JP2538434B2 - Mechanism clock - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mechanical clock installed in a park, a plaza in a shopping district, or a series of buildings.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a mechanical clock, a mechanical device such as a doll, which is normally hidden in the body of the clock, usually operates on the hour (1
The hour hand of the clock is "1" at the hour, 2:00, etc.
It is a clock that appears in the outside world when it is 2).
A wide variety of things are known, from small ones to table clocks and wall clocks, to large ones installed on the wall of a building or on an independent tower.

In general, a mechanical clock has a structure in which the stage of the mechanical device faces in one direction, and a doll or the like appears on the stage at a predetermined time. In addition, there are various modes of movement of the Karakuri device,
For example, a doll or the like that opens with the door open, a doll that moves out, a doll that moves further, a motion that moves up or down or left or right, and at the same time a music box sound or other sound is produced. Each watch has a different mode.

The mechanical clock is a step ahead of the time clock that informs the time, and by operating the mechanical device at the time of time, not only the auditory sense but also the visual effect is given. In other words, while a timekeeping clock informs a person of its time, it is, so to speak, clever, in other words, a dry taste. is there. Occasionally, the viewer forgets the time and invites them to the fantasy world of Karakuri Clock.

In view of the function of such a mechanical clock, recently, a large mechanical clock has been installed in front of the entrance of a department store or in a pavilion of an exposition and has begun to be used for attracting customers.

[0006]

As described above, the large-scale Karakuri clock for attracting customers is a stage performance (Karakuri movement) in which only one scene faces one direction in one place, as described above. Therefore, it was difficult to give a story to the Karakuri performance. That is, when changing the background of the stage and the Karakuri movement to give a story, in the conventional device, the door must be closed and the background of the stage and the doll must be replaced. There is a problem that the mechanism and control means are very complicated because control of the mechanism operation is required. For this reason, conventionally, there is a mechanism clock that has a storyline (in other words, brings a continuous interest over time). I didn't.
Moreover, the conventional mechanical device, sound emitting device, etc. of the mechanical timepiece are mounted on the wall surface of the building integrally with the building, and it is difficult to replace the mechanical device when a failure occurs or a program is changed.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has been made for the purpose of providing a clockwork timepiece having a storyline characteristic and being easy to replace and use a clockwork device or the like.

[0008]

Means for Solving the Problems That is, the present invention provides a timepiece mounted on a support, a plurality of mechanical units and a plurality of speaker units mounted on a support that is the same as or different from the support, and the mechanical unit and The speaker unit is provided separately from the speaker unit, and the controller for controlling the mechanism unit and the speaker unit is provided. Each mechanism unit has a drive mechanism for driving the mechanism unit, and the drive of the mechanism is different. Independently configured without depending on the Karakuri unit, each of the speaker unit has a speaker individually, further, the Karakuri unit and the speaker unit are arranged in a plurality of regions, Each area has one or more Karakuri units and speaker units. And, a contraption unit and the speaker unit in the respective areas, by the control unit,
It is a mechanical clock that is controlled according to a predetermined time chart or simultaneously or separately based on a preset arbitrary combination.

[0009]

In the present invention, the timepiece body, the mechanical device, and the speaker each exist as a unit. Therefore, they can be arranged in an appropriate combination, and can be mounted separately in several zones. Of course, it is possible to easily replace or change the unit once installed. Further, in the present invention, since the above-mentioned zones are arranged so as to be connected or close to each other, and control is performed for each zone, when the operation of the mechanism unit and the speaker unit of one zone is completed, the mechanism of the adjacent zone is controlled. The unit and the speaker unit can be handled so as to be activated, and by using them in this way, it is possible to give the audience a sense of continuity over time. Therefore,
By giving a continuous change to the performance of the Karakuri unit for each zone, it is possible to create a story. Also, if necessary, it is possible to give an instantaneous impact by operating each unit at the same time.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of a mechanical clock according to the present invention suitable for installation in a park or a plaza of a shopping district, and FIG. 1 is a plan view, in this embodiment, a pillar is erected on the ground 2 as a supporting member 1, and a supporting rod 3 is radially projected from the supporting member 1 in a radial direction, and the supporting rod 3 has a cylindrical shape. Clock unit 4
A, 4B, 4C, cylindrical Karakuri units 5A, 5
B, 5C, speaker units 6A, 6B, 6C, tile lighting units 16A, 16B, 16C, stained glass lighting units 18A, 18B, 18C are attached,
Each of these units is arranged around the support 1 over 360 ° around it. And 12 in the circumferential direction
The first zone, the second zone, and the third zone are divided every 0 ° into a series of regions. Incidentally, reference characters A in the drawing represent the first zone, B relationships represent the second zone,
The C relationship indicates each unit in the third zone.

The timepiece units 4A, 4B, 4C have a timepiece mechanism (not shown) and speakers P1, P2,
A structure having a P3, a dial plate 7 and a sound output hole 8 on the front surface, and a power source connecting portion (not shown) and a mounting portion (not shown) on the supporting rod 3 on the rear surface. is there.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the Karakuri units 5A, 5B and 5C have a doll 9 and a stage 10 inside, and further, a driving device 11 for the doll 9 and a driving device 12 for an opening / closing door 13 described later. , A lighting light 14a, a background 14b, a door 13 that moves vertically to open and close on the front surface, and a power supply connection portion (not shown) and a supporting rod (not shown) on the back surface. It is a structure provided with a mounting portion (not shown).
Also, the doll 9 of this Karakuri unit 5A, 5B, 5C
The stage 10 is changed so that each zone has a story. For example, the dolls 9 in the first zone are going to the field, the dolls 9 in the second zone are cooking, and the dolls 9 in the third zone are eating. , A child goes to the field,
Inspire the story of cooking and eating.

The speaker units 6A, 6B and 6C are
As shown in FIG. 5, the speaker P is provided to play event music and environmental music at a predetermined time.
4, P5, P6, a sound emitting hole 15 on the front surface, and a power source connecting portion (not shown) on the back surface and a mounting portion (not shown) to the supporting rod 3 described above.

Tile lighting units 16A, 16B, 16
C is formed in a small cylindrical shape, and has four tile lights 17 on the lower surface as shown in FIG.
Illuminate the white tiles on the floor laid above.

Stained glass lighting units 18A, 18
B and 18C are formed in a small cylindrical shape, and have a stained glass light 19 inside and a stained glass 20 below the stained glass light 19 as shown in FIG. This stained glass lighting unit 18A,
There are two uses for 18B and 18C. One is to lower the brightness of the stained glass light 19 so that the audience can look into it from below, and another is to increase the brightness of the stained glass light 19 so that the birds on the tiles on the ground 2 at night. In the latter case, for example, as shown in FIG. 8, 28A is projected by the stained glass lighting unit 18A in the first zone.
Then, the stained glass lighting unit 18 in the first zone
At the same time as turning off the light 19 of A, the stained glass lighting unit 18B in the second zone projects 28B, and then the second
Light 1 of the stained glass lighting unit 18B in the zone
At the same time when 9 is turned off, 28C is used in the third zone at the same time, so that the audience can be entertained with the passage of time.

Each unit 4A having the above structure
-4C, 5A-5C, 6A-6C, 16A-16C, 1
Since 8A to 18C can be easily attached to and detached from the support rod 3, each unit 4A to 4C, 5A to 5C, 6A
6C, 16A to 16C, 18A to 18C can be easily changed and replaced.

Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the circumference of the support material 1 is divided into three to form the first zone, the second zone and the third zone. The above units 4A to 4C, 5A to 5B, and 6A are provided in these zones.
6C, 16A to 16B, and 19A to 18C are arranged.

More specifically, the first zone will be described. The timepiece units 4A and 4B are arranged at the outermost shell positions of the boundary part of the first zone, and the timepiece unit 4 is provided.
3 Karakuri units 5 in the outermost shell position between A and 4B
A, 5A, 5A, stained glass lighting unit 16A1
One, an empty unit 21 for adjusting the appearance, a speaker unit 6A, a stained glass lighting unit 18A, and an empty unit 21 for each one in the middle shell position, and three in the innermost shell position. An empty unit 21 is arranged. The same applies to the second zone and the third zone.

In the above embodiment, three zones are formed by dividing the zone in the circumferential direction into three zones, and a mechanism unit or the like is arranged in each zone. However, even if the number of zones is two, four zones are provided. It may be one. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, when it is attached to the entrance / exit 27 of a department store or the like, a first zone is formed on the outside and a second zone is formed on the inside so that the performance is performed outside and then the inside is performed. It may be used to draw an existing audience into the department store. Also, FIG.
0, as shown in FIG. 11, the first zone, the second zone, the third zone, etc. are linearly formed in the shopping street to perform one after another, which may be used to move the audience one after another. .

Further, reference numeral 22 shown in FIG. 12 indicates respective units 4A-4C, 5A-5C, 6A-6C, 16A-1.
6C, 18A to 18C, which is a bird bar provided on the tops of the units, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14. A male screw 23 is formed on the lower end of the bird bar 22 and the male screw 23 is attached to each unit 4A-4C, 5A-5B, 6A-6C, 16A-16.
It is attached by being screwed into a female screw 25 formed on a support plate 24 provided on the tops of C and 18A to 18C. That is, the units 4A to 4C, 5A to 5B,
6A to 6B, 16A to 16C, and 18A to 18C are easily trapped by pigeons and the like, which is intended to prevent stains and failure induction due to feces and feathers of pigeons and the like.

The door driving device 12, the doll driving device 11, the speakers P1 to P6, the tile light 17, the stained glass light 19, and the clock 26 in each of the first to third zones described above are as shown in FIG. , Total control unit (control means)
It is electrically connected to 30. This comprehensive control unit 30
16, the distribution board 31, the parent timer 32, as shown in FIG.
Control panel 33 having a main board 35 having a terminal board 34
A door control unit 36 that controls the door drive device 12, a doll control unit 37 that controls the doll drive unit 11, and a lighting control unit 38 that controls the lighting of the tile and stained glass lights 17, 19. , A sound control unit 3 for controlling the sound emitted from the speakers P1 to P6 in each zone.
It is composed of 9 and 9.

The sound control unit 39, as shown in FIG.
In this embodiment, a first deck (CD-I) 41 and a second deck (CD-I) 42, which output a lot of various music,
A mixer 43 that selects the music output from both decks 41 and 42, and an acoustic program timer 4 that controls the selection operation of the mixer 43 based on a predetermined program.
4 and an amplifier unit 4 for amplifying the music output selected by the mixer 43 and outputting the amplified music output separately to L (left) and R (right).
5, the L and R terminals of this amplification section 45 and all speakers P1
To P6, the switches S1 to S6 and the switches S1 to S6 are connected to the music program timer 44.
And a changeover switcher 46 for changing over to an arbitrary combination according to the command signal.

The operation control of the mechanical clock having the above configuration will be described. First, event control will be described. Event control for operating the karakuri doll 9 in the karakuri units 5A, 5B, and 5C is performed at the hour of 10 o'clock, 12 o'clock, 14 o'clock, 16 o'clock, 18 o'clock, for example, as shown in FIG. It takes about 4 minutes. In this event control, the opening and closing of the door 13 is controlled by the door control unit 36, and the operation of the doll 9 is controlled by the doll control unit 37 for each zone. That is, the door 13 of each mechanism unit 5A in the first zone is opened, the doll 9 moves in each direction, and after performing doll control for a predetermined time, the door 13 is closed and the scene of the first zone is displayed. After that, the control in the next second zone is performed in the same manner. In this way, the control of the second and third zones is sequentially performed, and when the control in the third zone is finished,
Finally, the door 13 for all units 5A, 5B, 5C in all zones
Opens and all dolls are running, and event control ends.

At the time of event control, music control for playing music is simultaneously performed. For example, as shown in the time chart of FIG. 17, this music control is performed only during the event time (about 4 minutes), and music corresponding to the scene of each zone is output for each zone. In the music control at this event, the music in the first deck 41 is set and output by the control signal a1 output from the control panel 33 of the main control unit 35 shown in FIG. 16, and is output via the mixer 43 and the amplification unit 45. The control signal a1 controls the output of the music of each zone and all the last scenes. In this case, the speakers P1, P2, P4 in the first zone, the speakers P2, P3, P5 in the second zone, the speakers P3, P1, P6 in the third zone, and all the speakers P1 to P6 in the last scene. Is used. The speaker is switched in each scene by switching the switches S1 to S6 by the changeover switcher 46 based on the control signal a1 from the control panel 33. Therefore, the movement of each doll 9 from the first zone to the third zone moves the doll so as to have a consistent narrative property, and music according to the case of each zone is played. People can be gathered at the same time, and as shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the gathered people can be moved from the first zone to the third zone while being entertained. In addition, because the dolls that have a storyline in advance were placed in each zone and operated sequentially, it is easier to control these compared to the Karakuri doll that has a storyline by swapping the dolls in one capsule. Become.

The music control is performed so that BGM (background music) such as environmental music is played at a time other than the above event control. This environmental music control is performed, for example, as shown in FIG. 17, from 7:30 in the morning to 18:00 in the evening and at 19 in the evening.
It takes place from 02:00 to 22:00. In the control from the morning to the evening, the music output from the first deck 41 is performed by arbitrarily combining three speakers out of the six speakers P1 to P6. On the other hand, in the evening to night control, the second
6 speakers P1 for music output from the deck 42
~ P6 are combined. Speaker P in this case
Switching of 1 to P6 is performed by the changeover switcher 46 under the same control as above. Further, in this case, as the output music, music suitable for morning, daytime, and night is selected according to the time zone. Therefore, various kinds of music are played even at times other than the event, which attracts customers. In music control, C is used as a deck.
By using the DI and the changeover switch, it is possible to reduce the number of amplifiers and speakers.

As described above, at the time of switching the music between the zones at the time of the event, switching from the environmental music to the event music, and further switching from the event music to the environmental music, as shown in FIG. Control signal a from panel 33
The music is switched based on 1. However, in the first or second decks 41 and 42, the output of the previous song which is currently being output is gradually reduced by the input control signal a1, while the output of the next song is changed. Each deck 4 to increase gradually
Output from 1 and 42. This switching time is about 15 seconds in this embodiment. Also, about 5 seconds before the rising of the subsequent music, the switching instruction signal a2 consisting of a trigger is output from the acoustic program timer 44 to the mixer 43 based on the control signal a1 to switch to and select the next music. Therefore, since the switching is performed when the output of both songs becomes small, it is possible to prevent the generation of noise such as "puss" that occurs when switching the conventional songs.

Further, the lighting control unit 38 of the general control unit 30 controls the lighting of the tile light 17 and the stained glass light 19. These lighting controls are performed at 17:30 in the evening, as indicated by NO1 to NO3 in FIG.
~ It's held until 22:30 at night when the surroundings are dark. The lighting control of the stained glass light 19 is performed by switching the stained glass light 19 from the first zone to the second zone and from the second zone to the third zone at intervals of several seconds. In this case, when the stained glass 20 provided in each of the stained glass units 18A to 18C is provided with the pictures shown in 28A to 28B of FIG. 8, for example, 28A and 28B of FIG. Two
The projected view shown in FIG. 8C is projected from the first zone to the third zone, and as a whole, a picture in which the pigeons flapping in sequence is expressed, and people can be entertained. Also, the tile light 17
In the lighting control of No. 1, lighting of the tiles on the floor is performed by turning on and off the lights 17 of all the zones and sequentially switching from the first zone to the third zone as shown in NO1 to NO3 of FIG. Is performed.

[0028]

As described above, since the mechanical timepiece of the invention has a structure in which the unit is attached to the support, there is an advantage that the repair and the program can be easily changed by changing or replacing the unit. Since the unit group is divided into a plurality of zones, the control sequence can be sequentially advanced to give a story, and the audience can be greatly entertained. If activated, it is possible to give an instant impact.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a clockwork timepiece according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a mechanical clock.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a Karakuri unit.

FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view of a Karakuri unit.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a speaker unit.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a tile lighting unit.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a stained glass lighting unit.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a stained glass lighting unit.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of a clockwork timepiece showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a clockwork timepiece showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a clockwork timepiece showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a mooring bar according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a plan view of a mechanical clock equipped with a bird bar.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a mechanical clock equipped with a bird bar.

FIG. 15 is a schematic connection diagram of control means.

FIG. 16 is a block diagram of a control means.

FIG. 17 is a time chart of control.

FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the mechanical clock.

FIG. 19 is an operation explanatory diagram of the mechanical clock.

FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram of a music piece switching operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

 5A to 5C Karakuri unit 9 Doll 13 Open / close door 30 Control means

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A watch mounted on a support, and a plurality of frames mounted on the same support as or a separate support from the support.
A speaker unit and a plurality of speaker units, and the controller unit that is installed separately from the mechanism unit and the speaker unit, and controls the mechanism unit and the speaker unit, and each mechanism unit includes the mechanism unit. A driving mechanism for driving the driving mechanism, the driving of which is independent and independent of other Karakuri units; each of the speaker units has a speaker; and the Karakuri unit and the speaker unit. , Are arranged in a plurality of areas, and one or more mechanism units and speaker units are disposed in each area, and the mechanism units and speaker units in each area are
A mechanical clock which is controlled by the control unit according to a predetermined time chart, simultaneously or separately based on an arbitrary combination set in advance.