JP3127443U - Electronic piggy bank structure - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic piggy bank structure is provided.
The structure of the present invention comprises a piggy bank 10, a coin insertion mechanism 20, and an electronic electronic circuit structure 30. Unlike the known piggy bank, it is electronic, and the coin input mechanism 20 sets the coin amount and input amount, and the electronic circuit structure 30 sets the saving amount, saving target, saving speed, encouragement music, time setting, and alarm setting. And the function of connection with the computer by the transmission screen is set. After setting up diversification functions and connecting to computers, use management software to make children learn saving habits.
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Description

  The present invention relates to the structure of a piggy bank. More specifically, the present invention is an electronic electronic piggy bank structure, and a known piggy bank has only a single saving function. The input mechanism sets the coin amount and input coin, and the electronic circuit structure has various functions such as input amount, savings amount, savings savings, encouragement music, time setting, alarm setting and transmission screen connection to computer. It is about a piggy bank.

  All of the known piggy banks are arbitrarily shaped hollow three-dimensional molds, which have a slot at an appropriate position of the piggy bank, a take-out hole at another appropriate position, and a mechanism that allows coins to be inserted and saved It has become. However, the conventional piggy bank design has long been dealt with only by changing the outer shape, and thus has the following drawbacks.

1. I can not know the total amount of money saved in the moneybox at any time.
2. If you want to know the amount of money stored in the money box, you have to take it all out and calculate it manually, so it takes time.
3. In a situation where there are many types of coins and a large number of coins, the accuracy of calculation is reduced, and it takes time to classify various coins and calculate the total amount of savings.
4). The known piggy bank has no function to show the user's interest and simply makes it visually interesting due to the change in the outer shape, so it is left or thrown away after a certain period of time .

  The present invention is an electronic type that identifies the amount of coins and coins by the coin insertion mechanism, and by the electronic circuit structure, the type of coins inserted, the number of coins inserted, the amount of savings, the amount of savings, encouraged music, time setting, An object of the present invention is to provide a piggy bank having various functions such as alarm setting and computer connection by a transmission screen.

  The present invention is connected to a computer through a transmission screen of the electronic structure of the piggy bank, and the user can manage the amount and quantity stored in the piggy bank by management software installed in the computer. Objective.

  The present invention makes it possible for the user to know the amount of money stored in the piggy bank, the amount of coins, the amount of savings, etc. at any time, so that it can be classified and calculated without human intervention, saving human power and time. One purpose.

  The present invention allows the user to set a savings target amount according to the ability of the user, executes a step-by-step savings amount according to the savings target amount set by the user, and sends encouragement music to the user when each savings amount is reached. In addition to increasing the user's willingness to save money, the objective is to achieve an incentive and entertainment effect.

The structure of the present invention comprises a piggy bank, a coin insertion mechanism and an electronic circuit structure.
The piggy bank accommodates coins, installs a coin insertion mechanism corresponding to the insertion hole, receives a signal by an electronic circuit structure, and further displays a display panel and several setting buttons at an appropriate position near the insertion hole. To display the function set by the electronic circuit structure and the operation of the setting function. The bottom of the piggy bank has a take-out hole with a lid, a battery box and an output hole, resets the power supply and some functions of the electronic circuit structure, and the transmission screen provided by the electronic circuit structure allows the output hole The user is connected to the computer by a physical transmission line or wireless transmission method, and the electronic circuit structure is the coin type, the amount of coins to be inserted, the amount of savings, the savings target amount, savings saving speed, encouragement music, time Set the function of connection with computer by setting, alarm setting and transmission screen.

  According to the present invention, the electronic coin insertion mechanism identifies the amount of coins and coins inserted, and the electronic circuit structure determines the type of coins inserted, the number of coins inserted, the amount of savings, the amount of savings, encouraged music, and time setting. A piggy bank having multiple functions such as alarm setting and computer connection by transmission screen is provided.

  Embodiments according to the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the first embodiment of the electronic piggy bank structure according to the present invention includes a piggy bank 10, a coin insertion mechanism 20, and an electronic circuit structure 30.

  The piggy bank 10 accommodates coins 40 (see FIG. 4). The piggy bank 10 has a throwing hole 11 on the surface of the piggy bank 10, and the display panel 12 and several pieces are further provided on the same surface close to the throwing hole 11. The setting button 13 is installed.

The bottom of the money box 10 has a take-out hole 141 (not shown) having a lid 14, a battery box 15, and an output hole 16, and a coin input mechanism 20 and an electronic device inside the money box 10 corresponding to the input hole 11. The coin insertion mechanism 20 and the electronic circuit structure 30 are electrically connected to each other, and the electronic circuit structure 30 receives a signal from the coin insertion mechanism 20.
The display panel 12 and the setting button 13 of the piggy bank 10 are electrically connected to the electronic circuit structure 30 and display functions set by the electronic circuit structure 30 and operations for setting the functions.

The battery box 15 of the piggy bank 10 supplies power to the electronic circuit structure 30, and the lid 14 and the electronic circuit structure 30 are electrically connected, and the user opens the lid 14 and opens it from the take-out hole 141. When the coin 40 inside the piggy bank 10 is taken out, some functions are reset (described later).
The output hole 16 of the piggy bank 10 is electrically connected to a transmission screen provided by the electronic circuit structure 40, and the user can use a real transmission line or a wireless transmission method (infrared, wireless radio wave, or blue tooth) to create a computer. The user plans and manages the amount of money stored in the savings box 10 by the management software of the electronic circuit structure 30 installed in the computer, and displays the quantity of each coin 40 and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 3, an electronic circuit structure 30 is installed on one side of the coin insertion mechanism 20 to provide an insertion mechanism that electrically detects the amount of coins 40 (not shown). The throwing mechanism 20 includes a front and rear plate body 21, left and right blocks 22, a sensor 23, and an elastic member 24. After the front and rear plate bodies 21 are joined, a coin insertion hole 211 is formed, and the saving box 10 is loaded. It is installed at a position corresponding to the hole 11. Two blocks 22 shifted outward are installed on both sides of the front and rear plate bodies 21 by a sliding method. The blocks 22 on both sides have convex portions 221 that are curved and face each other between the front and rear plate bodies 21 and 21.

The gap formed between the convex portions 221 is smaller in both diameter and width than the outer diameter of the minimum coin 40, and an elastic member 24 is installed on at least one outer side adjacent to the plate body 21 of both side blocks 22. Yes. When the both ends of the elastic member 24 and the side surfaces of the both side blocks 22 are respectively coupled, the restoring force after the outer shift is obtained by the receiving force of the both side blocks 22. After the elastic member 24 is installed, the sensor 23 is installed on the bottom portion where the elastic member 24 and the both side blocks 22 are in common.
The sensor 23 is coupled on the block 22 by a brush pin 231, and the brush piece 232 is coupled on another block 22. Both the brush pin 231 and the brush piece 232 are made of a metal conductive material and are electrically connected to the electronic circuit structure 30, and the entirety constitutes the coin insertion mechanism 20.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, in the insertion structure 20, the width of the gap between the convex portions 221 of the both-side blocks 22 in the normal state is smaller than the outer diameter of the minimum coin 40 (shown in FIG. 4). . After the coin 40 is inserted into the coin insertion hole 211 of the coin insertion mechanism 20 from the insertion hole 11 of the savings box 10, the maximum outer diameter of the coin 40 abuts against the convex portion 221. Are shifted outward. And when the distance between the convex parts 221 which the both-sides block 22 opposes becomes the distance of the maximum outer diameter of the coin 40, it is the maximum shift amount, and both-sides block 22 always shifts to both sides on average. Not. The shift amount is obtained by adding the distance of the gap formed in the normal state to the shift distance of the both-side blocks 22 in consideration of the deviation of the applied point when the coin 40 is inserted. At this time, a signal is sent to the electronic circuit structure 30 by the point contact conduction method of the brush pin 231 and the brush piece 232 of the sensor 23 coupled to the both side blocks 22 and the simultaneous shift distance of the both side blocks 22. When the coin 40 is thrown into the savings box 10 through the throwing mechanism 20, the both side blocks 22 and the sensor 23 are simultaneously restored by the elastic member 24 to complete the coin throwing and coin throwing amount measurement. Execute the operation.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention.
In this embodiment, an electronic circuit structure 30 is installed on one side of the coin insertion mechanism 20. The difference between the structure of FIG. 3, FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 described above is that the installation position and mode of the sensor 24 are different, so that the sensor 23 is placed on the opposite side surface of the block 22 and the electronic circuit structure 30. Is installed. The sensor 23 is coupled on both side blocks 22 by both brush pins 231, and the brush piece 232 is coupled on the surface of the electronic circuit structure 30. Both the brush pin 231 and the brush piece 232 are made of a metal conductive material.
Further, the brush pin 231 and the brush piece 232 are electrically connected to the electronic circuit structure 30 by conduction by point contact, and the whole constitutes another embodiment of the coin insertion mechanism 20.

  7 and 8 show that the coin insertion mechanism 20 has a gap width between the convex portions 221 of both side blocks 22 smaller than the width dimension and outer diameter (diameter) of the minimum coin 40 under normal conditions (shown in FIG. 7). ) The coin 40 is inserted into the coin insertion hole 211 of the coin insertion mechanism 20 from the insertion hole 11 of the savings box 10, and then the both side blocks 22 of the insertion mechanism 20 are shifted outwardly to the maximum by the maximum outer diameter of the coin 40. Thus, the two-sided block 22 is not always shifted to both sides on average. Taking into account the deviation of the applied point when the coin 40 is inserted, the shift distance is obtained by adding the distance of the gap formed under normal conditions to the shift distance of the both-side blocks 22. At this time, a signal is sent to the electronic / electronic circuit structure 30 by the point contact conduction system of the brush pin 231 coupled to the both-side block 22 and the brush piece 232 coupled to the electronic circuit structure 30 and the simultaneous shift distance of the both-side block 22. .

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a third embodiment of the present invention.
Also in this embodiment, an electronic circuit structure 30 is installed on one side of the coin insertion mechanism 20. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 is different from the structure of the sensor 23 in the installation position and manner of the sensor 23, and corresponds to the bottoms of the side blocks 22. A sensor 23 is installed on the bottom surface of the block 22 at the bottom of the plate body 21 and on the opposite surface of the electronic circuit structure 30. The sensor 23 is formed by forming a raster 231 ′ and an infrared ray 232 ′ on the surface of the electronic circuit structure 30 at a position below the block 22 and the plate body 21 corresponding to the block 22 bottom.
The infrared ray 232 ′ and the electronic circuit structure 30 are electrically connected, and the whole constitutes still another embodiment of the coin insertion mechanism 20.

  According to FIGS. 10 and 11, in the coin insertion mechanism 20, the gap distance between the convex portions 221 of the both-side blocks 22 is smaller than the outer diameter of the smallest coin 40 under normal conditions (shown in FIG. 10). After the coin 40 is inserted into the coin insertion hole 211 of the coin insertion mechanism 20 from the insertion hole 11 of the savings box 10, the maximum distance of the both side blocks 22 of the insertion mechanism 20 is shifted outward by the maximum outer diameter of the coin 40. The two-sided block 22 is not always shifted to both sides on average. Taking into account the deviation of the applied point when the coin 40 is inserted, the shift distance is obtained by adding the distance of the gap formed under normal conditions to the shift distance of the both-side blocks 22. At this time, the two-side block 22 receives a pulse generated by the simultaneous shift by the raster 231 ′ formed by the both-side block 22 and the plate body 21 and the infrared ray 232 ′ coupled to the electronic circuit structure 30, and based on the number of pulses, The electronic circuit structure 30 obtains the size of the coin 40 and sends a signal to the electronic circuit structure 30.

  As shown in FIG. 12 and FIG. 13, the electronic circuit structure 30 has a monetary value (20 mm = 1 yen, 22 mm = 5 yen, 23 mm = 10 yen, 21 mm = corresponding to several coin diameters in the memory 21. 50 yen, 26 mm = 500 yen) and the music effect format are stored and saved in advance. If there is no coin diameter setting, it cannot be identified.

The display panel 12 displays a saving amount or quantity 121, a savings saving amount 122, a monetary value display lamp 123, and a time display 124 by connecting the microprocessor 32.
The setting button 13 includes a target setting amount 131, a target adjustment 132, a saving content 133, a time setting 134, an hour setting, a minute setting, 135 and 136. When the electronic circuit structure 30 is operated, the saving counting state (normal mode), savings There are five states: target amount setting state, time setting state, alarm setting state, and savings content search.

In the savings target amount setting state, the user sets the target setting amount 131 by the setting button 13. Thereafter, the system operation lamp 123 turns on the second lamp from the top to the bottom, and at the same time, the number of savings or quantity 121 flashes. When the target adjustment 132 is pressed, the microprocessor 32 receives signals from the target set amount 131 and the target adjustment 132, and sets the appropriate amount of progression (1000 or 2000) as the saving target. Displayed in the column 121 for the amount or amount of savings. When the progressive target amount is reached, push the target setting 131 to send a signal to the microprocessor 32, wait until the number in the column for saving amount or quantity 131 stops flashing, save the saving target in the memory 31, and set Complete.
When the saving amount or quantity 131 is displaying 0 under the saving target state setting, it indicates that there is no target amount setting state.

  The savings target maximum value is 20,000, and after this maximum value, it returns to zero and circulates. When returning to the savings target setting state, if no input information exceeds a certain time in this state, the savings counting state (normal state) is restored.

In the savings counting state, when coins of 1 yen, 5 yen, 10 yen, 50 yen, and 500 yen are inserted through the input mechanism 20, the input mechanism 20 sends a signal to the microprocessor 32, and the microprocessor 32 The coin diameter obtained by this signal is read from the coin value corresponding to the coin diameter stored in the memory 31, displayed in the time display 124 column of the display panel 12, and the current amount is accumulated by the microprocessor 32. The value is displayed in the column of the saving amount or quantity 121 on the display panel 12, and various quantities of coin values are accumulated in the memory 31. At the same time, the corresponding music effect format stored in the memory 31 is read by the microprocessor 32 and the music is reproduced by the speaker 33.
The display panel 12 generates a blinking effect at the same time. When the savings amount reaches one-fifth of the set savings target, the microprocessor 32 provides a signal to the display panel 12, and the savings amount 122 column on the display panel 12 causes the first lamp to flash, The microprocessor 32 reads the corresponding music effect format stored in the memory 31 and reproduces the music through the speaker 33. The display panel 12 simultaneously generates a blinking effect. When the amount of money reaches 2/5, the first and second lamps blink continuously and the corresponding music is played.

  Under the savings counting state, the display panel 12 displays the time in the time display 124 column (displays the monetary value when coins are inserted), the saving amount or quantity 121 column displays the current accumulated savings total, and the savings savings 122 Displays the status of savings goal achievement.

  In the savings content search, after the user presses the savings content 133 of the setting button 13, the system operation lamp 123 turns on the first lamp from top to bottom, and the microprocessor 32 receives this signal, and at the same time displays the display panel. The coin amount of 5 yen is displayed in the 12 savings amount and quantity 121 column, the time display 124 column of the display panel 12 displays 00:50, and when pressed again, the coin amount of 1 yen is stored in the savings amount and quantity 121. The time display 124 column displays 01:00, and so on. If it is not executed after a suitable time, it returns to the normal mode under the savings counting state.

  In the time setting state, after the user presses the time setting 134 of the setting button 13, the system operation lamp 123 turns on the third lamp from top to bottom, and selects the time setting 135 or the minute setting 136. When the microprocessor 32 receives this signal, the selected time setting 135 or minute setting 136 number is blinked in the time display 124 field of the display panel 12, and the time setting 135 or minute setting 136 is pressed. When the time is adjusted and the time setting 134 is pressed after the adjustment, the microprocessor 32 receives this setting completion signal.

  In the alarm setting state, after the time setting state is completed, the system automatically enters the alarm setting state. At this time, the system operation lamp 123 turns on the fourth lamp from the top to the bottom and sets the time setting 135 or minutes. At this time, the microprocessor 32 receives this signal, blinks the selected time setting 135 or minute setting 136 number in the time display 124 column of the display panel 12, and sets the time setting 135 or minute setting 136. When the time setting 134 is pressed after the adjustment, the microprocessor 32 receives the signal of the completion of the setting. At the same time, the alarm music setting is entered. At this time, the microprocessor 32 reads the music effect format stored in the memory 31 and plays the music, and the time setting 135 or the minute setting 136 allows the music before and after to be played. After adjustment and selection, pressing the setting 134 causes the microprocessor 32 to receive this signal completion alarm time and music setting and return to normal mode of savings counting.

  When the voltage is insufficient, the saving amount, the quantity 121 column, and the savings saving amount 122 column continuously blink at intervals, and the microprocessor 32 presents warning information. At the time of battery replacement, the microprocessor 32 stores all data in the memory 31.

  When the lid 14 of the piggy bank 10 is opened, the microprocessor 32 receives this signal and sets all data other than the time setting to zero, so it is necessary to set the inserted coins again.

  The output hole 16 of the piggy bank 10 is electrically connected to a transmission screen 34 provided by the electronic circuit structure 30 and is connected to the computer by a substantial transmission line or wireless transmission (infrared, wireless radio wave, or blue teeth). The user plans and manages the amount of money stored in the savings box 10 by using the management software for the electronic circuit structure 30 installed in the computer, and displays the quantity of each coin 40 and the like.

  The music effect format in the electronic circuit structure 30 is set and stored by the music IC 35 and is reproduced by the microprocessor 32 via the speaker 33 by the music circuit.

  One block 22 of the coin insertion mechanism 20 is fixedly installed on one side of the front and rear plate bodies 21, and the other block 22 shifts toward the outside. The shift distance of the other block 22 Further, the sum of the distances of the gaps formed under normal conditions is the shift movement amount.

  In the present invention, preferred embodiments have been disclosed as described above. However, these are not intended to limit the present invention, and any person who is familiar with the technology can use various methods within the spirit and scope of the present invention. Changes and modifications can be made, so the scope of protection of the present invention is based on the contents specified in the utility model registration request.

1 is an external perspective view showing a first embodiment of an electronic piggy bank structure according to the present invention. It is the perspective view which looked at the electronic piggy bank structure of FIG. 1 from the bottom face side. It is a perspective view which shows the partial internal structure of the electronic piggy bank structure of this invention. FIG. 4 is a side view of FIG. 3. It is a side view which shows the operation state of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the internal structure which shows 2nd Example of the electronic piggy bank structure of this invention. FIG. 7 is a side view of FIG. 6. It is a side view which shows the operation state of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the internal structure which shows 3rd Example of the electronic piggy bank structure of this invention. FIG. 10 is a side view of FIG. 9. It is a side view which shows the operation state of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the electronic circuit structure of this invention. It is an enlarged explanatory view showing the arrangement state of the display panel and setting buttons used in the electronic piggy bank structure of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Savings box 11 Insertion hole 12 Display panel 121 Savings amount or quantity 122 Savings saving amount 123 System operation lamp 13 Setting button 131 Target setting amount 132 Target adjustment 133 Savings contents 134 hours setting 135 hours setting 136 minutes setting 14 lid 141 taking out hole DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 15 Battery box 16 Output hole 20 Coin insertion mechanism 21 Plate body 211 Coin insertion hole 22 Block 221 Convex part 23 Sensor 231 Brush pin 231 'Raster 232 Brush piece 232' Infrared 24 Elastic element 30 Electronic circuit structure 31 Memory 32 Microprocessor 33 Speaker 34 Transmission screen 35 Music IC
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Claims (12)

An electronic piggy bank structure, which mainly comprises a piggy bank, a coin input mechanism and an electronic circuit structure,
The piggy bank has a charging hole on the surface, and on the same surface in the vicinity of the charging hole, a display panel and several setting buttons are further installed. A box and an output hole; and the display panel and setting button are electrically connected to the electronic circuit structure to display functions set by the electronic circuit structure and an operation for setting the function. With the power source of the electronic circuit structure, the lid and the electronic circuit structure are electrically connected, and the output hole is electrically connected to a transmission screen provided by the electronic circuit structure,
The coin insertion mechanism has a coin insertion mechanism and an electronic circuit structure installed in an insertion hole of the piggy bank, and a sensor of the coin insertion mechanism is electrically connected to the electronic circuit structure, and the electronic circuit structure Providing a signal, the electronic circuit structure consists of a coin amount measurement and insertion mechanism, forming a insertion hole after joining the front and rear plate bodies, both sides of the front and rear plate bodies by a sliding method, Two blocks are installed, and the both side blocks form opposing convex portions between the front and rear plate bodies, and at least one outer side adjacent to the plate bodies of the both side blocks by the elastic member both ends, The side of the both side blocks are joined, and the one side of the homologous that installs the elastic member has a sensor installed at the bottom of the both side blocks,
The electronic circuit structure includes a microprocessor, a speaker, a memory, and a transmission screen, and is electrically connected to the sensor, the setting button, and a display panel.   The transmission screen provided by the output hole and the electronic circuit structure is electrically connected, and is connected to a computer by a wireless transmission method including a substantial transmission line, infrared rays, radio waves, blue teeth, or the like. Item 2. The structure of the electronic piggy bank according to Item 1.   The sensor is connected to the block by a brush pin, the brush piece is connected to another block, and the brush pin and the brush piece are both made of a metal conductive material and are electrically connected to the electronic circuit structure. The structure of the electronic piggy bank according to claim 1, wherein:   The sensor is coupled to both side blocks by both brush pins, the brush piece is coupled to the surface of the electronic circuit structure, and both the brush pin and the brush piece are made of a metal conductive material, The structure of the electronic piggy bank according to claim 1, wherein the brush piece is electrically connected to the electronic circuit structure by conduction by point contact.   The sensor is formed by forming a raster and an infrared ray on the surface of the electronic circuit structure at a position below the block bottom and a plate body corresponding to the block bottom, and the infrared ray and the electronic circuit structure are electrically connected. The structure of the electronic piggy bank according to claim 1.   2. The electronic piggy bank structure according to claim 1, wherein the electronic circuit structure stores a coin value and a music effect format corresponding to a coin diameter in the memory.   The structure of the electronic piggy bank according to claim 1, wherein the display panel displays a saving amount, a savings amount, a system operation lamp, and a time display.   2. The electronic piggy bank structure according to claim 1, wherein the setting button includes a target setting amount, target adjustment, savings content, time setting, time setting and minute setting.   7. The electronic piggy bank structure according to claim 6, wherein the music effect format in the memory of the electronic circuit structure is stored by a music IC, and is reproduced from a speaker through a music circuit by a microprocessor.   9. The structure of an electronic piggy bank according to claim 8, wherein the time setting, the hour and the minute setting execute an alarm setting and an alarm music selection setting.   The coin insertion function block is fixed and installed on one side of the front and rear plate bodies, and the other block is installed so as to shift outward and restore to the old position. The structure of the electronic piggy bank according to claim 1.   2. The structure of an electronic piggy bank according to claim 1, wherein the coin insertion mechanism is provided with both blocks that are shifted outward and restored by a sliding method on both sides of the front and rear plate bodies.