° intervals, and by rotating the substitute article by 45°, the detected part is provided. If the configuration is such that the part touches any of the sensing elements, the rotational position (4 positions) of the substitute article detected by the four sensing elements and the position of the linear parts 12a to 12d where the operation is detected It is possible to output effects according to the combination of and number.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10... Performance output toy, 11... Main body part, 11a... Opening part, 12... Linear part, 12a-12d... First linear part - Fourth linear part, 13... Support part, 13a... Immobile support part, 13b ...Movable support part, 14... Mounting part, 15... Transparent part, 20... Control system, 21... Main control part, 22... Detection part, 22a... Detection element, 23... Recognition part, 23a... Recognition element, 24... Output section, 24a... Sound output section, 24b... Light output section, AR... Article, ARa... Insertion section, ARa... Recognized section.

A production output toy according to the present invention includes a main body, a linear part provided on the main body, and an output part capable of outputting a production according to an operation on the linear part, and the main body has a linear part. The support part includes a support part capable of movably supporting at least one end part of the part. Further, the production output toy according to the present invention includes a main body, a linear part provided in the main body, and a sound output part capable of outputting a production by sound output, and the main body has the linear part provided on the main body. The linear part includes a support part capable of supporting at least one end of the part in a movable state, and the linear part consists of a total of n (n is an integer of 2 or more) first to nth linear parts. , a detection unit capable of detecting movement of each linear part based on a contact operation on each linear part is provided for each linear part, and further recognizes a mounting part to which an article can be attached and the article attached to the mounting part. and a recognition unit capable of recognizing a type of the article attached to the attachment unit, wherein the article has a plurality of types, the recognition unit is capable of recognizing the type of the article attached to the attachment unit, and the sound output unit is configured to recognize the type of the article attached to the attachment unit. When the movement of the linear part is detected, it is possible to output an effect corresponding to the type of the article recognized by the recognition section. Moreover, the performance output toy according to the present invention includes the above-mentioned performance output toy and an article that can be attached to the performance output toy.

Claims (17)

It is a production output toy,
The main body and
a linear portion provided on the main body;
and an output unit capable of outputting a performance according to the operation on the linear part,
The main body portion includes a support portion that can movably support at least one end of the linear portion.
Performance output toy. further comprising a detection unit capable of detecting movement of the linear part based on an operation on the linear part;
The performance output toy according to claim 1. The operation on the linear part is a contact operation on the linear part,
The production output toy according to claim 1 or 2.
The non-supporting portion of the linear portion is provided so as to be located inside an opening provided in the main body portion.
The production output toy according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The linear portion consists of a total of n (n is an integer of 2 or more) first to nth linear portions,
The production output toy according to claims 1 to 4. The first linear part to the nth linear part are parallel to each other and have equal intervals,
The performance output toy according to claim 5. The support part includes an immovable support part that supports one end of the linear part in an immovable state, and a movable support part that supports the other end of the linear part in a movable state,
The linear portion is formed from a hard material having elasticity with one end of the linear portion as a base point.
The production output toy according to any one of claims 1 to 6. The immovable support portion and the movable support portion are provided to face an inner surface of an opening provided in the main body portion,
Claim 7: A production output toy. The movable state is a state in which the maximum value of movement of the other end of the linear portion is limited;
The production output toy according to claim 7 or 8. When the production output toy includes the detection section according to claim 2,
The detection unit is configured to detect movement of the linear part when the other end of the linear part touches a detection element, and not to detect movement of the linear part when the other end of the linear part does not touch the detection element. It is configured,
The production output toy according to any one of claims 7 to 9. When the linear part consists of the first to nth linear parts according to claim 5 or 6,
The performance outputted from the output unit is a performance corresponding to the position and number of the operated linear part among the first to nth linear parts,
The production output toy according to any one of claims 1 to 10. The output section includes at least one of a sound output section and a light output section,
The effect is at least one of a sound output effect and a light output effect.
The performance output toy according to claims 1 to 11. a mounting section to which an article can be mounted;
further comprising a recognition unit capable of recognizing the article attached to the attachment unit;
The production output toy according to any one of claims 1 to 12. The performance outputted from the output unit is a performance corresponding to a combination of the article recognized by the recognition unit and the operation on the operation unit,
The production output toy according to claim 13. The performance output toy is formed to have an appearance imitating a harp,
The production output toy according to any one of claims 1 to 14. A performance output toy set comprising the performance output toy according to any one of claims 1 to 15 and the article according to claim 13. the article is of multiple types;
The production output toy set according to claim 16.