JP2864701B2 - Electronic drawing toys - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a novel electronic drawing toy that allows a user to enjoy a picture play and a block play using a screen of a television receiver (hereinafter abbreviated as TV) as a display. About.

[Summary of the Invention] The present invention attaches a touch panel for performing a drawing operation in an opening formed on an upper surface of a toy body,
An electronic drawing toy in which a block picture is drawn on a display connected to the toy body by a pressing operation of the touch panel, wherein a plurality of ribs for supporting the back surface of the touch panel are protrudingly provided on the toy body. The touch panel does not bend even if the user steps on the touch panel by mistake, so that the function of the touch panel is not always impaired.

[Related Art] For example, a transparent touch panel as an input device is used for a remote control transmitter for remotely controlling a TV. This touch panel uses a glass plate provided with a plurality of thin-film transparent electrodes extending in the horizontal or vertical direction as a substrate, and on one side, a thin glass formed with a thin-film transparent electrode extending in the vertical or horizontal direction is provided, and between them. This is a Χ-Y matrix switch opposed to each other with an insulating spacer interposed therebetween, and each corner or edge of the switch is simply fixed with a plurality of screws so as to be exposed from an opening formed on the upper surface side of the transmitter body. Mounted on

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, when the above touch panel is applied to a toy for children, if the child accidentally steps on the touch panel, the touch panel is bent and both electrodes extending in the -Y direction are short-circuited. There is a possibility that the input device will not function as an input device.

Therefore, the present invention provides an electronic drawing toy using a touch panel in which the touch panel does not bend even when a user steps on it.

[Means for Solving the Problems] A touch panel for performing a drawing operation is mounted in an opening formed on an upper surface of a toy body, and a block picture is drawn on a display connected to the toy body by pressing the touch panel. In the electronic drawing toy described above, a plurality of ribs for supporting the back surface of the touch panel protrude from the toy body.

[Operation] Since the back surface of the attached touch panel in the opening formed in the upper surface of the toy body is supported by the plurality of ribs, even if the user steps on the touch panel by mistake, the touch panel is supported and bent by each rib. There is no, it always functions as a touch panel. Further, the strength of the toy body is increased by a plurality of ribs protruding from the toy body.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an electronic drawing toy, which is a toy for children who can connect to a TV, draw a block picture on the screen (hereinafter referred to as a TV screen) and enjoy playing with the picture and playing with the block. is there. The toy body 2 of this electronic drawing toy 1
Is a shallow box-shaped lower cabinet 10 made of synthetic resin with an open upper surface, and is fixed to the lower cabinet 10 with a plurality of screws (not shown) in which the lower edge is open and the lower edge overlaps with the upper edge of the lower cabinet 10. And a shallow box-shaped upper cabinet 20 made of synthetic resin.

As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of columnar portions 10a, 10b, 10c are provided at the center of the bottom of the lower cabinet 10, on both front sides and on the right side.
, And 10d are integrally formed. A substantially rectangular main board 11 is provided on each of the cylindrical portions 10a, 10a,... In the center of the lower cabinet 10, and a pair of square switch boards 12, 13 are provided on each of the cylindrical portions 10b and 10c on the front sides thereof. Each cylindrical part 1
A rectangular slide switch board 14 is fixed to 0d by predetermined means. In addition, cylindrical portions 10e, 10e integrally formed on both sides of the rear edge of the main board 11 and both sides of the front edge of the bottom of the lower cabinet 10 are screwed with a touch panel 30 as an input device for inputting a block picture on the TV screen. Fifteen
It is fixed by. Further, on the front side of the bottom of the lower cabinet 10, a battery housing portion 10f is integrally formed to protrude upward in a semi-cylindrical shape so as to be parallel to the main board 11. A rectangular opening formed at the bottom of the battery housing 10f can be opened and closed by a rectangular lid (both not shown).
The battery 3 is stored. A plate-like rib 10 supporting the back surface of the touch panel 30 is provided on the upper surface of the battery housing 10f.
g are integrally formed at predetermined intervals.

The touch panel 30 includes upper and lower two sheets 31a and 31b.
And a transparent protective film 32 covering the upper surface of the sheet switch 31, and a metal plate 33 to which the sheet switch 31 is fixed so that the sheet switch 31 has a horizontal (flat) degree. Have been.
A pair of legs 33a, 33 is provided on both sides of the front and rear edges of the metal plate 33.
a, 33b, 33b are formed by bending, respectively, and the pair of legs 33a, 33a on both sides of the front edge are connected to the pair of columnar portions 10e, 10e on both sides of the front edge of the lower cabinet 10, and on both sides of the rear edge. By fastening the pair of legs 33b, 33b to both sides of the rear edge of the main board 11 with the respective screws 15,
The touch panel 30 is fixed to the lower cabinet 10.
Thereby, the back surface 33c of the metal plate 33 of the touch panel 30 is formed.
Are the three ribs 1 of the battery storage section 10f of the lower cabinet 10.
The touch panel 30 is supported by 0g so that the touch panel 30 does not bend even if a user such as a child accidentally steps on it.

Also, on the left side from the center of the upper surface of the sheet switch 31 of the touch panel 30, there are abstract blocks 34 such as ○, □, △, etc.
And 42 types of concrete blocks 35 such as clouds, waves, limbs, and butterflies are printed on the right side of the upper surface. Further, eight colors 36 of white, yellow, orange, red, purple, blue, green, and black for selecting the color of the abstract block 34 are printed above the abstract block 34 on the upper surface of the sheet switch 31. is there. A Χ-Y matrix switch (not shown) is formed on the facing surface of the upper sheet 31a and the lower sheet 31b corresponding to each of the blocks 34 and 35 and each color 36 of the sheet switch 31.
When the printed portions of 34, 35 and each color 36 are pressed, a figure (block picture) corresponding to each block 34, 35 and a color corresponding to each color 36 are drawn and drawn on the TV screen. (The block itself of the abstract block 34 has no motion. The block itself of the concrete block 35 has a unique motion, and the color is fixed by the block.)

A joystick 17 is provided rotatably at the bottom of the lower cabinet 10 behind the center of the main board 11 via a joystick board 16. At the position on the TV screen corresponding to the position where the joystick 17 has fallen, a favorite figure (the figure itself is a cursor) selected and pressed from each block selection area where the blocks 34 and 35 of the touch panel 30 are displayed. Come out. That is, the joystick 17 is configured to move the blocks 34, 3 of the touch panel 30 in accordance with the rotation (360 ° movement) of the joystick 17.
There is a function to move the figure selected from 5 as a cursor.

Further, a power switch 18 for turning on / off the power is mounted on a switch board 13 fixed to the right side of the front edge of the lower cabinet 10. A sound switch 19 for turning on / off the sound is mounted on a switch board 12 fixed to the left side of the front edge of the lower cabinet 10, and a screen clearing screen including a tact switch for erasing the entire screen drawn on the TV screen. Switch 41 is installed. The screen clear switch 41 has a function of clearing all block pictures drawn on the TV screen by erasing them all at once.

A cancel switch 42 composed of a tact switch is provided at the left center of the main board 11 in the lower cabinet 10.
A pair of execution switches 43, 43 each of which is a tact switch are mounted on both sides at the rear, and a back movement switch 44 and a front movement switch 45, each of which is a tact switch, are mounted at the right center thereof. This cancel switch
42 has a function to return to the TV screen one step before (to cancel the operation performed by pressing the execution button before operating this switch), and each execution switch 43 displays the figure of each block 34, 35 moved by the joystick 17 There is a function of designating the position on the TV screen (determining the position where the block picture is to be placed), and the back movement switch 44 and the front movement switch 45 move the block far and near. Has a function of moving the front object to the back, and the front movement switch 45 has a function of moving the rear object to the front. Further, a delete switch 46 composed of a tact switch and a so-called volume switch type slide switch 47 for selecting a background color are mounted on the slide switch board 14 in the lower cabinet 10, respectively. The delete switch 46 has a function of erasing the block for which the area is specified for each block, and the slide switch 47 slides the lever 47a back and forth to set the background color of the VT screen to one of several tens of colors. There is a function to freely select and decide.

A guide groove 10i is formed on the upper edge of the right side surface 10h of the lower cabinet 10 facing the upper surface 48a of the guide block 48 made of synthetic resin fixed to the slide switch board 14. A guide groove 10k is formed at a position facing the bottom surface of the guide block 48 on the bottom surface 10j on the upper side of the bottom of the two steps of 10. An operation button 50 for operating the slide switch 47 is slidably mounted on the pair of guide grooves 10i and 10k.

An operation button 50 for sliding the slide switch 47
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, a button main body 51 made of polystyrene having an outer operation surface 51a formed in a corrugated shape,
Is fixed to a cylindrical portion 51b integrally formed at the center of the inner surface of the lower cabinet so as to protrude horizontally by a screw 53, and is slidably supported by a guide groove 10i formed on a right side surface 10h of the lower cabinet 10; The first made of polyacetal (oil-containing resin and self-lubricating) that is slidably supported by being fitted into the long guide slot 48b of the guide block 48
And a pair of cylindrical portions 51c, 51c integrally protruded at the lower portion of the inner surface of the button body 51, and are fixed so as to protrude horizontally by screws 55, and the bottom surface 10 of the lower cabinet 10
and a second guide piece 54 made of polyacetal which is slidably supported by a guide groove 10k formed in j. At the center of the horizontal portion 52a of the first guide piece 52, a hanging portion 5
2b is integrally molded downward and has a small hole at the tip
52c is formed. The hanging portion 52b is inserted into the long guide groove 48b of the guide block 48 to slide, and the lever 47a of the slide switch 47 is supported in the small hole 52c in a loosely fitted state. The slide switch 47 functions by sliding the operation button 50 on the right side surface 10h of the lower cabinet 10. An upright portion 54a is integrally formed at the tip end of the second guide piece 54 so as to protrude therefrom. The upright portion 54a is connected to the lower cabinet 10
Is inserted into the guide groove 10k of the bottom surface 10j and slides.

As shown in FIG.
A large rectangular opening 20b is formed at the center of a. The opening 20b is formed in a rectangular shape slightly smaller than the touch panel 30, and the touch panel 30 is exposed from the opening 20b. Also, the opening 20b of the upper cabinet 20
A small opening 20c is formed below the opening. The joystick 17 projects from the opening 20c. Furthermore, a screen clear switch 41, a cancel switch 42, each execution switch 43, and a back movement switch 4 provided on the lower cabinet 10 side of the upper surface 20a of the upper cabinet 20
4, at positions opposite to the front movement switch 45 and the delete switch 46, respectively, a screen clear button 21 for pressing the screen clear switch 41, a cancel button 22 for pressing the cancel switch 42, and pressing each execution switch 43. Each of the execution buttons 23, the back movement button 24 for pressing the back movement switch 44, the front movement switch 25 for pressing the front movement switch 45, and the deletion button 26 for pressing the deletion switch 46 are provided respectively. I have.

The upper right corners of the upper and lower cabinets 10 and 20 are formed so as to be rounded, and the upper cabinet 20 has a lattice portion 20d and a lattice portion 20d on the upper right corner side.
A total of nine openings 20e arranged in three rows and columns, each having a substantially circular shape as a whole, are formed between the lattices.
Further, an oblique opening 20f is formed below the lattice portion 20d of the upper cabinet 20. This upper cabinet 2
The rubber push button 60 and the push button 60 are placed on the upper surface between the 0 grid portion 20d and the plurality of locking claws 20g formed integrally with the lower edge of the side and the front of the upper cabinet 20. And a switch board 70 on which a plurality of patterns 71 and 72 are respectively formed. The switch board 70 is fixed to the inner surface of the upper right corner of the upper cabinet 20 by a screw 75 via a push button 60. .

As shown in FIG. 3, the rubber push button 60 is formed in a substantially eight-shaped plane so as to have a size corresponding to the oblique opening 20f from the lattice portion 20d of the upper cabinet 20. Grooves 61 which are in close contact with the lattice portion 20d are formed from the upper surface corresponding to the lattice portion 20d to the lower surface side of the push button 60, and each opening 20e between the lattice portions 20d is surrounded by the groove 61. A total of 9 parts of each exposed part are pressed
Respectively. A concave recess 62b is formed on the lower surface of each pressing operation unit 62, and each recess 62b
In addition, a conductive portion 63 that is in contact with each corresponding pattern 71 of the switch board 70 and is energized when each pressing operation portion 62 is pressed downward is provided by means of printing or the like.
63 may be formed by bonding a conductive plate with an adhesive without forming it by printing.) Also, this push button 60
Also at a position facing the oblique opening 20f, an oblique pressing operation portion 64 fitted into the opening 20f with almost no gap is integrally protruded and formed. A concave depression is also formed on the lower surface of the pressing operation portion 64, and when the pressing operation portion 64 is pressed downward, the depression operation portion 64 comes into contact with the corresponding pattern 72 of the switch substrate 70 to energize. Conductive part (none shown)
Is provided by means such as printing.

A □ -shaped stationary mark A is provided on the central pressing operation surface (upper surface) 62a of each pressing operation portion 62 between the lattice portions 20e of the push button 60.
Is displayed by printing, and each pressing operation surface 62a located above, below, right and left of each pressing operation portion 62 around the stationary mark A is provided with upper (), lower (), left (), right Arrow marks B, C, D, and E pointing in the respective directions in parentheses () are displayed by printing, respectively.
By pressing each of the arrow marks A to E of (a) downward against the elastic urging force of the thin portion 62c, each of the conductive portions 63 on the lower surface of each of the pressing operation portions 62 and each of the patterns 71 of the switch board 70 are connected. When the power is supplied, the block pictures 34, 35 drawn on the TV screen are stopped for each block part (one piece at a time), or the block pictures 34, 35 designated as areas are stopped, up, down, It is designed to move in each of the left and right directions. Each pressing operation surface of each pressing operation portion 62 of the push button 60
The remaining pressing operation surfaces 6 between the arrow marks B to E of 62a
2a, arrow marks F to I for movement control in random directions are shown.
Are respectively displayed by printing. This arrow mark F
When the pressing operation surface 62a on which is displayed is pressed downward against the elastic urging force of the thin portion 62c, each conductive portion on the lower surface of each pressing operation portion 62
The block and the pattern 71 of the switch board 70 are energized, and the block moves while scrolling upward, and when the pressing operation surface 62a on which the arrow mark G is displayed is pressed, the block moves alternately in the left and right direction. When the pressing operation surface 62a on which the arrow mark H is displayed is pressed, the block scrolls to the right and moves to the right, and when the pressing operation surface 62a on which the arrow mark I is displayed is pressed, the block draws a character. Scroll to the right. Further, the pressing operation surface 64a of the oblique pressing operation portion 64 of the push button 70
Shows the “Start” picture mark J and the “Stop” picture mark K by printing, respectively.
By pressing the pressing operation surface 64a, the created TV screen moves or stops, so that it can be enjoyed as an animation.

The operation levers 18a and 19a of the power switch 18 and the sound switch 19 are exposed on the front of the toy body 2. Further, a connector 4 for an AC adapter and a video output terminal 5 for TV connection are provided on the right front side of the toy body 2. Also, on the main substrate 11 provided in the lower cabinet 10 of the toy body 2, the electronic drawing toy 1 shown in FIG.
IC chips such as a ROM 80, a DRAM 81 for data storage, a CPU 82, a DRAM 83 for a display image memory, a VDP 84, a gate array 85, and the like, which constitute a circuit block used for the device, are mounted. Reference numeral 86 in the circuit block diagram of FIG.
Is an A / D converter, and 88 is an I / F circuit. Furthermore, the main board 11 and the touch panel 30 are connected by a pair of flexible wirings 6 and 6, and the main board 11 and the joystick board 16 are connected.
Is the harness 7, the main board 11 and the slide switch board 14 are the harness 8, and the main board 11 and the switch board 70.
And are connected by a harness 9 respectively.

How to use the electronic drawing toy 1 of the embodiment configured as described above will be briefly described.

Connect the electronic drawing toy 1 to the TV and connect the power switch 18
After turning on the power and turning on the power, select the desired abstract block 34 from the abstract block selection area of the touch panel 30 on the top of the toy body 2 and press it to display the figure on the TV screen where the joystick 17 is lying down. Come. The color of the figure (block picture 34) of the abstract block 34 is red in the initial state, and in other cases, one of the colors 36 selected from the color selection area of the touch panel 30. When the joystick 17 is moved, the figure of the selected abstract block 34 itself becomes a cursor, and the figure of the selected block moves according to the movement of the joystick 17. When the execute button 23 is pressed at the position where the TV screen is to be placed, the block picture 34 remains on the TV screen. Further, the concrete block (block picture) 35 selected from the concrete block selection area of the touch panel 30 can be similarly drawn and left on the TV screen for drawing. The background color of the TV screen can be easily selected to a desired color by sliding the operation button 50 provided on the right side of the toy body 2 in the front-back direction. By rearranging various blocks in this way, it is possible to fully enjoy the play of pictures and the play of construction of blocks, and provide easy and low-cost play of blocks that could only be done by a computer until now from drawing pictures. be able to.

A button for moving the back provided on the upper surface of the toy body 2
24, By pressing the front movement button 25, the block can be moved far and near and a three-dimensional effect can be obtained.

Furthermore, the blocks of each block picture drawn by the respective pressing operation units 62 of the push buttons 60 provided on the upper right corner of the upper surface of the toy main body 2 are moved up and down, left and right (B to E), and scroll directions (F to I). Can be enjoyed by moving each. As a result, by providing a moving background block and a variety of background colors, it is possible to enjoy a pretend play.

Furthermore. When the “start” picture mark J of the other pressing operation section 64 of the push button 60 is pressed, the created TV screen can be enjoyed as a motion animation. With this, the user can play the assembled block by moving it in a manner similar to an image by various movements.

After enjoying playing with the electronic drawing toy 1, the screen clear button 21 provided on the upper surface of the toy body 2 is pressed to erase all the block pictures drawn on the TV screen.

According to the electronic drawing toy 1 of the embodiment described above, the touch panel 30 is attached to the battery storage section 10f of the lower cabinet 10 of the toy main body 2.
Since the plurality of ribs 10g supporting the back surface 33c of the metal plate 33 are integrally formed and protruded, even if the child touches the touch panel 10 by mistake while playing with the electronic drawing toy 1, the touch panel 30 will be Since it is securely supported by 10 g, it does not bend and deform, and can always function as the touch panel 30. Further, the strength of the electron storage portion 10f can be further increased by the ribs 10g. Thereby, the strength of the entire toy body 2 can be further enhanced.

Further, an operation button 50 for operating a slide switch 47 for changing the background color of the block picture drawn on the TV screen by the electronic drawing toy 1 in an analog manner is provided on the right side of the toy body 2 so as to be slidable. Therefore, the entire operation button 50 can be formed large. Since the entire operation button 50 can be formed large, the operation becomes easy and the operation becomes very easy. The operation button 50 is used for the toy body 2.
A guide groove 10i formed on the boundary surface of the upper cabinet 20 with the right side surface 10h of the lower cabinet 10;
Since it is slidably supported by the first and second self-slidable first and second guide pieces 52 and 54, which are made of an oil-impregnated resin and slidably inserted into the guide grooves 10k formed in the bottom surface 10j of the child. A violent operation in which the operation button 50 is forcibly twisted downward and pressed can be sufficiently tolerated, and can slide smoothly. Therefore,
The operation button 50 is very strong in strength, and will not be broken even if a child accidentally steps on it. As shown in FIG. 5, the second guide piece 54 side of the operation button 50 is slidably provided on the bottom surface 10j of the upper stage of the two-stage bottom surface of the lower cabinet 10. Operation button 5
When a child grasps and operates 0, it is easy to grasp and operate by putting a hand under the operation button 50.

Further, the rubber push button 60 for moving the block of the block picture drawn on the TV screen in the up / down / left / right direction or in a scrolling direction or for stopping the movement is provided by the grid portion 20d formed in the upper right corner of the upper surface 20a of the upper cabinet 20. It is arranged below each opening 20e formed so as to be substantially circular, and extends from the upper surface to the lower surface of the push button 60.
d, and each of the grooves 61
Each portion that is surrounded by 1 and is exposed from the opening 20e between the lattice portions 20d is defined as a pressing operation portion 62, while a concave recessed portion 62b is formed on a lower surface of the push button 60 at a position facing each of the pressing operation portions 62.
Each of the depressions 62b has a conductive portion 63 that comes into contact with each pattern 71 of the switch board 70 that is in close contact with the peripheral portion 62d when the pressing operation portion 62 is pressed downward.
Are provided, the switches are configured so that there is almost no gap between each pressing operation portion 62 of the push button 60 and the lattice portion 20d of the upper cabinet 20, and between the peripheral portion 62d of the push button 60 and the upper surface of the switch board 70. be able to. Thus, even if a child accidentally spills water such as juice or spills food or the like on the push button 60 while the child is playing with the electronic drawing toy 1, the water or foreign matter will be spilled on the push button 60 and the switch board. The switch function can always be sufficiently performed without entering between the spaces 70 and the set of the toy body 2.

Furthermore, each pressing operation surface 62a of the rubber push button 60
The stationary mark A is displayed on the pressing operation surface 62a located at the center of the button, and the upper and lower, left and right pressing operation surfaces 62a positioned above and below the pressing operation surface 62a on which the stationary mark A is displayed are displayed. The arrow marks B, C, D, and E for movement control that are respectively oriented in the directions are displayed, and the respective pressing operation surfaces between the respective pressing operation surfaces 62a on which the respective arrow marks B, C, D, and E are displayed. Since the arrow marks F, G, H, and I for other movement control in random directions are displayed at 62a, there are a plurality of functions for moving the block picture drawn on the TV screen in each direction for each block. The switch can be formed compactly at one place, and the space for installing the switch can be reduced. Thus, the size and weight of the toy body 2 can be reduced and the cost can be reduced, and the design can be further improved.

According to the above-described embodiment, the duplicate rib supporting the back surface of the touch panel is integrally formed on the battery housing portion of the lower cabinet. However, the rib is limited to the battery housing portion at the lower cabinet position facing the back surface of the touch panel. Absent.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, since a plurality of ribs for supporting the back surface of the touch panel are provided on the toy body, even if the user steps on the touch panel, the touch panel is supported by each rib and flexed. The function as a touch panel can always be performed. Further, the strength of the toy body can be increased by the plurality of ribs.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electronic drawing toy showing one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the toy viewed from the front side, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a push button used in the toy, FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the same, FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a slide operation button used in the toy, and FIG. 6 is a circuit block diagram used in the toy. 1 ... Electronic drawing toy 2 ... Toy body, 10g ... Rib, 2
0a top surface, 20b opening, 30 touch panel, 33c
…… Back side, 34,35 …… Block picture.

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] An electronic drawing wherein a touch panel for performing a drawing operation is mounted in an opening formed on an upper surface of a toy body, and a block picture is drawn on a display connected to the toy body by a pressing operation of the touch panel. An electronic drawing toy, wherein a plurality of ribs are provided on the toy body to support the back surface of the touch panel.