JP3357527B2 - Greeting card - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a greeting card, and more particularly to a greeting card capable of recording and reproducing messages and music.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A greeting card having a construction as shown in FIGS. 10 to 12 is conventionally known as a greeting card capable of recording and reproducing messages and music.
10 and 11 show the configuration of a conventional greasing card.
Shown in The outer peripheral surface of the substrate 71 on which the recording / reproducing device is mounted is wrapped with decorative paper 72 on which a spine 73 and a cover 74 are integrally provided. A printed circuit board 75, a speaker 82, a power switch 83 that is turned on and off in conjunction with opening and closing of the cover 74, a battery, and the like are attached to the board 71. The printed circuit board 75 is provided with a recording / playback IC circuit 76, a storage unit 77, a microphone 78, a playback switch 79, a recording switch 80, an LED lamp 81, and the like. The upper surface of the substrate 71 is provided with a speaker hole 85.
A decorative paper 84 on which an LED lamp hole 86 for confirming the lighting of the LED lamp 81 is provided, and a display 87 indicating the position of the reproduction switch 79 and a display 87 indicating the position of the recording switch 80 are printed. Packaged in. FIG. 12 shows a schematic configuration diagram of a conventional recording / reproducing apparatus for a greeting card.

Next, the operation of such a conventional greasing card will be described. When the cover 74 is closed, the power switch 83 is off. When the cover 74 is opened, the power switch 83 is turned on and power is supplied to each circuit. When the display 87 of the decorative paper 84 is pressed in this state, the reproduction switch 79 is turned on. Control circuit 8
9, when an ON signal is input from the reproduction switch 79,
Reads messages and the like stored in the memory 77,
The signal is converted into an analog signal by the D / A conversion circuit 93, and
After amplification in step 4, the signal is output to the speaker 82 for reproduction.
On the other hand, when the display 88 of the decorative paper 84 is pressed, the recording switch 80 is turned on. When an ON signal is input from the recording switch 80, the control circuit 89 deletes messages and the like stored in the memory 77, and controls the lighting of the LED lamp 81 while the recording switch 80 is on. It indicates that the storage means 77 is in the storage state.
The recording person confirms the lighting state of the LED lamp 81 and generates a message or the like for recording. While the recording switch 80 is on, the control circuit 89 extracts the audio signal in the audio band from the signal input to the microphone 78 by the filter 90, samples the audio signal in the sampling circuit 91, and further performs the A / D conversion circuit. After being converted into a digital signal at 92, it is stored in the memory 77.

[0004]

In the above-mentioned conventional card, a recording switch is provided even when a pressing force is applied near the display 88 of the decorative paper 84 wrapped on the upper surface of the substrate 71. 80 may be turned on, and in such a case, there is a problem that a message or the like stored in the storage unit 77 is erroneously erased. In order to solve such a problem, it is conceivable to increase the pressing force at which the recording switch operates. However, if the pressing force at which the recording switch operates is increased, the operation of the recording switch becomes unstable during a long-time recording, and there is a possibility that the recording may leak. The present invention has been made in order to solve such a problem, and it is possible to prevent a malfunction of the recording switch and to reduce a pressing force for operating the recording switch.
An object of the present invention is to provide a ting card.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a power supply / playback switch which operates when a cover is opened, a recording switch,
When the power supply / reproduction switch is operated, a message or the like stored in the storage is read out, and when the recording switch is operated during the operation of the power supply / reproduction switch, the storage is stored. In a greeting card provided with control means for setting a state, the recording switch means is connected to a pressing member movably fitted in a hole provided in a substrate of the greeting card, and the pressing member and the substrate are connected. Consists of a tape and a switch member operated by the pressing member
Greeting card, wherein the recording switch is
A signal line for inputting an operation signal of the switch means to the control means,
A recording prevention device having an engagement portion with which the signal line is engaged.
A stop member, and the recording prevention member cuts the signal line.
Greeting car, possibly attached to the board
Is. The greeting card according to claim 1,
When the cover is opened, the power / reproduction switch means operates, and the control means reads out and reproduces a message or the like stored in the storage means. Thus, the message reproduction is started only by the operation of opening the cover, so that the operation for reproducing the message is simplified. When the recording switch is operated in a state where the cover is opened and the power supply / reproduction switch is operating, the control unit sets the storage unit to the storage state to enable the storage of a new message or the like. Since the recording switch means is constituted by a pressing member movably fitted in a hole provided in the substrate, there is little possibility of malfunction. In addition, since the pressing member and the substrate are connected by a tape, the pressing force for operating the recording switch means can be reduced, and the switch operation of the recording switch means can be reliably performed even when recording for a long time, and the recording can be performed. Leakage can be prevented. Then, in preventing the recording, it disconnects the signal line for transmitting to the control means of the operation signal of the recording switch means pulling out the recording prevention member. This facilitates the operation for preventing recording.

[0006]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a griding card according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the griding card of the present invention with the cover open, and FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the gliding card with the cover closed. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a decorative paper for wrapping an outer peripheral surface of a substrate on which a recording / reproducing device is attached, and a spine 2 and a cover 3 are integrally provided.
On the front side of the decorative paper 1, there are provided a speaker hole 5 and an LED lamp hole 6 for confirming the lighting of the LED lamp, and a display 7 (in the figure, "7" indicating the position of a recording switch described later). REC ”) is printed. On the back side of the decorative paper 1, a speaker hole 8 is provided, and a hole 10 for leading a recording prevention tab 11 described later to the outside is provided beside the battery cover 9. A film of a power / reproduction switch 40 that is turned on and off in response to opening and closing of a cover 3 described later is attached to the spine 2. In FIGS. 1 and 2, the spine 2 is provided, and the film of the power / reproduction switch 40 is attached to the spine 2. However, the spine 2 may be omitted and only the spine 3 may be used. In this case, the film of the power / reproduction switch 40 is attached to the cover 3.

FIG. 3 shows a grease from which the decorative paper 1 has been removed.
FIG. 4 is a front side perspective view of the main body of the toing card, and FIG. 4 is a back side perspective view. An LED lamp 22 for indicating that the storage unit is in a recording state, a microphone 23 for inputting a message or the like stored in the storage unit, and a message or the like stored in the storage unit are provided on the substrate 21. A speaker 24, a speaker hole 25, a battery case 26, a recording / reproducing IC circuit 27, etc., for reproducing the information are mounted.

Next, the configuration of each part of the grating card of the present invention will be described. First, the power / reproduction switch 40
Will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5A is a perspective view of the power / reproduction switch 40, and FIG. 5B is a front view.
The power / reproduction switch 40 is a film 4 formed by applying an adhesive or an adhesive to one side of PVC (vinyl chloride) or the like.
1, an insulating film 44 formed of PC (polycarbonate) or the like, a first metal terminal 46, a second metal terminal 4
7. The film 41 is divided into a sticking part 42 and a mounting part 43 by slitting, and the sticking part 42 is stuck to the spine 2. The insulating film 44 has one end attached to the mounting portion 44 of the film 41 and the other end provided with an opening 45. The first metal terminal 46 is fixed to the substrate 21 so as to be slidable with the insulating film 44. The second metal terminal 47 has a fixed portion 48 fixed to the substrate 21 and a width smaller than the width of the opening 45 of the insulating film 44, and a spring portion 49 inserted into the opening 45 from below the insulating film 44. , Having a width larger than the lateral width of the opening 45, and having a tip 50 mounted on the insulating film 44. A contact 51 is provided on a surface of the spring portion 49 facing the first metal terminal 46. When the film 44 is formed as described above, the amount of glue at the affixing portion is increased, so that the film 44 can be firmly attached to the spine and the bending of the insulating film 44 can be reduced. Also, the tip 50 of the second metal terminal 47
Is wider than the width of the opening 45 of the insulating film 44, so that the second metal terminal 47 does not fall out of the opening 45 of the insulating film 44 even if the insulating film 44 is pulled too much.

The power / reproduction switch 40 operates on and off as follows. When the cover 3 is closed, the contact 51 provided on the second metal terminal 47 rides on the insulating film 44, so that the connection between the first metal terminal 46 and the second metal terminal 47 is cut off. And the power / reproduction switch 49 is off. When the cover 3 is opened, a rightward force acts on the insulating film 44 connected to the film 41. Thereby, the insulating film 44 moves rightward while sliding with the first metal terminal 46 and the second metal terminal 47. When the contact 51 is located in the opening 45 of the insulating film 44, the contact 51 and the first metal terminal 46 are brought into conduction, and the power / reproduction switch 4
0 is turned on. At this time, since the contact 51 is pressed against the first metal terminal 46 by the action of the spring portion 49, the contact 51 surely contacts the first metal terminal 46. On the other hand, when the cover 3 is closed, a force to the left in the drawing acts on the insulating film 44 connected to the film 41. As a result, the insulating film 44 becomes the first metal terminal 4
6 and to the left while sliding with the second metal terminal 47. Then, the contact 51 is connected to the opening 4 of the insulating film 44.
5 and rides on the insulating film 44, the contact 51 and the first metal terminal 46 are cut off, and the power / reproduction switch 40 is turned off.

When the cover 3 is closed, if the frictional resistance on both sides of the insulating film 44 is large, the insulating film 44
Are bent without sliding with the first metal terminal 46 or the second metal terminal 47, so that the contact point 51 does not come out of the opening 45. In this case, the power / reproduction switch 40
The battery is consumed because the power is not turned off. In order to prevent this, it is preferable to perform a process for reducing the frictional resistance of at least one surface of the insulating film 44, for example, an embossing process for forming an uneven relief pattern on the surface. Further, although the film 41 is formed by the attaching portion 41 and the attaching portion 42, the shape of the film 41 is not limited to this. Also,
The attaching portion 41 of the film 41 is attached to the spine 2 and the insulating film 44 is attached to the attaching portion 42.
The film 41 may be omitted. In this case, a sticking portion is provided on the side of the insulating film 44 where the opening 45 is not provided, and the sticking portion is stuck to a spine or the like. Also, an opening 45 is provided in the insulating film 44, a spring portion 49 of the second metal terminal 47 is inserted into the opening 45 from below, and the first metal terminal 46 is arranged below the insulating film 44. The shape and arrangement of the insulating film 44, the first metal terminal 46, and the second metal terminal 47 are not limited thereto. Further, the material of the film 41, the insulating film 44, the first metal terminal 46, and the second metal terminal 47 can be variously selected.

Next, the configuration of the recording switch 60 will be described with reference to FIG. The recording switch 60 includes a pressing member 61,
Adhesive tape 64 having an adhesive or an adhesive applied to one side of an acetate film, a vinyl chloride film, a polyester film, a polypropylene film, or the like;
5. The pressing member 61 is formed with an outer diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the hole 66 provided in the substrate 21, and has a pressing portion 62 to which pressing force is applied and a projection 63 facing the switch member 63. Are movably fitted. The pressing member 61 is adhered to the substrate 21 by an adhesive tape 64 such that the upper surface of the pressing portion 62 is substantially the same height as the upper surface of the substrate 21. When the adhesive tape 64 presses the upper part of the pressing member 61 of the decorative paper 1 wrapping the outer surface of the substrate 21, the protrusion 63 of the pressing member 61 moves downward and presses the switch member 65,
It is sufficient that the protrusion 63 acts so as to separate from the switch member 63 when the pressing is released.

The recording switch 60 is turned on and off as follows. When no pressing force is applied to the pressing portion 62 from the outside, the pressing member 61 is bonded by the adhesive tape 64.
The upper surface of the pressing portion 62 is maintained at substantially the same height as the upper surface of the substrate 21. In this state, when a pressing force is applied to the upper portion of the pressing portion 62, the pressing member 61 moves downward while maintaining the adhesion with the adhesive tape 64, and the projection 63 contacts the switch member 65. Push. As a result, the recording switch 60 is turned on. When the pressing force on the pressing portion 62 is released, the pressing member 61 moves upward by the action of the adhesive tape 64. By this. The recording switch 60 is turned off.

Although the pressing member 61 is provided with the pressing portion 62 and the protruding portion 63, one or both of the pressing portion 62 and the protruding portion 63 may be omitted. Further, the number of the adhesive tapes 64 is one, but may be plural.
Further, the material, shape, and the like of the adhesive tape 64 can be variously selected.

Recording / recording of a greeting card having the power / reproduction switch 40 and the recording switch 60 as described above.
The configuration of the playback device will be described. FIG. 7 is an electric circuit diagram of the recording / reproducing device, and FIG. 8 is a schematic configuration diagram of the recording / reproducing device. In the present invention, an analog recording / playback IC circuit is used as the recording / playback IC circuit 27. As an analog recording / reproducing IC circuit that can perform recording, storage, and reproduction with a single chip, performs analog processing using a non-volatile memory, and has almost no electromagnetic interference due to digital processing, for example, Information Storage Device Dev
ces Inc. Manufactures and sells a one-chip nonvolatile voice recording / playback analog IC "ISD121
0 ”,“ ISD1212 ”,“ ISD1416 ”,“ I
SD1420 "and the like. Of course, a digital recording / reproducing IC circuit may be used as the recording / reproducing IC circuit 27. Reference numeral 11 denotes a recording prevention tab for preventing a message or the like stored in the storage unit 31 from being deleted. A recording switch 60 is provided in a hole 12 provided at one end.
A signal line 28 for inputting a signal from the CPU to the CPU 30 of the recording / reproducing IC circuit 27 is inserted.
The hole 1 of the decorative paper 1 provided beside the battery cover 9 as shown in FIG.
It is led to the back side of the greeting card through 0. The recording prevention tab 11 is made of a polyester film,
It is formed of a polycarbonate film or the like. When the recording prevention tab 11 is pulled, the signal line 28 inserted into the hole 12 is cut, and the recording prevention tab 11 is pulled out. As a result, the storage unit 3 for subsequent messages and the like is stored.
1 cannot be stored. The recording prevention tab 11 may be any as long as it can cut the signal line 12 by pulling, and the engaging portion that engages with the signal line 28 is not limited to a hole, and various materials, shapes, and the like are selected. It is possible.

Next, the operation will be described. When the cover 3 is closed, the power supply / reproduction switch 40 is off, so that the control circuit 30 is off. When the cover 3 is opened, the power / reproduction switch 40 is turned on. When an ON signal is input from the power supply / reproduction switch 40, the control circuit 30 turns on the power supply, reads out a message or the like stored in the storage unit 31 and reads the message or the like.
4 for playback. Then, when the storable time of the storage section 31 has elapsed, the reproducing operation is stopped. To store a message or the like in the storage unit 31, the cover paper 3 is opened and the power supply / reproduction switch 50 is turned on.
Is pressed to turn on the recording switch 60. When an ON signal is input from the recording switch 60 in a state where the ON signal is input from the power / reproduction switch 40, the control circuit 30 deletes messages and the like stored in the storage unit 31 and performs recording. While the ON signal is being input from the switch 60, the storage unit 31 is controlled to the storage state. At the same time, while the ON signal is being input from the recording switch 60, the lighting control of the LED lamp 22 is performed and the storage unit 31 is controlled.
Indicates that is in the storage state. When the recording person confirms the lighting state of the LED lamp 22 and generates a message or the like, the generated message or the like is input from the microphone 22 and stored in the storage unit 31. At this time, the recording switch 60
When the time during which the ON signal is input from the storage unit 31 exceeds the storable time of the storage unit 31, the CPU 30
2 is turned off to indicate that the storable time has elapsed.
When storing a message or the like in the storage unit 31 again,
After turning off the recording switch 60 once, the recording switch 60 may be turned on again. On the other hand, when it is desired to save a message or the like stored in the storage unit 31, the recording prevention tab 11 is pulled out and the signal line 28 is disconnected. When the signal line 28 is disconnected, no ON signal is input from the recording switch 60 to the control circuit 30 even if the recording switch 60 is turned ON. Is not erased.

When the greeting card is sent by mail, a mail stamp is stamped by a machine or the like. that time,
If the post stamp is pressed on the component with a strong force, the component may be damaged. In order to prevent this, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG.
For example, it is arranged on the lower side. And when you mail,
As shown in (1), the greeting card is housed in the envelope so that the cover 3 is on the stamp side (address face) of the envelope and the top of the cover 3 is on the top of the envelope. By doing so, the post stamp is pressed on a portion where the component is not arranged, for example, on the upper side. Therefore, even if the post stamp is pressed with a strong force, the component is not damaged.

[0017]

As described above, in the greeting card according to the first aspect, it is possible to prevent malfunction of the recording switch means and to reduce the pressing force for operating the recording switch means. Even when recording for a long time, recording leakage can be prevented. Further, an operation for preventing recording can be easily performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view showing a state in which a cover of a gliding card of the present invention is opened.

FIG. 2 is a back side perspective view of the gridding card of the present invention with the cover closed.

FIG. 3 is a front side perspective view of a main body of the gridding card of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a rear perspective view of a main body of the greasing card of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of a power supply / reproduction switch used in the greeting card of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a recording switch used in the greeting card of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a circuit diagram of a recording / reproducing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a schematic configuration diagram of a recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining an operation for preventing component destruction during mailing.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a main body of a conventional grinding card.

FIG. 11 is a front perspective view of the conventional gridding card with the cover open.

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of a conventional recording / reproducing apparatus for a greeting card.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 72; decorative paper 2, 73: spine 3, 74; cover 9; battery cover 11, recording prevention tabs 22, 81; LED lamps 23, 78; microphones 24, 82; speakers 27; IC circuit for reproduction 30; control circuit 31; storage unit 40; power supply / reproduction switch 41; film 44; insulating films 46 and 47; metal terminals 60 and 80; recording switch 61; Element

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Shingo Nakahara 2-9-29 Kamimaezu, Naka-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi Tsuchiya Co., Ltd. 63-189296 (JP, A) Japanese Utility Model 7-37669 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model 6-3672 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B42D 5/00 -15/10 G10K 15/04

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A power supply / playback switch means that operates when the cover is opened, a recording switch means, a storage means, and a message or the like stored in the storage means is read out when the power supply / playback switch means is operated. A control means for setting the storage means to a storage state when the recording switch means is operated during the operation of the power / playback switch means, wherein the recording switch means is provided on a board of the greeting card. Greeting constituted by a pressing member movably fitted in the hole, a tape connecting the pressing member and the substrate, and a switch member operated by the pressing member.
A ring card, inputs the operation signal of the recording switch means to said control means
Signal line, and an engagement portion with which the signal line is engaged are formed.
A recording prevention member which is provided, wherein the recording prevention member is
A greeting card , wherein the signal line is attached to the substrate so that the signal line can be cut .