JP3128199U - Piggy bank - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a piggy bank having an alarm clock function, wherein when the alarm function is activated, the alarm box function is continuously operated until a coin is inserted into a coin slot provided in the piggy bank. To do.
A savings box comprising a coin insertion slot allowing coins to be inserted and a coin receiving part for receiving the coin, wherein the savings box includes a time display part for displaying time, and an alarm time. Output from the input unit, the coin detection unit for detecting the coin inserted into the coin insertion slot, the voice storage unit storing the alarm sound data as a sound to notify the specified time, and the control unit A sound output unit that generates sound based on the signal and an alarm sound is read from the sound storage unit at a time designated by the time designating unit, and the alarm sound is sounded until the coin detecting unit detects a coin. And a control unit that keeps outputting to the output unit.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a piggy bank having an alarm clock function.

  Conventionally, an alarm clock can be set so that the user wakes up, and when the set time arrives, an alarm sounds and the alarm can be stopped by operating a stop button that stops the alarm. It is what. However, the conventional alarm clock has a drawback in that a person who does not wake up unconsciously operates the stop button and falls asleep. On the other hand, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-230067 “Alarm clock”, the alarm clock main body and the stop signal transmitter for stopping the alarm sound are configured. The alarm clock main body and the stop signal transmitter are provided in different rooms. It has been proposed that the user can be sure to get up by placing it in a location.

Conventionally, a piggy bank has a coin insertion slot and a coin storage part, and coins are stored in the coin storage part by inserting coins. However, there is a drawback that coins are not stored in the piggy bank and are left unattended. On the other hand, in recent years, it is possible to display the amount of money stored in the coin storage part by inserting coins, or to move the movable part provided in the savings box by inserting coins, etc. Various savings boxes have been proposed to continue savings.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-230067

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems of the prior art, and is a piggy bank having an alarm clock function. When the alarm function is activated, the coin slot provided in the piggy bank is inserted into the coin slot. It is an object of the present invention to provide a piggy bank that keeps the alarm function activated until a coin is inserted.

  The invention according to claim 1 has a coin insertion slot on the upper surface of the main body, and has a time display section for displaying the current time and an alarm time display section for displaying the alarm time on the front of the main body section, and a speaker. It has a hole, the side of the main body has an input part with a plurality of switches, the inside of the main body is a coin storage part, and a control circuit incorporating a voice storage part and a control part, A coin detection unit is provided below the coin insertion slot, and the control unit generates an alarm sound when an alarm is set, and stops generating the alarm sound when the coin detection unit detects passage of a coin. To do.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein the voice storage unit stores a full sound as a sound for notifying that the coin is full, and the control unit is configured such that the coin detection unit stores a coin. When the state where the detection is continued is continued for a predetermined time, data of a full sound for notifying fullness is read from the sound storage unit and output to the sound output unit.

  The invention described in claim 3 is characterized in that, in claim 1 or 2, a date display section for displaying a date is provided on the front surface of the main body section.

  The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to claim 3, wherein the time display unit, the date display unit, and the alarm time display unit are each composed of four seven segments and arranged in a straight line. It is characterized by.

  The invention according to claim 5 is the device according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the main body is formed in a cubic shape, the speaker hole is formed near the front center, the time display unit, the date display unit, and the alarm time. The display unit is arranged below the front.

  The device according to claim 6 is characterized in that in any one of claims 3 to 5, the side surface of the main body has a time setting button for setting time and a date setting button for setting date. Features.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, when an alarm sound is output at the alarm time, the alarm sound can be continuously output until a coin is inserted into the coin insertion slot. This makes it possible to make a savings box that can save coins and coins more efficiently, and unconsciously cancels the wake-up by causing the act of inserting coins to occur when waking up It is possible to prevent anything from happening and to wake up reliably.

  According to the invention of claim 2, when a full sound, which is a sound for notifying that the coin is full, is stored in the voice storage unit, and the state where the coin detection unit continues to detect the coin is continued for a predetermined time, It is possible to notify that the coin storage part in the savings box is full by reading out a full sound informing the fullness from the voice storage part and outputting it to the voice output part.

  According to the invention of claim 3, by providing the date display unit for displaying the date, the current date can be displayed and confirmed.

  According to the invention of claim 4, the time display unit, the date display unit, and the alarm time display unit are each composed of four 7 segments and are arranged in a straight line to notify an alarm sound. In this case, the four 7-segments can be used as an electric decoration, and the user's preference can be enhanced.

  According to the invention of claim 5, the center of gravity is stabilized as a savings box by adopting a cubic shape.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the date and time can be easily set by providing the time setting button for setting the time and the date setting button for setting the date.

  It has a coin insertion slot on the top of the main body, which has a cubic shape, and has a time display section that displays the current time and an alarm time display section that displays the alarm time on the front of the main body section, and a speaker hole. The side of the main unit has an input unit with a plurality of switches, the inside of the main unit is used as a coin storage unit, and includes a control circuit incorporating a voice storage unit and a control unit. The control unit is configured to generate an alarm sound when an alarm is set, and stop the alarm sound when the coin detection unit detects the passage of a coin. In addition, the control unit reads a full sound for notifying fullness from the voice storage unit and outputs it to the voice output unit when the coin detection unit continues to detect coins for a predetermined time.

  The front of the main body further includes a date display for displaying the date, and the time display, date display, and alarm time display are each composed of four 7 segments, and the front of the main body. It may be arranged in a straight line below.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a piggy bank according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The savings box of the present invention has a function of saving coins that become coins as a savings box, and an alarm function and a clock function as an alarm clock. Moreover, by using this piggy bank, saving can be continued easily, and the wake-up function cannot be stopped in an unconscious state where the user is lying down, so that the user can be surely awakened.

  FIG. 1 shows the external appearance of the piggy bank main body 10. As shown in FIG. 1A, the money box main body 10 has a substantially cubic shape and is formed of a resin, and the inside of the money box main body 10 serves as a coin accommodating portion for accommodating coins. A rectangular opening is formed in the approximate center of the upper surface of the money box main body 10 to form a coin insertion slot 32 that allows coins to be inserted. A date display unit 16, a time display unit 14, and an alarm time display unit 18 are arranged in a straight line from the left below the front of the piggy bank main body 10. In addition, a speaker hole 28 made up of a plurality of holes is formed in the front center of the money box main body 10, and a speaker serving as an audio output unit 26 is provided in the vicinity of the speaker hole 28. Then, below the right side of the money box main body 10, a + button 52, a − button 54, a date setting button 48, a time setting button 46, and an alarm time setting button 50 are arranged in a straight line from the left. Further, although not shown, a connection terminal for supplying power from outside is provided on the back surface.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1B, a take-out opening 56 is formed on the bottom surface of the money box main body 10 as a rectangular opening extending from the center of the bottom surface to one side. A battery box 58 that is used when the saving box body 10 is driven by a battery is provided so as to block a part of the take-out opening 56. A bottom lid 60 having substantially the same size as the take-out opening 56 is slidable and detachable from the take-out opening 56 so that the take-out opening 56 can be opened and closed. Further, although not shown, a control circuit incorporating a voice storage unit and a control unit is provided in the money box main body 10.

  A coin insertion path 34 is formed immediately below the coin insertion slot 32, and the coin insertion path 34 is formed in a cylindrical shape having a thin cross section. As shown in FIG. 2, perforations 36 for irradiating light from the optical sensor 40 are respectively formed on both side surfaces of the coin insertion path 34 in the short direction, and the coin passes through the coin insertion path 34. As a result, the perforations 36 are shielded, and the light of the optical sensor 40 is shielded. Further, the coin insertion path 34 is disposed obliquely downward, and the optical sensor 40 can reliably detect a coin by decelerating the falling speed of the coin. A perforation 36 formed in the coin insertion path 34 is formed at a position slightly away from the coin insertion slot 32 so as to prevent malfunction due to light irradiation from the coin insertion slot 32.

  Also, coins inserted by the user are stored in the money box main body 10 via a coin insertion slot 32 formed substantially at the center of the upper surface of the money box main body 10 and a coin insertion path 34 located immediately below the coin insertion slot 32. It is accommodated in a coin accommodating portion 38 formed inside.

  The configuration of the money box will be described with reference to FIG. 3 which is a block diagram of the money box of the present invention. The money box main body 10 includes an input unit 44, a coin detection unit 38, a voice storage unit 20, a voice output unit 26, a display unit 12, and a control unit 30.

  The input unit 44 includes a time setting button 46, a date setting button 48, an alarm time setting button 50, a + button 52, and a − button 54, and an input signal is output to the control unit 30 by pressing each button. It is what is done. The time setting button 46, the date setting button 48, and the alarm time setting button 50 can start the time setting of the time, date, and alarm time corresponding to each button by pressing the button. . Then, the + button 52 and the − button 54 are respectively pressed by pressing the time setting button 46, the date setting button 48, and the alarm time setting button 50 when the time setting is started. The value can be set up and down to set the time.

  The coin detection unit 38 is provided in a coin insertion path 34 located below the coin insertion slot 32 of the piggy bank main body 10, and a coin passing through the coin insertion path 34 is detected by the optical sensor 40. When the coin detection unit 38 detects the passage of coins, it outputs a detection signal to the control unit 30. Further, the coin detection unit 38 continues to output a detection signal to the control unit 30 while the coin continues to shield the optical sensor 40.

  The display unit 12 includes a time display unit 14, a date display unit 16, and an alarm time display unit 18, and is displayed based on a display signal from the control unit 30. The time display unit 14 displays the current time, and the date display unit 16 displays the current date. The alarm time display unit 18 displays the set alarm time. The time display unit 14, the date display unit 16, and the alarm time display unit 18 are each composed of four seven segments and displayed.

  The audio output unit 26 outputs audio based on the audio signal output from the control unit 30, and the audio output unit 26 of the embodiment is a speaker.

  The voice storage unit 20 is a storage medium in which data of an audio signal that becomes an alarm sound that notifies a specified time and a full sound that becomes a sound that notifies that a coin is full is stored. Stored in a storage medium.

  The control unit 30 processes an input signal from the input unit 44 and outputs a display signal and an audio signal to the display unit 12 and the audio output unit 26. When the time set by the alarm time setting button 50 is reached, the control unit 30 reads alarm sound data from the voice storage unit 20 until the coin detection unit 38 detects a coin or a predetermined time elapses. The alarm sound is continuously output to the audio output unit 26 to notify the alarm time. When the coin is inserted into the coin insertion slot 32 and the coin detection unit 38 continues to detect the coin for a predetermined time, the full sound data for notifying full is read from the voice storage unit 20 and the voice is output. The information is output to the unit 26 to notify that the coins in the savings box are full.

  The operation of this piggy bank will be described. Using the date setting button 48, the time setting button 46, the + button 52, and the − button 54, the date and time for the clock function of the piggy bank are set in advance according to the current time. . Next, the alarm time is set using the alarm time setting button 50, the + button 52, and the − button 54. The alarm time display unit 18 composed of four seven segments displays a total of four digits, a two-digit hour value and a two-minute minute value, which are the currently set time. When the button 50 is pressed, the two-digit numerical value indicating the time is blinking, and the alarm time is set. When the + button 52 or the − button 54 is pressed in this state, the two-digit numerical value indicating the time varies depending on the pressed button, and the numerical value is varied according to the time to wake up. Thereafter, when the alarm time setting button 50 is pressed again, the two-digit numerical value indicating the time is turned on and the two-digit numerical value indicating the minute is blinking. When the + button 52 or the − button 54 is pressed in the same manner as the previous time setting, the 2-digit numerical value indicating the minute changes according to the pressed button, and the numerical value is changed according to the amount of waking up. Thereafter, when the alarm time setting button 50 is pressed, the two-digit numerical value indicating the minute is turned on and the alarm time setting is completed.

  In addition, the alarm function can be turned on / off by pressing and holding the alarm time setting button 50. When the alarm function is off, the alarm time display unit 18 does not display the alarm set time. It has become.

  When the set alarm time is reached, the control unit 30 of the piggy bank main body 10 reads the alarm sound data from the voice storage unit 20, and the coin detection unit 38 detects a coin or a predetermined time (5 minutes). Until the time elapses, the alarm sound data is continuously output to the sound output unit 26 to notify the alarm time. In addition, when the alarm time comes, it is displayed as an electric decoration using 12 segments of the date display unit 16, the time display unit 14, and the alarm time display unit 18 that are arranged in a straight line, and only the sound is displayed. In addition, the alarm time can be notified by light. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the numerical value “00” may be displayed so as to flow from left to right.

  Further, when a coin is inserted into the coin insertion slot 32 and the coin detection unit 38 continues to detect the coin for a predetermined time, a full sound for notifying fullness is read from the voice storage unit 20 and the voice output unit 26 is read out. Is output to the user, and a sound that praises the user is notified that the coins in the coin storage portion 38 of the savings box are full.

  In this way, by inserting coins and coins to stop the alarm sound, it is possible to make a savings box that can efficiently promote saving, and the act of inserting coins is performed at the time of wakeup By doing so, it is possible to prevent the user from unconsciously releasing the wake-up and to wake up reliably.

  As described above, a savings box having an alarm clock function, and when the alarm function is activated, the savings function that keeps the alarm function activated until a coin is inserted into the coin slot provided in the savings box. It is possible to provide a box. As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to preferred embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to the embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the gist of the present invention.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the piggy bank which is one Example of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the coin slot of the piggy bank which is one Example of this invention. It is a block diagram of a piggy bank which is one embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the display part of the piggy bank which is one Example of this invention.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Piggy bank main body 12 Display part 14 Time display part 16 Date display part 18 Alarm time display part 20 Voice memory | storage part 26 Audio | voice output part 28 Speaker hole 30 Control part 32 Coin insertion slot 34 Coin insertion path 36 Punch 38 Coin detection part 40 Optical Sensor 42 Coin receiving part 44 Input part 46 Time setting button 48 Date setting button 50 Alarm time setting button 52 + button 54-button 56 Taking-out opening 58 Battery box 60 Bottom cover

Claims (6)

  It has a coin insertion slot on the top surface of the main body, and has a time display section for displaying the current time on the front of the main body section and an alarm time display section for displaying the alarm time, a speaker hole, and a side surface of the main body section. Has an input unit with a plurality of switches, and a control circuit incorporating a voice storage unit and a control unit as well as a coin storage unit inside the main body unit, and a coin detection below the coin insertion slot. The piggy bank is characterized in that the controller emits an alarm sound when an alarm is set, and stops the alarm sound when the coin detector detects the passage of a coin.   2. The voice storage unit according to claim 1, wherein a full sound as a sound for notifying that the coin is full is stored, and the control unit continues the state in which the coin detection unit continues to detect the coin for a predetermined time. When this happens, a full box sound is read from the voice storage unit to notify the fullness, and is output to the voice output unit.   The piggy bank according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a date display unit for displaying a date on a front surface of the main body unit.   4. The piggy bank according to claim 3, wherein the time display unit, the date display unit, and the alarm time display unit are each composed of four seven segments and are arranged in a straight line.   5. The main body portion according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the main body portion is formed in a cubic shape, the speaker hole is formed near the front center, and the time display portion, date display portion, and alarm time display portion are disposed below the front face. Piggy bank characterized by being.   6. The piggy bank according to claim 3, further comprising a time setting button for setting a time and a date setting button for setting a date on a side surface of the main body.

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