JPH03275093A - Movable object - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make it possible to change the shape in a complicated and light way on a whole scale by forming the bottom in a recessed configuration and anchoring an overlapping member on the upper member so that the movement of the main body causes a pendulum movement of an added part. CONSTITUTION:When the rotation of a circular plate 6b causes a driving pin 6c to rotate, an oscillating member 8 causes an upper member 17 to oscillate either back and forth or right and left to deform an external skin member 19, resulting in a deformation of a movable object. The oscillation of the upper member 17 allow a bottom member 1 to get erected at the bottom surface 1a having a recessed configuration. In addition, overlapping members 21a and 21b controls the movement of the member 17, which can be made to move in both directions back and forth and right and left as is shown with an arrow A. By dragging overlapping members 21a and rotation movement is caused as is shown in an arrow B.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a movable shaped object in which a part of its outer shape bends in response to an external stimulus such as light or sound.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

The present applicant previously had the appearance of a can or bottle,
In silence, it is used as a stationary interior decoration,
For example, he proposed a movable object whose external shape changes when a person speaks, claps, or plays music. In the movable object proposed above, when a sound sensor including a microphone catches an external sound, a switching element is turned on, power is supplied to a motor, and the movable object rotates, and the rotational movement causes the swinging member to swing. It is designed to change its external shape by moving it. However, the movable figure according to the above-mentioned proposal lacks interest because it only swings in the left and right directions. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention aims to provide a movable figure in which the appendage makes a pendulum movement as the main body moves, so that the entire structure changes in a complex and light manner. do.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the movable figure according to the present invention includes a bottom member having a drive section using a motor at the top, a bottom surface convex downward, and switching by detecting an external stimulus such as sound or light. A sensor that turns on an element to rotationally drive the motor, a swinging member that performs swinging motion when the motor is rotated, and an upper member rotatably provided at an upper end of the swinging member. , an outer skin member made of a soft material provided between the bottom member and the upper member and provided so as to surround the swinging member; a weight member moored to the upper member via a string-like member; It is characterized by consisting of. In addition, the string-like member is composed of one or more string-like members, and in the case of one string-like member, the middle part is fixed to the upper member and weight members are moored to both ends, and in the case of multiple string-like members, one end of each string-like member is attached to the upper part. It is characterized in that it is fixed to a member, and a weight member is connected to the other end. Furthermore, the upper member is made of a transparent or translucent material, and is characterized by containing a liquid therein.

[Effect]

In the above configuration, when the sensor detects an external stimulus such as sound or light, the motor is driven to rotate and the swinging member swings in the front, back, left and right directions. The outer skin member is deformed in accordance with the movement of the swinging member, and the weight member is also dragged.
A movable figure exhibits complex movements such as rotating while moving back and forth and left and right. In addition, when liquid such as water is stored in the upper member,
The center of gravity of the movable figure moves in a complicated manner, and the movement of the movable figure becomes more active.

【Example】

Hereinafter, a movable figure according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the movable object a according to this embodiment has an external shape that is the shape of a commercially available soft drink bottle or whiskey bottle. The bottom member 1 has the outer shape of the lower part of a bottle, and the bottom surface 1a at the lower end thereof is formed into a downwardly expanding convex surface like a part of a spherical surface. Further, a storage section 3 for storing dry batteries 2 in a replaceable manner is provided inside the bottom member 1, and a storage section 3 is provided inside the bottom member 1.
It is configured to function as an opening/closing lid. Further, an opening 1b is formed in a part of the bottom surface 1a so that an operating lever 4a of a main switch 4 attached to the inside of the bottom member 1 can be turned on and off. In addition to the main switch 4, the bottom member 1 is provided with a microphone 5 as a sensor for catching external sounds, and a drive unit 6 with a built-in motor. Although not shown, a gear mechanism in which a large number of gears are combined is installed inside the drive unit 6, and an output shaft 6a of the gear mechanism is provided with a disc 6b, and the eccentric position of the disc 6b is A drive pin 6c is provided at the. A fixing pin 7a is provided on the upper opposing surface of the drive unit 6. 7b is provided, and a swinging member 8 is connected to the fixed pin. The swinging member 8 has a pair of left and right legs 9a, 9b, and holes 10a, 10b provided at the lower end thereof are connected to the fixing pins 7a, 7b.
A connecting member 11 is provided between the upper ends thereof. Further, a long groove 12 is provided on the lower surface of the connecting member in a direction that connects both legs 9a and 9b, and the driving pin 6c is inserted into this long groove. A cylindrical member 13 is integrally provided on the upper part of the swinging member 8, and in the center of the cylindrical member is a connecting rod on which a ball 14a of a ball joint 14, which will be described later, is integrally provided. 15 is provided protrudingly. A coil spring 16 is inserted inside the cylindrical member 13 so as to surround the connecting rod 15, and a lid portion 18 of an upper member 17 having the same diameter as the bottom member 1 is placed on the upper surface of the coil spring. A socket 14b is provided at the center of the lower surface of the lid portion 18, and the ball 14a is attached to this socket to form a ball joint 14, allowing the upper end of the connecting rod 15 and the upper member 17 to rotate freely. are combined. An outer skin member 19 made of a soft plastic sheet is provided between the upper member F and the bottom member 1 so as to surround the interlocking member 8. The material of the upper member 17 is made of translucent plastic.
Its external shape includes a pin opening 17b that is plugged with a cork stopper 17a. A bottom wall 17c is provided inside the upper member 17, and is configured to accommodate liquid such as water. A chain 20a is wound around the mouth 17b, and this chain 20
a is branched in the left and right direction, and has a spherical weight member 21 at each tip.
Chains 20b and 20c to which a and 21b are anchored are connected. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the drive unit 6, in which 5 is the aforementioned microphone, 22 is an amplifier that amplifies the output of the microphone 6, and 23 is a switching element that is turned on by the amplified output. , 4 is the above-mentioned main switch, 2 is the above-mentioned dry battery, and M is a motor built in the drive unit 7. Therefore, when the main switch 4 is turned on and the microphone 5 catches an external sound, the switching element 23 is turned on, and the motor M is supplied with power from the dry battery 2 and is driven to rotate. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the movable object a, in which b represents sunglasses for enhancing the design effect, and the upper member 1
It is attached near the lower end of 7 by adhesive. FIG. 4 shows the movement of the movable figure when the motor M rotates and the swinging member 8 swings thereby. That is, when the drive pin 6C is rotated by the rotation of the disk 6b, the swinging member 8 swings the upper member 17 back and forth, left and right, deforms the outer skin member 19, and deforms the movable figure a. When the upper member 17 is swung, the bottom member 1 moves to the convex bottom surface 1.
In addition to being erected at point a, weight members 21a and 21b
The movement of the weight members 21a and 21b is restricted, and the weight members 21a and 21b
By dragging it, a rotational movement as shown by the arrowhead is performed, resulting in an extremely complex movement. Moreover, since the liquid is contained within the upper member 17,
The liquid also moves, making the movement of the movable figure a difficult to predict. If the sound disappears after the center of gravity moves irregularly after catching the sound and starting rocking motion, the motor will continue to rotate until the movable object a returns to its upright position. A posture sensor may be provided in parallel with the switching element 23, as shown in FIG. Furthermore, although a chain is shown as an example of the string-like member, this may also be a string. Furthermore, although the weight is positioned at the end of the chain in the drawing on the table or the like, it may be suspended in the air, and the number of weights may be one or three or more. Further, the string-like members and the weights may be arranged at equal intervals, or may be arranged on one side. In this case, if the movable figure is placed off-center, the movement of the movable figure will be more varied.

【Effect of the invention】

The movable figure according to the present invention has a convex bottom surface and a weight member is anchored to the upper member, so that the movement of the movable figure can be varied. Furthermore, when the upper member is made transparent or translucent and a liquid is contained therein, the movement of the movable figure can be made more varied and interesting.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a movable figure according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is an electric circuit diagram of a motor, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the movable figure, and Fig. 4 is for explaining the movement of the movable figure. It is an operation process diagram. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Bottom member, 1a... Bottom surface, 5... Microphone (sensor), 6... Drive part, 8... Swinging member, 17... Upper member, 19... Outer skin member , 20a, 20b, 20c==ili (string-like member) 22
...Switching element, a...Movable figure, M...Motor.

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) A movable figure characterized by comprising the following components (a) to (f). (B) A bottom member having a drive unit using a motor on the top and a bottom surface convex downward; (B) Detecting an external stimulus such as sound or light to turn on a switching element and drive the motor to rotate. a sensor; (c) a swinging member that performs swinging motion when the motor is rotated; (d) an upper member rotatably provided at the upper end of the swinging member; (e) the bottom member; Provided between the upper members,
an outer skin member made of a soft material provided to surround the swinging member; (f) a weight member moored to the upper member via a string-like member; (2) The string-like member consists of one or more string-like members. In the case of one string-like member, the middle part is fixed to the upper member and weight members are moored to both ends, and in the case of multiple string-like members, one end of each string-like member is fixed to the upper member. The movable figure according to claim 1, wherein the movable figure is fixed to the upper member and has a weight member coupled to the other end. (3) The movable shaped object according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the upper member is made of a transparent or translucent material and contains liquid therein.