JP4842610B2 - Lid connection method and music box, telegram, cards, toys and documents using the same - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a method of connecting a lid to a main body and a music box, telegram, cards, toys and documents using the same.

  In general, the box lid is fixed to the main body with a hinge or the like.

  When the lid of the box is fixed to the main body with a hinge, the opening / closing direction of the lid is limited to one. As a result, the music box can only play one song unless the cylinder is replaced. But if you can open the box in multiple directions, you can enjoy playing multiple songs. In the present invention, there are provided a method of connecting a lid that can be opened in a plurality of directions, a box-type music box using the connection method, and cards and documents applying the mechanism.

  A string, a wire, a thin bar, or the like is arranged to cross along both ends of the lid side from opposite ends of the opposite side of the main body side. The top and bottom of the lid and the main body are alternately connected to each other by two strings or wires on one side. The music box stopper is a mechanism that stops music when it is normally pressed, but a music box movement is installed in the box according to the number of directions that can be opened, and a structure that allows the stopper to be turned on and off and selected by opening and closing the lid is created.

The present invention is as follows.
-Wires include not only wires but all elongated items such as resin, paper, cloth, rubber, thread, and chain.
-The connecting cloth 12 is not only a cloth, but is a paper, Japanese paper, or mesh material that can be made into a sheet. Includes all materials such as resin plates, films, and wood.
The hinge refers to the axis of rotation when the lid is opened and closed and its surroundings, and does not exist as an entity in the present invention.
The sides of the lid and the main body refer to the belt-like portion that forms the hinge and its periphery along the rear surface of the lid and the upper surface of the main body.
・ Adjust the length of the wire and cloth used for connection so that there is no slack, and adjust the size to fix it to the main body and allow for the necessary space for movement.
-Boxes include not only items with space inside, but also all items that can be covered.

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Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in order with reference to the drawings.
Example 1 is an example in which the lid and the box body are rectangular parallelepiped. The lid can be opened in the left-right direction in the figure. A set of two wires 3 is arranged on each of two sides that do not open. FIG. 1A is a perspective view showing that wires are crossed on the front side. In FIG. 1B, in order to make the wire portion easy to understand, the distance between the lid and the main body is shown as a front view. A wire is passed from the left lid side stop position 4 to the right main body side stop position 5 toward the figure. Similarly, a wire is passed from the right lid side stop position 4 to the left main body side stop position 5. They intersect each other near the center of the side. A structure identical to the structure that can be seen in FIG. 1B is provided on the other side of FIG. 1A in parallel therewith.

  In the first embodiment, the wire may be completely fixed at the stop positions 4 and 5 as shown in FIG. 1B, or a small ring or hole is provided and the wire is passed through the wire as shown in FIG. 1C. It may be placed on the side. In this latter case, the wire 3 looks like a figure eight when viewed from the side.

  FIG. 1-d shows the state of the wire on the top surface of the main body. In the figure, it is described that there is no lid, but actually the lid is not completely displaced as in this figure. The pair of wires are actually in contact, but for the sake of explanation, they are drawn slightly apart. These two wires may intersect or overlap each other, and their positions may be either up or down in the figure. The wire upper end 7 and the wire lower end 8 in the figure indicate an end stopped to the lid side of the wire and an end stopped to the main body side, respectively. For the sake of clarity, the upper and lower stop positions 4 and 5 are not shown.

  When one of the lids is open, the stopper top end part 9 of the music box on the closed side is pushed by the lid, so the corresponding music box is not played, but on the open side, the stopper is released and the Music box is played. In other words, only the music box on the side with the lid opened is played with two music box movements built in.

  The shape of the stopper upper end part 9 of the music box is important. If the pressing position is one point like a general music box stopper, it will be difficult to stably hold the stopper due to the change in the position of the lid accompanying opening and closing. As shown in the drawing of the first embodiment, by adopting the stopper upper end component 9 that is long on the left and right of the drawing, it is possible to provide stable operation without strictly selecting the shape of the lid.

  Next, Example 2 will be described. Example 2 is a connecting cloth 12 in which the width of the wire 3 of Example 1 is widened to further cover the entire upper part of the main body. This is a development of the wire, and the connection between the lid 1 and the main body 2 is performed by the connecting cloth 12. The connecting cloth 12 includes connecting cloth parts A and B. FIG. 2A shows the state of the upper surface of the main body with the lid closed. The connection cloth parts A and B are shown in FIGS. FIG. 2A shows the upper surface of the main body, but a lid is not drawn for the same explanation as FIG. 1D.

  FIGS. 2D and 2E show the state of the upper surface of the main body when the lid is opened almost vertically from the left side and the right side, respectively. When the left side of the lid is opened, the connecting cloth part A covers the upper surface of the main body, and when the right side is opened, the connecting cloth part B covers the upper surface of the main body. This is because the left end of the connecting cloth A is fixed to the main body and the right end is fixed to the back of the lid, and conversely the connecting cloth B is fixed to the back of the cover and the right end is fixed to the main body. If you open the left side of the lid, you will see the back side of the connecting cloth A and the connecting fabric B on the back side of the lid. Conversely, if you open the right side of the lid, you will see the back side of the connecting cloth B and the connecting fabric A on the back side of the lid. It will be a thing. The structure as a function of the connecting cloth 12 may be this, but in this state, only the surface with the holes is visible and it is not aesthetic at all.

  The third embodiment is further developed from the second embodiment, and not only the music of the music box but also the picture built in can be enjoyed depending on the direction in which the lid 1 is opened. FIG. 3A shows a state where the lid is opened left and right. Opening from the left side is an example of an apple and grape painting, and opening from the right side is a watermelon and banana drawing.

  FIGS. 3B and 3C show symbols when opened from the left and right sides, respectively. To make it easier to understand, the four letters “flower, moon, snow, air” are used as a design. The symbols “flower” and “sora” appear on the top of the main unit, and the symbols “moon” and “snow” appear on the back of the lid. In the third embodiment, the symbol is divided vertically into five. However, the number of divisions may be any number, and the width may not be cut equally. For documents that need security protection, which will be described later, it is convenient that the reproduction of information becomes more difficult if the design is divided vertically. In FIG. 3, a background pattern is added to the character design to facilitate distinction. In addition, the arrangement of the cut symbols in the vertical direction is adjusted to the position of the original symbols. The size of the connecting cloth is the same as the design in the vertical direction, and the size is 4 times the design in the horizontal direction. The front surface of the connecting cloth is shown in FIG.

  On one side of the connecting cloth, the parts of the pattern are arranged in the order of “flowers”, “sora”, “flowers”, “sora”, “flowers” in order from the top divided into 5 parts. Similarly, the connecting cloth 2 side is “moon”, sky, “moon”, sky, “moon”, the connecting cloth 4 face is empty, “snow”, sky, “snow”, empty, and the connecting cloth 5 face is empty. , “Flower”, sky, “flower”, sky, 6 surfaces of the connecting cloth are “snow”, “moon”, “snow”, “moon”, “snow”, 7 surfaces of the connecting cloth are “air”, sky, “ "Air", sky, "air". It means that there is no cloth in the part written as empty. The 3rd and 8th surfaces of the connecting cloth are invisible even when the lid is opened, but the 3rd surface of the connecting cloth is an important part that can be seen from the top of the lid regardless of whether the lid is opened or closed. .

  A design is printed on the surface of one connecting cloth in the arrangement shown in FIG. On the back side of the connecting cloth 4 surface 22, the connecting cloth 5 surface is printed. Similarly, the connecting cloth 6 surface 24 is printed on the back of the connecting cloth 3 surface 21, the connecting cloth 7 surface 25 is printed on the back of the connecting cloth 2 surface 20, and the connecting cloth 8 surface 26 is printed on the back of the connecting cloth 1 surface 19. . The mountain fold line 28 between the connection cloth 2 surface 20 and the connection cloth 3 surface 21 is mountain-folded when viewed from the front side. The connecting cloth 4 and 5 surfaces are in the form of two strips, which are configured to pass through the slits of the 2 and 7 surfaces so that the connecting cloth 5 surface just overlaps the connecting cloth 1 surface. The connecting cloth 8 and 3 surfaces are fixed to the upper surface of the main body and the back side of the lid by a method such as adhesion.

When the lid is opened from the left side, the connecting cloth 1 surface 19 and the connecting cloth 5 surface 23 overlapping on the surface are visible, and the characters “flower” appear. . At this time, on the back side of the lid, the surface of the connecting cloth 2 is overlapped on the surface of the connecting cloth 6, and the letter “Moon” appears. On the contrary, when the lid is opened from the right side, the connection cloth 4 surface 22 overlaps the connection cloth 6 surface 24 on the back side of the lid, and the character “snow” is formed on the upper surface of the main body. The letters “Sora” appear on top of each other. If the positional relationship of the connecting cloths 1 to 8 does not change relatively, it is possible to move the one currently on the left side on the front side to another position.
This connected fabric part can be applied to crimped postcards and congratulatory telegrams. The music box can also be operated by installing a sensor on each open surface even in a congratulatory telegram that uses an optical sensor to control on / off. In this case, adjust the position and sensitivity of the sensor so that light does not reach the sensor from the gap between the strips of the connecting cloth, and install a cover around the sensor to detect only light from a certain direction. is necessary.
This mechanism can be used to make toys and message cards. In addition, taking advantage of the features that are difficult to decipher when broken apart, it can also be used to protect the security of medical examination tickets, insurance cards, credit cards, etc. As shown in FIGS. 3D and 3E, the described information cannot be read in a state where they are not combined. Currently, when a health insurance card or ID card is discarded, it is discarded by a shredder from the viewpoint of personal information protection. If you divide it into four, you can't read it normally, so you can easily throw it away.
When this method is applied to notebooks, memo papers, stationery, etc., it can be written normally during use, and can be safely disposed of when no longer needed. In this case, information such as images and characters is not written in advance, but is sold in a state in which only a shape is completed while being in a plain state, and a user writes a memo or the like as it is.
The cover of the book, such as 15, 16 where the information such as images and characters are combined, is turned outwards to cover the cover and cover of the book. By cutting it out, it becomes a cover or cover that can be read at the bookstore and hidden after purchase.

  There are other ways to change the design depending on the direction of opening the lid. It is Example 4 which attaches the flat cloth 29 which is not cut to S shape. In this case, there is an advantage that the design is not cut, but the cloth 29 does not play a role of connecting the lid. FIG. 4 shows the attachment of the lid 1, the main body 2 and the cloth 29 in an easy-to-understand manner. The figure does not show wires. In addition, although the main body 2 and the lid 1 are described with a distance therebetween, the main body and the lid 1 are actually in contact with the cloth 29 interposed therebetween. One third from both ends of the cloth 29 is fixed to the upper surface of the main body and the back side of the lid. In addition, it is possible to easily enjoy the fifth embodiment in which a picture or a photograph whose pattern changes depending on the direction of viewing on the back side of the lid or the like. Holography is also interesting. It is also interesting to arrange a photo of the top gender of the Takarazuka Revue and combine it with the theme song. Example 4 and 5 need to be connected with the same wire as in Example 1.

  Example 6 is shown in FIG. The lid 1 opens and closes in three directions and you can play three songs. FIG. 3A shows a state in which the lid 1 is opened in three directions and the wire 3 stretched around. For clarity of illustration, the stopper top piece 9 is not depicted in FIG. The wire 3 is passed in order from the corner of the triangle to the next corner, and passes through the lid side stop position 4 and the main body side stop position 5 alternately. This can be done with a single wire 3, but the wires may be passed up and down as a set of two on each side.

  The main body side stop position 4 is positioned slightly below the upper surface of the main body so that the lid side stop position 4 and the main body side stop position 5 do not collide when the cover is closed (FIG. 5B). Further, the stopper upper end component 9 is set to a height between the lid side stopper position 4 and the main body side stopper position 5 in a state where the lid is closed as shown in FIGS. In order to keep the stopper upper end component 9 pressed by the lid 1 when the adjacent corner is lifted, each of the rod-shaped stopper upper end components 9 is perpendicular to the straight line that bisects the angle of the angle and has a sufficient length. Was provided. 5B is a perspective view showing the positional relationship between the corner stopper upper end component 9 and the wire, FIG. 5-C is an enlarged view of the stopper upper end component 9, and FIG. 5-D is a side view of the same positional relationship as FIG. It is AB sectional drawing seen from. The stopper upper end component 9 is located between the main body side stop position 5 and the lid side stop position 4. When the lid is opened at the adjacent corner, the wire 3 near the wire main body side stop position 5 is slightly lifted, so that a notch 30 is provided in the stopper upper end part 9 so as not to obstruct the opening and closing.

  The stopper upper end component 9 is supported by a wire or the like from the movement of the music box to the upper surface of the main body, and the stopper upper end component 9 is moved up and down by opening and closing the lid so that the music box can be turned on and off. FIG. 6 shows variations in the position and shape of the stopper upper end part. In FIG. 6A, the wire is fixed to the stopper upper end component 9 on the upper surface of the main body through a hole through the main body wall. 6B is similar to the sixth embodiment, but the stopper upper end part 9 is outside the upper and lower stop positions 4 and 5, and the wire fixed to the stopper upper end part 9 passes through the corner groove to move the internal movement. The movement of the stopper upper end part 9 is transmitted to the movement.

The stopper 9 can be stopped from the side or from the bottom, in addition to the general type that stops the performance by stopping the rotating wing from above when pressed from above. In any of the examples, it is preferable to devise a means such as using a magnet at the corner, making the end of the lid semicircular, or providing a protrusion or a groove for receiving it in order to stabilize the rotation axis.

The invention's effect

・ You can easily select the music piece of a box-shaped music box.
-The ability to open and close the connected lid in any direction reverses common sense and enhances the entertainment of the music box.
-Changing the image with the opening and closing of the box makes it possible to match the overall atmosphere with the song, greatly improving the value of entertainment.
-It can be applied to general boxes as a lid opening / closing method.
・ The connection method can be applied to congratulatory telegrams and crimped postcards, and fun can be shared in large numbers.
-The surprise that the lid opens in multiple directions and the joy of being able to select the music depending on the direction can be given, doubling the healing effect of the music box.
・ Manufacturing is easy both industrially and industrially.
When the third embodiment is applied to a document, a security function can be provided.
・ Similarly, when it is used for a crimped postcard or card, in addition to the improvement of the security function described above, communication with an element of play can be made.

Example 1 (a) perspective view (b) front view (c) sectional view (d) top view of lid Example 2 (a) Cover top plan view (b) Connection cloth part A (c) Connection cloth part B (d) Top view of main body when opened from left (e) Top view of main body when opened from right Example 3 (a) Perspective view when opened and closed left and right (b) Design visible when opened from the left (c) Design visible when opened from the right (d) Connection cloth 1 side (e) Connection cloth 2 side Example 4 Example 6 (a) Each perspective view when opened in 3 directions (b) Corner part enlarged perspective view (c) Stopper top part enlarged perspective view (d) Cross section taken along AB in FIG. Stopper top end mounting method Corner part enlarged perspective view

Explanation of symbols

1. Lid 2. Box body 3. Wire 4. 4. Lid side stop position Main body side stop position6. Side 7. 7. Wire upper end 8. Lower wire end Stopper top part 10. Stopper groove 11. Music box 12. Connecting cloth 13. Connected cloth part A
14 Connected cloth part B
15. Design "flower"
16. "Moon"
17. Design "Snow"
18. Design "Sora"
19. Connecting cloth 1 surface 20. Connecting cloth 2 surface 21. Connecting cloth 3 surface 22. Connecting cloth 4 surface 23. Connecting cloth 5 surface 24. 6 connecting cloth surfaces 25. Connecting cloth 7 surface 26. Connecting cloth 8 side 27. Slit 28. Yamaori Line 29. Cloth 30. Stopper notch

Claims (2)

  In order to configure a lid connection method that can be opened in any of the three directions, a vertex box adjacent to each vertex from the lid side stop position in the triangle formed by the three sides that become hinge portions in the three directions when opening and closing. It has an open / close structure that connects to the main body side stop position with any linear material such as wire, string, bar, thread, rubber, etc., and the linear connection parts can be freely angled with respect to each stop position. A lid and a box characterized by being connected in a state. In order to provide a music box in which the music piece can be selected according to the opening direction of the lid, a lid connecting method that can be opened and closed in either two or three directions is configured, and the lid that becomes a hinge when opening and closing each direction The upper end of the stopper for each music box movement is placed between the main body and the main body. The upper end of each stopper has a shape that can be held by the lid at the corresponding part of the hinge when opening and closing in all directions other than the corresponding direction of the performance. In the music box, there is a wire, string, bar, thread, rubber, etc. from the stop position on the lid side of the two sides that become hinges when opening and closing to the stop position on the main body side on the other side. In a triangle composed of three sides that become hinge parts in three directions when opening and closing in a three-way music box, with a lid with an opening and closing structure that connects with a linear material or a wide tape-like material It is equipped with a lid with an opening and closing structure that connects from the lid side stop position of each vertex to the box body side stop position of the adjacent vertex with any linear material such as wire, string, bar, thread, rubber etc. Music box.

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