JP6258256B2 - Production output toy - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an effect output toy that performs output for various effects.

  As a production output toy, Patent Document 1 discloses a gaming system that produces an effect by illuminating a light emitting unit provided in a game body.

  This gaming system includes a gaming field having a plurality of power feeding units that feed power by an electromagnetic induction method, a game body (car model) that has a power receiving unit that runs on the gaming field and receives power by an electromagnetic induction method, Is provided. The plurality of power supply units transmit a signal modulated by the control information to the power supply coil, thereby transmitting not only the power necessary for the operation of the game body but also the control information to the game body. When the game body moves on the game field and overlaps with an arbitrary power supply unit, power and control information are transmitted from the power supply unit to the power reception unit. The game body controls the running operation according to the received power and produces an effect by causing the light emitting unit to shine in a color according to the received control information.

JP-A-2005-334023

  When a signal for power transmission is modulated by control information as in the gaming system described in Patent Document 1, there is a possibility that sufficient power supply cannot be received on the game body side depending on the modulation method. If sufficient power is not supplied to the game body, the operation of the game body becomes unstable, which causes a decrease in user satisfaction. Patent Document 1 does not describe the modulation method in detail, and does not consider such a problem.

  The present invention provides a production output toy that can supply sufficient power to the production unit when transmitting control information to the production unit that performs output for production while simultaneously supplying power. Objective.

An effect output toy according to the present invention is an effect output toy having a base and an effect part, wherein the base has control information acquisition means for acquiring control information for operating the effect part, and a power supply signal. The power supply signal generation means, and the power supply signal generated by the power supply signal generation means are intermittently stopped based on the control information acquired by the control information acquisition means, thereby Modulation means, and a transmission means for transmitting a power supply signal modulated by the modulation means by an electromagnetic induction system, wherein the rendering unit transmits the power supply signal transmitted from the transmission means to an electromagnetic induction system. Receiving means for receiving, power supply means for generating a power supply voltage based on the power feeding signal received by the receiving means, and the power feeding signal received by the receiving means Extraction means for extracting the control information, performance output means that operates by the power supply voltage supplied from the power supply means, and outputs for the effect, operation by the power supply voltage supplied from the power supply means, and the extraction means Effect control means for causing the effect output means to perform an output for the effect based on the control information extracted by the length of each stop period in which the modulation means stops the power feeding signal for modulation. Is characterized in that the power supply voltage generated by the power supply means can be maintained at a level higher than the minimum operation voltage necessary for the effect control means and the effect output means to operate. An effect output toy according to the present invention is an effect output toy having a base and an effect part, wherein the base is control information for operating the effect part, and shows information indicating 1 and 0. Control information acquisition means for acquiring the control information comprising the information shown, power supply signal generation means for generating a power supply signal, and power supply signal generated by the power supply signal generation means by the control information acquisition means Modulation means for modulating the power supply signal by intermittently stopping based on the acquired control information, and transmission means for transmitting the power supply signal modulated by the modulation means by an electromagnetic induction method The rendering unit generates a power supply voltage based on a receiving unit that receives the power feeding signal transmitted from the transmitting unit by an electromagnetic induction method, and a power feeding signal received by the receiving unit. Power supply means, extraction means for extracting the control information from the power supply signal received by the receiving means, and effect output means that operates by the power supply voltage supplied from the power supply means and outputs for the effect And an effect control means for operating the power supply voltage supplied from the power supply means and causing the effect output means to output an effect based on the control information extracted by the extraction means, and the modulation means The power supply signal is output only during a period T1 after the power supply signal is stopped according to the information indicating 1 in the control information, and the power supply signal is output according to the information indicating 0 in the control information. After the signal is stopped, the power supply signal is output only during a period T2 different from the period T1, and the modulation means stops the power supply signal for modulation. The length of the is characterized in that less than the period T1 and the period T2.

  In the production output toy according to the present invention, the control information is production designation information for designating production information defining production contents, and the production unit has storage means for storing a plurality of production information. Further, the production control means may read production information designated by the production designation information extracted by the extraction means from the storage means, and cause the production output means to output in accordance with the read production information. Good.

  In the effect output toy according to the present invention, the effect part is rotatably attached to the base part, and the base part further includes a driving means for rotationally driving the effect part. Good.

  In the effect output toy according to the present invention, the effect output means may include a light emitting unit whose light emission or extinction is controlled according to the rotation state of the effect unit.

  Moreover, in the production output toy according to the present invention, the production information is for controlling the timing at which the light emitting unit emits light and extinguishes when the production unit is rotated with respect to the base by the driving means. The effect control means controls the timing for causing the light emitting part to emit light or extinguish in a state where the effecting part is rotated with respect to the base by the driving means, based on the effect information. Thus, an effect of presenting a predetermined image by an afterimage of light emitted from the light emitting unit may be performed.

  Moreover, in the production output toy according to the present invention, it may be attached to the user's body or may be gripped by the user.

  Moreover, in the production output toy according to the present invention, a belt portion for winding around the user's body may be provided.

  Moreover, in the production output toy according to the present invention, it represents any one of the swords, axes, scissors, katanas, guns, bows and arrows, armor, mobile phones, cosmetics, and bracelets. It may have a shape.

  According to the present invention, there is provided an effect output toy that can supply sufficient power to the effector side when transmitting control information simultaneously with supplying power to the effector side that performs output for effect. be able to.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the production output toy 100 for demonstrating embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the base 1 and the production | presentation part 2 which comprise the main toy body 100A. It is a figure for demonstrating the modulation method of the signal for electric power feeding by a modulation means. It is a figure for demonstrating the modulation method of the signal for electric power feeding by a modulation means. It is a figure which shows the example which modulated the signal for electric power feeding based on the control information shown by "10100001".

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an effect output toy 100 for explaining an embodiment of the present invention.

  The production output toy 100 shown in FIG. 1 includes a main toy body 100A and a sub toy body 100B.

  The main toy body 100 </ b> A includes a base portion 1, an effect portion 2 that is rotatably supported with respect to the base portion 1, and a belt portion 5 that is fixed to the base portion 1 and is wound around a user's body. The main toy body 100A is configured to be attachable to the user's abdomen. The sub toy body 100B is an operation unit for operating the main toy body 100A.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the base 1 and the rendering unit 2 constituting the main toy body 100A.

  The base unit 1 includes a base control unit 11, a speaker 12, a communication unit 13, a power source 14, a power feeding unit 15, and a motor 16.

  The motor 16 is a driving means for rotationally driving the rendering unit 2. The rendering unit 2 rotates as the motor 16 rotates.

  The communication unit 13 is a communication interface for receiving control information transmitted wirelessly from the sub toy body 100B. For the communication unit 13, for example, an interface that performs communication using infrared rays is used. The control information transmitted from the sub toy body 100B is a signal for selecting one of a plurality of effects that can be performed by the effect unit 2 and instructing the execution of the selected effect to operate the effect unit 2. Yes, the number of control information corresponding to each of the plurality of effects can be transmitted from the sub toy body 100B. In the present embodiment, the control information is described as 8-bit information.

  The base control unit 11 is mainly composed of a processor, and performs overall control of the entire base 1 by executing a program stored in a built-in memory. The base control unit 11 functions as a power supply signal generation unit, a control information acquisition unit, and a modulation unit when the processor executes the program.

  The power supply signal generation unit generates a power supply signal including a pulse signal having a predetermined frequency by using the power supply voltage supplied from the power supply 14. The power feeding signal is a signal used to supply power to the rendering unit 2 by an electromagnetic induction method. For example, the predetermined frequency is set to 56 kHz in the present embodiment.

The control information acquisition unit acquires the control information received by the communication unit 13 and stores it in the internal memory of the base control unit 11. In the present embodiment, the control information acquired by the control information acquisition unit is assumed to be received by the communication unit 13, but is not limited thereto.
For example, a control information storage unit that stores a plurality of control information is provided in the base unit 1, and the control information acquisition unit acquires the control information from the plurality of control information stored in the control information storage unit by a user operation. The control information acquired by the control information acquisition unit is instructed by a user's operation of the operation unit from a plurality of control information stored in the control information storage unit. Control information may also be used.

  The modulating unit modulates the power feeding signal by intermittently stopping the power feeding signal generated by the power feeding signal generating unit based on the control information stored in the internal memory.

  3 and 4 are diagrams for explaining a method of modulating the power feeding signal by the modulating means. The waveforms shown in the upper part of FIGS. 3 and 4 indicate the power supply signal generated by the power supply signal generation means. 3 and FIG. 4, the waveform shown in the lower part shows the modulated power supply signal obtained by modulating the power supply signal shown in the upper part based on the control information.

  In accordance with information indicating “1” in the control information (8-bit code information), for example, the modulation means is predetermined after stopping the pulse of the power supply signal for the period ST as shown in the lower part of FIG. A pulse is output only during the period T1, and then the pulse is stopped during the period ST. In the present embodiment, the period T1 is set to 36 ms with respect to the frequency 56 kHz of the power feeding signal.

  Further, the modulation means follows the information indicating “0” in the control information, for example, as shown in the lower part of FIG. 4, after stopping the pulse of the power feeding signal for the period ST, a predetermined period T2 (<T1 ) Is output only, and then the pulse is stopped for the period ST. In the present embodiment, the period T2 is set to 12 ms with respect to the frequency 56 kHz of the power feeding signal.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a power feeding signal is modulated based on control information indicated by “10100001”. In FIG. 5, a portion where a pulse is periodically output for the power feeding signal is schematically shown as a block, and a portion corresponding to the period ST is shown as a blank.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the period ST for stopping the output of the power feeding signal is provided nine times intermittently. Of the nine periods ST, the period T1 corresponding to “1” is defined between the first period ST and the second period ST. Further, a period T2 corresponding to “0” is set between the second period ST and the third period ST. A period T1 corresponding to “1” is set between the third period ST and the fourth period ST, and a period T2 corresponding to “0” is set between the fourth period ST and the fifth period ST. A period T2 corresponding to “0” is set between the fifth period ST and the sixth period ST, and a period T2 corresponding to “0” is set between the sixth period ST and the seventh period ST. A period T2 corresponding to “0” is set between the seventh period ST and the eighth period ST, and a period T1 corresponding to “1” is set between the eighth period ST and the ninth period ST. . In this way, the modulation means modulates the power feeding signal by a method of intermittently stopping the power feeding signal.

  Returning to the description of FIG. 2, the power feeding unit 15 is a transmission unit that transmits the power feeding signal modulated by the base control unit 11 to the rendering unit 2 by an electromagnetic induction method. The power supply unit 15 includes a conversion circuit that converts the modulated power supply signal into an AC signal (AC current) and a power supply coil that is supplied with the AC signal converted by the conversion circuit.

  When an alternating current (corresponding to a power feeding signal) from the conversion circuit flows through the power feeding coil, a magnetic flux is generated by the power feeding coil. When this magnetic flux passes through the power receiving coil provided in the rendering unit 2, the AC signal converted by the conversion circuit can be passed through the power receiving coil, and the modulated power feeding signal can be transmitted to the rendering unit 2. .

  The rendering unit 2 includes a rendering control unit 21, a power receiving unit 22, a power supply circuit 23, a demodulation circuit 24, and a rendering output unit 25.

  The power receiving unit 22 is a receiving unit that receives the modulated power feeding signal transmitted from the power feeding unit 15 by an electromagnetic induction method. The power receiving unit 22 includes a power receiving coil. When the magnetic flux generated from the power feeding unit 15 passes through the power receiving coil, an AC signal corresponding to the power feeding signal modulated by the base control unit 11 flows through the power receiving coil. Thereby, the power receiving unit 22 receives the modulated power feeding signal transmitted from the power feeding unit 15. Thus, in this embodiment, since the signal for power feeding between the power feeding unit 15 and the power receiving unit 22 is transmitted and received by the electromagnetic induction method, the signal is transmitted and received between the power feeding unit 15 and the power receiving unit 22 in a non-contact state. It can also be set as such.

  The power supply circuit 23 is a power supply unit that generates a power supply voltage for the rendering unit 2 using the power feeding signal received by the power receiving unit 22. The power supply voltage generated by the power supply circuit 23 is supplied to the effect control unit 21, the demodulation circuit 24, and the effect output unit 25.

  The demodulation circuit 24 is an extraction unit that extracts control information used for modulation from the power feeding signal received by the power receiving unit 22. In the signal waveform obtained by integrating the input AC signal, the demodulation circuit 24 is T1 if the period from the timing when the signal instantaneously becomes high level to the next instantaneously high level is T1. If the period from the timing when the signal instantaneously becomes high level to the next moment when the signal becomes high level is T2, it is assumed that it represents “0” and the 8-bit control information is Extract.

  The effect output unit 25 is an effect output unit that operates according to the power supply voltage supplied from the power supply circuit 23 and performs output for effect. In the present embodiment, an effect of presenting a specific image as an effect is performed. In the example of FIG. 2, the effect output unit 25 includes a plurality of light emitting units 25 a arranged in a direction perpendicular to the rotation axis of the effect unit 2. The light emitting unit 25a only needs to emit light, and, for example, an LED (Light Emitting Diode) is used.

  When the rendering unit 2 rotates around the rotation axis in accordance with the rotation of the motor 16, the light emitting unit row composed of the plurality of light emitting units 25a rotates around the rotation axis. Thereby, the locus | trajectory by rotation of each light emission part 25a becomes a circle from which a diameter differs. Therefore, when any light emitting unit 25a emits light while the rendering unit 2 is rotated, it is possible to produce an effect of presenting one circular image by the afterimage of the light emitted from the light emitting unit 25a. In this way, the presentation of various patterns of images is performed by controlling the timing of light emission and extinction of each of the plurality of light emitting units 25a in a state where the rendering unit 2 is rotating.

  The effect control unit 21 includes a memory 21a including storage means such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) and a ROM (Read Only Memory), and a processor that executes a program stored in the memory 21a. Operates according to the power supply voltage.

  The memory 21a stores a plurality of pieces of production information defining production contents (contents of images to be presented) performed by the production output unit 25. The effect information is information for controlling the timing at which each light emitting unit 25a emits light and extinguishes while the effect unit 2 is rotated with respect to the base 1 by the motor 16. The memory 21a stores identification ID, that is, effect designation information for designating the effect information in association with each of the plurality of effect information. Each control information acquired by the control information acquisition means (which can be transmitted from the sub-toy body 100B in this embodiment) is the same information (in this embodiment, the identification ID (effect designation information) stored in the memory 21a). 8-bit code). That is, the control information acquired by the control information acquisition unit (which can be transmitted from the sub-toy body 100B in this embodiment) is effect designation information for designating the effect information stored in the effect section 2. Can do.

  The production control unit 21 reads production information corresponding to the control information (production designation information) input from the demodulation circuit 24 from the memory 21a, and controls the production output unit 25 according to the read production information. The output for the production based on the production output unit 25 is performed.

  As described above, the production output toy 100 is configured to transmit control information to the production unit 2 by intermittently stopping the power feeding signal generated by the base control unit 11. And in the production | presentation part 2, the production | generation control part 21 and the production | generation output part 25 operate | move with the power supply voltage produced | generated from the signal for electric power received from the base 1, and it produces an effect. Therefore, if the period ST during which the power supply signal is stopped on the base 1 side is too long, sufficient power is not supplied from the base 1 to the rendering unit 2, and the rendering operation by the rendering unit 2 is hindered.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, the power supply circuit 23 generates the length of each stop period ST in which the base control unit 11 stops the power feeding signal for modulation so that the production operation does not stop halfway. The power supply voltage is such that it can be maintained above the minimum operating voltage required for the effect control unit 21 and the effect output unit 25 to operate. In the present embodiment, the length of the stop period ST is set to 0.25 ms with respect to the predetermined frequency 56 kHz of the power feeding signal.

  The minimum operating voltage is a value of the power supply voltage required when the production output unit 25 performs an output for production that consumes the most power (for example, all the light emitting units 25a simultaneously emit light), thereby hindering the production operation. Can be prevented.

  Up to this point, the case has been described by way of example where the designation information for designating any one of a plurality of pieces of production information stored in the production unit 2 is used as the control information transmitted from the sub toy body 100B to the base 1. . However, the control information may be the production information itself. In this case, the control information acquisition unit of the base control unit 11 acquires the production information (in this embodiment, from the sub toy body 100B via the communication unit 13). Then, the effect control unit 21 acquires the effect information extracted and input by the demodulation circuit 24, and controls the effect output unit 25 according to the effect information. In this configuration, since the amount of information to be transmitted from the base 1 to the rendering unit 2 increases, the number of times that the power feeding signal stops also increases. For this reason, it is particularly effective to determine the length of the stop period as described above.

  In FIG. 2, the base control unit 11 has a built-in memory 21 a, and the base control unit 11 is acquired by the control information acquisition unit (in this embodiment, from the sub toy body 100 </ b> B via the communication unit 13. The effect information corresponding to the control information (obtained in the above) may be read from the memory 21a and the power feeding signal may be modulated based on the read effect information.

  Although the production output toy 100 has been described as being attachable to the user's body, it may be one that can be gripped by the user. For example, it may have a shape representing any one of a weapon such as a sword, an axe, a spear, a sword, a gun, a bow and arrow, and a hand, a mobile phone, a makeup tool, and a bracelet.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Base 11 Base control part (control information acquisition means, power supply signal generation means, modulation means)
15 Power feeding unit (transmission means)
2. Production unit 21 Production control unit (production control means)
21a Memory (storage means)
22 Power receiving unit (receiving means)
23 Power supply circuit (Power supply means)
24 Demodulation circuit (extraction means)
25 Production output section (production output means)
25a Light emitting part

Claims (5)

A production output toy having a base and a production unit,
The base is
Control information for operating the rendering unit, control information acquisition means for acquiring the control information consisting of information indicating 1 and information indicating 0 ,
Power supply signal generating means for generating a power supply signal;
Modulation means for modulating the power supply signal by intermittently stopping the power supply signal generated by the power supply signal generating means based on the control information acquired by the control information acquisition means;
Transmitting means for transmitting a power feeding signal modulated by the modulating means by an electromagnetic induction method,
The production section
Receiving means for receiving the power feeding signal transmitted from the transmitting means by electromagnetic induction;
Power supply means for generating a power supply voltage based on the power feeding signal received by the receiving means;
Extracting means for extracting the control information from the power feeding signal received by the receiving means;
Production output means that operates by the power supply voltage supplied from the power supply means and performs output for production,
Production control means that operates with the power supply voltage supplied from the power supply means, and causes the production output means to perform output for production based on the control information extracted by the extraction means,
The modulation means outputs the power supply signal for a period T1 after stopping the power supply signal according to the information indicating 1 in the control information, and according to information indicating the 0 in the control information. , After stopping the power feeding signal, the power feeding signal is output only during a period T2 different from the period T1,
The effect output toy in which the length of each stop period in which the modulation means stops the power feeding signal for modulation is shorter than the period T1 and the period T2 . A production output toy according to claim 1,
The control information is production designation information for designating production information defining production contents,
The effect part further includes a storage means for storing a plurality of effect information,
The effect output means is an effect output toy that reads the effect information designated by the effect designation information extracted by the extraction means from the storage means, and causes the effect output means to output in accordance with the read effect information. A production output toy according to claim 2,
The production unit is rotatably attached to the base,
The effect output toy further comprising a drive means for the base to rotationally drive the effect portion. A production output toy according to claim 3,
The effect output means is an effect output toy having a light emitting unit whose light emission or extinction is controlled according to a rotation state of the effect unit. A production output toy according to claim 4,
The effect information is information for controlling the timing of light emission and extinguishing of the light emitting unit in a state where the effect unit is rotated with respect to the base by the driving means,
The effect control means controls the light emitting part by controlling the timing at which the light emitting part emits light or extinguishes in a state where the effect part is rotated with respect to the base by the driving means, based on the effect information. A production output toy that produces an effect of presenting a predetermined image with an afterimage of light emitted from.

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