JPH04122280A - Electronic drawing toy - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent a touch panel from losing its function at all times by providing the body of a toy concerned with ribs which support the rear of the touch panel, and precluding the touch panel from deflecting even when the user stamps it by mistake. CONSTITUTION:Battery accommodation part 10f of a lower cabinet 10 of a toy body is provided with a plurality of ribs 10g protrusively in a consolidated structure in order to support the rear side 33c of a metal plate 33 of a touch panel 30. Even though the touch panel 30 is stamped by mistake while a child is playing with this electronic drawing toy concerned 1, therefore, the touch panel 30 is free from fear of deflection and deformation because of being supported by the ribs 10g certainly. Thus the touch panel 30 can exerts its intended function.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] This invention provides a novel electronic drawing toy that allows you to enjoy drawing and block play using the screen of a television receiver (hereinafter abbreviated as TV) as a display. Regarding.

[Summary of the Invention] The present invention includes a touch panel for drawing operations that is installed in an opening formed on the top surface of a toy main body so as to be exposed, and block drawings that are displayed on a display connected to the toy main body by pressing the touch panel. The electronic drawing toy is configured to draw a drawing, and the toy body has a plurality of protruding lips supporting the back surface of the touch panel, thereby preventing the touch panel from bending even if the user accidentally steps on the touch panel. This is to ensure that the functionality of the touch panel is always intact.

[Prior Art] For example, a transparent touch panel is used as an input device in a remote control transmitter for remotely controlling a TV. This touch panel uses a glass plate with a plurality of thin film transparent electrodes extending horizontally or vertically as a substrate, and one side is provided with thin glass with thin film transparent electrodes extending vertically or horizontally, and there is a space between them. It is an X-Y matrix switch that faces each other with an insulating spacer in between.By simply fastening each corner and edge with multiple screws, the switch can be exposed through an opening formed on the top side of the transmitter body. installed on.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, when the above-mentioned touch panel is applied to a toy for children, when the child accidentally steps on the touch panel, the touch panel is bent and the picture electrodes extending in the X-Y direction are short-circuited. There is a risk that the device will remain in this state and no longer function as an input device.

Therefore, the present invention provides an electronic drawing toy that uses a touch panel that does not bend even when a user steps on it.

[Means for solving the problem] A touch panel for drawing operations is installed in an opening formed on the top surface of the toy body, and a block picture is drawn on a display connected to the toy body by pressing the touch panel. This is an electronic drawing toy, in which a plurality of ribs protruding from the toy body support the back surface of the touch panel.

[Effect: The back surface of the touch panel installed in the opening formed on the top surface of the toy body is supported by a plurality of ribs, so
Even if a user accidentally steps on the touch panel, the touch panel is supported by each rib and does not bend, so it always functions as a touch panel.

Moreover, the strength of the toy body is increased by the plurality of ribs protruding from the toy body.

[Example code] Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

In Figure 1, 1 is an electronic drawing toy, which is a toy for children that can be connected to a TV and draw block pictures on the screen (hereinafter referred to as the TV screen) to enjoy drawing and playing with blocks. It is. The toy main body 2 of the electronic drawing toy 1 includes a shallow box-shaped lower cabinet 10 made of synthetic resin with an open upper surface, and a plurality of lower cabinets (not shown) with open lower surfaces whose lower edges overlap the upper edges of the lower cabinets 10. It consists of a shallow box-shaped upper cabinet 20 made of synthetic resin and fixed to the lower cabinet 10 with screws.

As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of cylindrical portions 10a and 10 are provided at the center of the bottom of the lower cabinet 10, on the front side, and on the right side.
b, 10c and 10d are each integrally extruded. Each central cylindrical part 10a of this lower cabinet soto 10,
A substantially rectangular main board 11 is mounted on 10a, . . . , a pair of square switch boards 12 and 13 are mounted on each cylindrical part lOb and 10c on both front sides, and a rectangular slide is mounted on each cylindrical part 10d on the right side. The switch boards 14 are each fixed by predetermined means. Further, on the cylindrical parts 10e, 10e integrally formed on both sides of the rear edge of the main board 11 and on both sides of the front edge of the bottom of the lower cabinet 10, a touch panel 3 is provided as an input device for inputting block pictures to the TV screen.
0 is fixed with screws 15. Further, on the front side of the bottom of the lower cabinet 10, a semi-cylindrical battery storage portion 10f is integrally formed to protrude upward so as to be parallel to the main board 11. A rectangular opening formed at the bottom of the battery storage section 10f can be opened and closed with a rectangular lid (none of which is shown), and for example, four batteries 3 can be inserted into the battery storage section 10f through the opening. It is stored. Three plate-shaped ribs llr supporting the back surface of the touch panel 30 are integrally protruded from the upper surface of the battery storage portion 10f at predetermined intervals.

The touch panel 30 includes two upper and lower sheets 31a,
A flexible seat switch 31 consisting of 31b,
It is composed of a transparent protective film 32 that covers the upper surface of the sheet switch 31, and a metal plate 33 to which the sheet switch 31 is fixed so as to maintain the horizontal (flatness) of the sheet switch 31. A pair of legs 33a, 33a, 33b, 33b is formed by bending each of the front and rear edges of the metal plate 33, and the pair of legs 3 on both sides of the front edge
3g and 33a to the pair of cylindrical parts 10e and 10e on both sides of the front edge of the lower cabinet 10, and a pair of leg parts 33b and 33b on both sides of the rear edge of the main board 11 to each of the screws. 15, the touch panel 30 is fixed to the lower cabinet 10. As a result, the metal plate 3 of the touch panel 30
The back surface 33c of the touch panel 30 is supported by the three ribs 10g of the battery storage section 10f of the lower cabinet 10 to prevent the touch panel 30 from bending even if a user such as a child accidentally steps on it.

In addition, on the left side of the top surface of the sheet switch 31 of this touch panel 30, 42 types of abstract blocks 34 such as ○9, ro, and Δ are printed, and on the right side of the top surface, clouds, waves, 2 limbs, butterflies, etc. 1 concrete block 35 such as
Each of the four types is printed. Further, above the abstract block 34 on the upper surface of the sheet switch 31, white, yellow, orange, red, and purple are provided to select the color of the abstract block 34.

It is printed in 8 colors of 36 colors: blue, green, and black. Each of the blocks 34 of this sheet switch 31.
35 and each color 36, an X-Y matrix switch (not shown) is formed on the opposing surfaces of the upper sheet 31a and the lower sheet 31b, and when the printed portion of each block 34, 35 and each color 36 is pressed, the Figures (block pictures) corresponding to each of the above blocks 34 and 35 and colors corresponding to each color 36 are drawn on the TV screen (the abstract block 34 itself has no movement). Furthermore, the concrete block 35 itself has its own movement, and the color is fixed depending on the block.)

In addition, the main board 11 at the bottom of the lower cabinet 10
A joystick 17 is rotatably protruded through a joystick board 16 at the rear center of the housing. Each block 34 of the touch panel 30 is placed at a position on the TV screen corresponding to the position where the joystick 17 is tilted.
The desired shape (the shape itself is a cursor) selected and pressed from each block selection area where 35 is displayed will appear. That is, this joystick 17 has a function of moving a figure selected from each block 34, 35 of the touch panel 30 as a cursor according to the rotation (360' movement) of the joystick 17.

Further, a power switch 18 for turning the power on/off is attached to a switch board 13 fixed to the right side of the front edge of the lower cabinet 10. In addition, a sound switch 19 for turning on/off the sound is attached to the switch board 12 fixed to the left side of the front edge of the lower cabinet 10, and a screen clear switch consisting of a tact switch that turns off the entire screen drawn on the TV screen is installed. Switch 41 is installed.

This screen clear switch 41 has the function of erasing and clearing all the block pictures drawn on the TV screen at once.

Further, in the center on the left side of the main board 11 in the lower cabinet 10, there is a cancellation switch 4 consisting of a tactile switch.
2, a pair of execution switches 43 and 43 made of tact switches are attached to both rear sides, and a back movement switch 44 and a front movement switch 45 each made of tact switches are attached to the center on the right side. This cancel switch 42 has the function of returning to the previous TV screen by one step (undoing the operation performed by pressing the execution button before operating this switch), and each execution switch 43 controls each block 34, 35 moved by the joystick 17. Specify the shape on the TV screen (determine the position where you want to place the block picture)
The switch for back movement 44 and the switch for front movement 45 are used to move blocks near and far, the switch for back movement 44 has the function of moving the front object to the back, and the switch for front movement 4
5 has a function to move things in the back to the front. moreover,
Slide switch board 14 in the lower cabinet 10
A deletion switch 46 consisting of a tact switch and a slide switch 47 for background color selection of a so-called volume switch type are respectively attached. This deletion switch 46
has the function of erasing the specified area block by block.
The slide switch 47 changes the background color of the VT screen by reciprocating the lever 47a in the front and rear directions.
There is a function to freely select and decide on one color from 0 colors.

A guide groove 10i is formed on the upper edge of the synthetic resin guide block 48 opposite to the upper surface 48a of the synthetic resin guide block 48 fixed to the slide switch board 14 on the right side surface 10h of the lower cabinet 10. 2 of 10
A guide groove 10k is formed at a position facing the bottom surface of the guide block 48 on the bottom surface 10j above the stepped bottom surface. An operation button 50 for operating the slide switch 47 is slidably attached to the pair of guide grooves 10i and 10k.

Operation button 5 that slides this slide switch 47
0, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, a button body 51 made of polystyrene with an outer operating surface 51a formed in a wave shape, and a cylindrical portion 5 integrally formed in the center of the inner surface of the button body 51.
1b with screws 53 so as to protrude horizontally,
It is slidably supported by a guide groove 10i formed on the right side surface 10h of the lower cabinet 10, and
A first guide piece 52 made of polyacetal (oil-containing resin and self-lubricating) is fitted into the long guide slot 48b of the guide block 48 and is slidably supported; A tube made of polyacetal is fixed to a pair of integrally projecting cylindrical parts 51c, 51c with screws 55 so as to project horizontally, and is slidably supported in a guide groove 10k formed on the bottom surface 10j of the lower cabinet 10. It is composed of two guide pieces 54. At the center of the horizontal portion 52a of the first guide piece 52, a hanging portion 52b is integrally molded to project downward, and a small hole 52c is formed on the tip side.

The hanging portion 52b is inserted into the long guide slot 48b of the guide block 48 to slide therein, and the lever 47a of the slide switch 47 is loosely fitted into the small hole 52c. The slide switch 47 functions by sliding the operation button 50 against the right side lOh of the lower cabinet 10. Also,
An upright portion 54a is integrally molded on the distal end side of the second guide piece 54. This upright portion 54a is inserted into the guide groove 10k of the bottom surface 10j of the lower cabinet 10 and slides thereon.

As shown in FIG. 1, the upper surface 2 of the upper cabinet 20
A large rectangular opening 20b is formed in the center of 0g.

This opening 20b is formed in a rectangular shape smaller in circumference than the touch panel 30, and the touch panel 30 is exposed through the opening 20b. Furthermore, a small opening 20c is formed below the opening 20b of the upper cabinet 20. joystick 1 from this opening 20c.
7 stands out. Further, a screen clear switch 41 is provided on the upper surface 20a of the upper cabinet 20 on the lower cabinet 10 side. Cancel switch 42. Each execution switch 43. Back movement switch 44. Front movement switch 45. Screen clear buttons 21 . . . , which are used to press the screen clear switch 41 , are located opposite to the delete switch 46 . Cancel button 22 for pressing the cancel switch 42. Each execution button 23 for pressing each execution switch 43. Back movement button 24 for pressing the back movement switch 44. Front movement switch 25 for pressing and operating the front movement switch 45. A delete button 26 is provided for pressing the delete switch 46, respectively.

Further, the upper right corner portions of the upper and lower cabinets 10.20 are each shaped to be round, and the overall shape is formed by the grid portion 20d and the lattice gaps of the lattice portion 20d on the upper right corner side of the upper cabinet 20. A total of nine openings 20e each having a substantially circular shape and arranged in three rows and columns are formed. Furthermore, the lattice portion 2 of the upper cabinet 20
An oblique opening 2Of is formed below 0d. A rubber push button 60 is provided between the lattice portion 20'd of the upper cabinet 20 and a plurality of locking claws 20g integrally formed on the lower edge of the side and front surfaces of the upper cabinet 20. 60 and a plurality of patterns 71.72
and a switch board 70 formed thereon respectively, and the switch board 70 is fixed to the inner surface of the upper right corner of the upper cabinet 20 with a screw 75 via a push button 60.

As shown in FIG. 3, the rubber push button 60 is formed into a substantially figure eight shape in plan view so that the size corresponds to the opening 2Of diagonally extending from the lattice portion 20d of the upper cabinet 20. Grooves 61 are formed in close contact with the lattice portion 20d from the upper surface to the lower surface of the push button 60 corresponding to the lattice portion 20d, and each opening 20e between the lattice portions 20a is surrounded by the grooves 61. A total of nine exposed portions are formed in the press operation portion 62, respectively.

A concave recess 62b is formed on the lower surface of each of the pressing operation parts 62, and each pressing operation part 6 is provided in each recess 62b.
A conductive part 63 that contacts each corresponding pattern 71 of the switch board 70 and conducts electricity when the switch board 2 is pressed downward is provided by means such as printing (this conductive part 63 is not formed by printing). (or may be formed by bonding a conductive plate with an adhesive). Also, at a position opposite to the diagonal opening 20f of the push button 60, a diagonal pressing operation portion 64 is integrally molded and fitted into the opening 2Of with almost no gap. A concave depression is also formed on the lower surface of this pressing operation part 64, and this depression part is provided with a concave shape.
A conductive portion (none of which is shown) that contacts the corresponding pattern 72 of the switch board 70 and conducts electricity when the switch 4 is pushed downward is provided by printing or other means.

Further, each pressing operation portion 6 between the grid portions 2Oe of the push button 60
A mouth-shaped stationary mark A is printed on the central pressing operation surface (upper surface) 62a of 2, and each pressing button located above, below, left and right of each pressing operation part 62 is displayed around this stationary mark A. The operation surface 62a has arrow marks B, C, and D pointing upward (?), downward (8), left (φ), and right (=3), respectively.

By pressing each arrow mark A-E on each pressing operation surface 62a downward against the elastic biasing force of the thin wall portion 62C, the lower surface of each pressing operation portion 62 is displayed. Each conductive part 63 and each pattern 71 of the switch board 70 are energized to display the block picture 34° 35 drawn on the TV screen for each part of the block (one by one) or a block picture with a specified area. 34 and 35 are made to stand still or move in each direction, up, down, left and right, for each group of blocks. Further, each of the remaining press operation surfaces 62a between the arrow marks B and E on each press operation surface 62a of each press operation section 62 of this push button 60 has an arrow mark F-I for movement control in a random direction. Each is displayed by printing.

When the press operation surface 62a on which the arrow mark F is displayed is pushed downward against the elastic biasing force of the thin wall portion 62C, each conductive portion 63 on the lower surface of each press operation portion 62 and each pattern 71 of the switch board 70 is energized, the block moves upward while scrolling, and when the pressing operation surface 62a on which the arrow mark G is displayed is pressed, the block moves alternately in the left and right direction, and the pressing operation on which the arrow mark H is displayed is pressed. When the surface 62a is pressed, the above block scrolls like a mountain and moves to the right side, and when the press operation surface 62a on which the arrow mark I is displayed is pressed, the above block scrolls like a ■ character and moves to the right side. It has become.

Furthermore, a picture mark J of "Start" and a picture mark K of "Stop" are printed on the push operation surface 64a of the diagonal push operation part 64 of this push button 60, and each mark J and K is pressed. When the operation surface 64a is pressed, the created TV screen moves or stops, allowing the viewer to enjoy it as an animation.

In addition, the power switch 18 and the sound switch 19
The eight operation levers 18a and 19a are exposed on the front surface of the toy body 2. Furthermore, on the right side of the front of the toy body 2, there is a
A connector 4 for a C adapter and a video output terminal 5 for TV connection are provided.

Further, on the main board 11 provided in the lower cabinet 10 of the toy main body 2, there is a ROM 80. DRAM 81 for data storage. DRAM 83 for CPU 821 display image memory. VDP84. Each IC chip such as the gate array 85 is mounted. In the circuit block diagram of FIG. 6, reference numeral 86 is an encoder, 8T is an A/D converter, and 88 is an r/F circuit. Furthermore, the main board 11 and the touch panel 30 are connected by a pair of flexible wiring 6, 6, the main board 11 and the joystick board 16 are connected by a harness 7, the main board 11 and the slide switch board 14 are connected by a harness 8, and the main board 11 and the joystick board 16 are connected by a harness 8. 11 and the switch board 70 are connected by a harness 9, respectively.

How to use the electronic drawing toy 1 of the embodiment configured as above will be briefly explained.

Connect this electronic drawing toy 1 to the TV and switch the power switch 1
8 and turn on the power, select your favorite abstract block 34 from the abstract block selection area on the touch panel 30 on the top of the toy body 2 and press it.The shape will be moved to the position on the 17 screen where the joystick 17 is lying. come out. The color of the figure (block picture 34) of this abstract block 34 is red in the initial state, and in other cases it is one of the colors 36 selected from the color selection area of the touch panel 30. The figure of the selected abstract block 34 itself becomes a cursor, and when the joystick 17 is moved, the figure of the selected block moves in accordance with the movement of the joystick 17.

When the execution button 23 is pressed at the desired position on the TV screen, the block picture 34 remains on the TV screen. In addition, touch panel 3
Concrete block selected from the concrete block selection area of 0 (
Block picture) 35 can be drawn in the same way by leaving it on the TV screen. The background color of the TV screen can be easily selected to any desired color by sliding the operation button 50 provided on the right side of the toy body 2 in the front and rear directions. By rearranging the various blocks in this way, you can fully enjoy playing with pictures and building blocks, and you can easily and at low cost enjoy everything from drawing pictures to playing with blocks that could only be done on computers until now. can do.

In addition, a back moving copper 2 provided on the top surface of the toy body 2
4. By pressing the front movement button 25, the block can be moved near or far, giving a three-dimensional effect.

Furthermore, the blocks of each block picture drawn by each press operation part 62 of the push button 60 provided at the upper right corner of the upper surface of the toy main body 2 are moved in the up, down, left and right directions (B-E) and in the scrolling direction (F to ■). You can enjoy moving each one. This allows you to enjoy pretend play by providing moving background blocks and a variety of background colors.

Furthermore, the other pressing operation portion 64 of the push button 60 is
If you press the "Start" picture mark J, you can enjoy the created TV screen as a moving animation. This allows you to play by making the blocks you have assembled move in a variety of ways that are similar to your imagination.

After enjoying painting with this electronic drawing toy 1, press the screen clear button 21 provided on the top surface of the toy body 2 to erase all the block pictures drawn on the TV screen.

According to the electronic drawing toy 1 of the above embodiment, a plurality of ribs 10g that support the back surface 33c of the metal plate 33 of the touch panel 30 are integrally molded in the battery storage section 10f of the lower cabinet 10 of the toy main body 2, so that children can Even if you accidentally step on the touch panel 10 while playing with the electronic drawing toy 1, the touch panel 30 will not bend or deform because it is reliably supported by each of the ribs 10g, and will always function as the touch panel 30. can be fulfilled.

Moreover, the strength of the electronic storage section 10f can be further strengthened by each of the ribs Log. As a result, the toy body 2
The overall strength can be further strengthened.

Further, an operation button 50 for operating a slide switch 47 that changes and selects the background color of the block picture drawn on the TV screen by the electronic drawing toy 1 in an analog manner is provided on the right side of the toy main body 2 so as to be slidable. Therefore, the entire operation button 50 can be made large. By making the entire operation button 50 large, it becomes easy to operate and extremely easy to use. Moreover, this operation button 50 is
The oil-impregnated resin slides by being inserted into a guide groove 10i formed on the boundary surface of the upper cabinet 20 on the right side 10h of the lower cabinet 10 of the toy body 2, and a guide groove 10k formed on the bottom surface 10j of the lower cabinet 10. The first one is made of self-lubricating material. Since it is slidably supported by the second guide pieces 52 and 54, it can withstand rough operations such as forcibly twisting the operation button 50 downwards by a child. It can be slid smoothly. Therefore, this operation button 50 is extremely strong and will not break even if a child accidentally steps on it. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the second guide piece 54 side of this operation button 50 is connected to the bottom surface 10j of the upper step of the two-step bottom surface of the lower cabinet 10.
Since it is slidably provided on the side, when a child grasps and operates the operation button 50, it is easy for a child to put his/her hand under the operation button 50 to grasp and operate it.

Furthermore, a rubber push button 60 is pressed on the top surface of the upper cabinet 20 to move or stop the block picture drawn on the TV screen in the up/down, left/right or scrolling directions.
A groove 61 is disposed below each opening 20e formed in a substantially circular shape by a lattice portion 20d formed at the upper right corner of the push button 60, and is in close contact with the lattice portion 20d from the upper surface to the lower surface of the push button 60. , and each part surrounded by the multi-grooves 61 and exposed from the opening 20e between the lattice parts 2Od is used as a press operation part 62, while each of the press operation parts 62 on the lower surface of the push button 60 is Concave recesses 62b are formed at opposing positions, and each of the Sui-Sochi substrates 70 is in close contact with the peripheral edge 62d of each of the pressing operation parts 62 when the pressing operation parts 62 are pushed downward. Since the conductive part 63 in contact with the pattern 71 is provided to constitute the switch 1', there is a gap between each press operation part 62 of the push button 60 and the grid part 2Od of the upper cabinet 20, and between the peripheral part 62d of the push button 60 and the switch board 70. It is possible to construct a sui-sochi with almost no gap between the upper surfaces. As a result, even if a child accidentally spills water such as juice or spills food or other foreign matter onto the push button 60 while playing with the electronic drawing toy 1, the water and foreign matter will be spilled between the push button 60 and the switch board. 70 or into the set of the toy main body 2, and can always fully perform its function as a switch.

Furthermore, each pressing operation surface 62 of the rubber push button 60
A stationary mark A is displayed on a pressing operation surface 62a located at the center of the pressing operation surface 62a on which this stationary mark A is displayed.
Each press operation surface 6 is located above, below, left and right of the center.
2a displays arrow marks B, C, D, and E for movement control pointing in the vertical and horizontal directions, respectively, and each press operation surface on which each of these arrow marks B, C, D, and E is displayed. Arrow marks F, G in random directions for other movement control are provided on each press operation surface 62a between 62a.

Since each HI is displayed, it is possible to compactly configure switches that have multiple functions of moving the block picture drawn on the TV screen in each direction block by block in one place. Space saving can be achieved. As a result, the toy main body 2 can be made smaller, lighter, and less expensive, and its design can be further improved.

According to the above embodiment, the plurality of ribs that support the back surface of the touch panel are integrally molded to protrude into the battery storage section of the lower cabinet, but if the position of the lower cabinet is opposite to the back surface of the touch panel, the battery storage section Not limited to.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, the toy body has a plurality of protruding ribs that support the back surface of the touch panel, so even if the user steps on the touch panel, the touch panel is supported by each rib and does not flex. It can always function as a touch panel. Moreover, the strength of the toy body can be increased by the plurality of ribs.

[Brief Description of the Drawings] Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an electronic drawing toy showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the toy seen from the front, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of an electronic drawing toy used in the toy. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the push button, FIG. 4 is a sectional view thereof, FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a slide operation button used in the toy, and FIG. 6 is a circuit block diagram used in the toy. 1...Electronic drawing toy, 2...Toy body, 10g...
・Rib, 20g...Top surface, 20b...Opening, 30
...Evening Sochi panel, 33c...back side, 34.35
...Block picture. Figure 3: Cross-sectional view of the pusher Figure 4: Cross-sectional view of the loader Figure 5: Circuit block diagram Figure 6:

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) An electronic drawing toy in which a touch panel for drawing operations is installed in an opening formed on the top surface of the toy body, and block pictures are drawn on a display connected to the toy body by pressing the touch panel. An electronic drawing toy characterized in that a plurality of ribs protruding from the toy body support the back surface of the touch panel.