JPH0417067Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to a robot for displaying products.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally known robots for displaying products often have bodies, arms, etc. that do not move, and even those that make various movements do not suit the purpose of displaying products, and are simply limited by the built-in voice function of the robot. The advertising was not effective as it only gave various responses.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

The present invention has been developed based on the above-mentioned viewpoint, and the purpose of the present invention is to provide a practical and novel product display robot that strongly appeals to the displayed products.

[Means for solving problems]

The gist of the present invention is to provide a robot body consisting of a head, body, and legs, and a first robot body that protrudes from the robot body and rotatably supports a product display tray at its free end. an arm, a device for rotating the tray; a second arm protruding from the robot main body and swinging the upper arm of the robot using an elbow joint to point to the product display tray; and a second arm that swings the upper arm of the second arm. a device; a pair of eyes provided on the head of the robot body so as to be swingable and movable; A device that lowers the eyeball toward the head and then pushes it out again, a device that is installed on the legs of the robot body and makes the robot body reciprocate at a constant amplitude, and a predetermined product description. A device for reproducing and broadcasting, a device for detecting the proximity of a customer, and a device for controlling the operation of each of the above devices according to a predetermined program constitute a product display robot, and the product is displayed on the tray. The students were asked to introduce the products by pointing at the products and talking about them, and the pair of eyeballs attached to their heads that could be swung and raised and lowered were swung from side to side, and a pressing force was applied to the pair of eyeballs. When the object is applied, the eyeball is pulled down toward the head, then pushed out again, and the robot body is moved back and forth to the left and right with a constant amplitude, and if necessary, a flash is applied to the tip of the arm that points the tray. A light source is provided, and a sound generating device is provided at an appropriate location.

[Effect]

By configuring as described above, it is possible to provide a novel product display robot that can make displayed products more interesting.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, the details of the present invention will be specifically explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a product display robot according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing the configuration of a device for reciprocating the robot body from side to side.
Fig. 3 is a front sectional view showing the eyeball swinging mechanism, Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof, and Fig. 5 is an explanation showing the state of the swinging mechanism when a pressing force is applied to the eyeball. It is a diagram.

In Fig. 1, 1 is a robot for displaying products, 2 is a robot body consisting of a head 2a, a body 2b, and legs 2c, 2c, and 3 is a tray 4 protruding from the robot body 2, and a tray 4 for displaying products at its free end. 4a is a removable transparent cover that covers the tray 4; 5 protrudes from the robot body 1;
A motor 6 installed at the elbow joint causes the finger 7 to swing, and the finger 7 swings to the second arm pointing the product display tray 4, 8 to the flash, and 9 and 10 to the head 2a of the robot body 2. A pair of eyes 11 and 12 are infrared sensors, 13 is a fluorescent display, 14 is an LED display, and 15 and 16 are speakers.

The robot body 2 of the product display robot 1 is composed of a head 2a, a body 2b, and legs 2c, 2c, and the head 2a has a pair of eyes that can swing freely and move up and down. 9 and 10 are provided. The eyeballs 9, 10 are always swinging from side to side, but if one or both of the eyeballs 9, 10 is held down with a hand or lightly pressed, the eyeballs 9, 10 will fall toward the head 2a, and after a few seconds they will return again. Rise. Further, when a customer comes near the robot body 1, the eyeballs 9, 10 stop swinging from side to side and the eyeballs 9, 10 blink.

A tray 4 for displaying products is attached to the free end of the first arm 3 protruding from the trunk 2b of the robot body 1, and the tray 4 rotates around the central axis of the arm within a range of about 90 degrees. do. It is also recommended to provide a stage in the tray 4 that rotates constantly or intermittently.

Products to be displayed are placed on the tray 4, covered with a transparent cover 4a, and illuminated by a light provided inside the tray 4 as necessary.

On the other hand, the upper part of the second arm 5 protruding from the trunk 2b of the robot body 1 moves up and down slowly within a range of about 30 degrees due to the action of the motor 6, and the fingers 7 open and close. It is composed of The finger 7 is provided with a flash 8, and the joint thereof is provided with a device that makes a "click, click" sound in response to the opening/closing movement of the finger 7 or the rotation of the upper arm.

A fluorescent display part 13 and an LED display part 14 covered with a smoked acrylic cover are provided on the front part of the body part 2b.
The fluorescent display section 13 has a built-in fluorescent display, while the LED display section 14 has a built-in fluorescent display.
Built-in LED. Therefore, the fluorescent display section 1
3 randomly changes the displayed 4 to 8 digit numbers, while the LED display section 14 displays illumination.

Next, the configuration of a device for reciprocating the robot body from side to side will be explained with reference to FIG.

In Figure 2, 17 is caster 18 and 19 on the bottom surface.
21 is a fixed base, 22 is a base, 23 and 24 are rubber legs attached to the lower surface of the base 22, 25
is a holder, 26 and 27 are adjustment screws for adjusting the height of the holder 25, 28 is a main shaft, 29 is a bracket, 30 and 31 are links, 32 is a gear, 3
3 is attached to the shaft 34a of the motor 34,
This is a gear that meshes with the gear 32 described above.

A holder 25 having a bracket 29 and casters 18 and 19 attached to the base 20 is attached to the base 22 via adjustment screws 26, 27 and a main shaft 28. By turning 27, the vertical position can be adjusted so that an appropriate load is applied to the rubber legs 23 and 24 attached to the lower surface of the base 22.

A motor 34 is attached to the bracket 29, and a gear 3 is attached to the shaft 34a of the motor 34.
3 is installed. The gear 33 above is the gear 32
One end of the link 31 is connected to the gear 32. One end of the link 30 is connected to the other end of the link 31, and the other end of the link 30 is connected to the main shaft 28.

The robot body 2 is mounted on a base 20, and when installing the product display robot 1, turn the adjustment screws 26 and 27 to ensure that the rubber legs 23 and 24 attached to the base 22 are in contact with the floor. In this state, the height of the base 20 is adjusted so that the casters 18 and 19 lightly touch the floor surface.

When the motor 34 rotates, the rotational motion is transmitted to the links 31 and 30 via the gears 33 and 32, and the link 30 connects to the base 22 via the main shaft 28.
press it against the floor. However, the base 22
cannot move because it is in contact with the floor via rubber legs 23 and 24, and therefore the base 20, which is slidably supported by the holder 25, moves from side to side and is mounted on the base 20. Since the robot body 2 moves left and right with a constant amplitude, it looks as if the robot is walking around and selling products.

Next, the eyeball swinging mechanism will be explained with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5.

In Figures 3 to 5, 35 is the casing, 36
is a motor attached to the casing 35, 3
6a is a shaft of the motor 36, 37 is a wheel attached to the shaft 36a of the motor 36, 38 is a shaft attached to the wheel 37, 39 is a bearing attached to the shaft 38, and 40 and 41 are the shafts. Lever attached to 38, 42 and 43 are sliding shafts, 44
44a and 44b are holes formed in the substrate 44, 45 and 46 are guides, 47 is a magnetic chuck, 48 and 49 are flexible bushes, 5
0 and 51 are eye posts.

A motor 36 is fixed to the casing 35, and a wheel 37 is attached to a shaft 36a of the motor 36. The above wheel 37
A shaft 39 is attached to the shaft 39, and a bearing 39 is fitted into the shaft 39, and one ends of two levers 40 and 41 are rotatably attached. The other ends of the levers 40 and 41 are holes 44 formed in the substrate 44, respectively.
They are attached to sliding shafts 38 and 39 that are inserted so that they can freely move in the left and right directions within a and 44b.

The sliding shafts 42 and 43 have flexible bushings 48.
The eye post 5 is swingably supported by and 49.
0 and 51 are rotatably attached. In addition, each of the above eye posts 50 and 5
Eyes 9 and 10 are attached to the other end of 1.

In a normal state, the base plate 44 is supported by the magnetic chuck 47, so that the eyes 9 and 10 remain protruding from the head 2a of the robot body 2. Then, as the motor 36 rotates and the respective sliding shafts 42 and 43 are moved in the left and right direction by the levers 40 and 41, the eye posts 50 and 51 swing around the flexible bushes 48 and 49. And the above unposted 50
Eyes 9 and 10 attached to the tips of and 51 swing.

When one or both of the eyeballs 9 and 10 is held down by hand or lightly pressed, the swinging of the eyeballs 9 and 10 is stopped and the substrate 44 resists the attraction force of the magnetic chuck 47, as shown in FIG. Because the eyes 9 and 10 fall, the head 2 of the robot body 2
It will be pulled into a.

However, even if the board 44 falls off the magnetic chuck 47, it will fall onto the bearing attached to the shaft of the wheel 37.
As the wheel rotates, the eyelets 9 and 10 are pushed up again to their original position, and after being attracted by the magnetic chuck 47, the eyeballs 9 and 10 begin to swing again.

[Effect of idea]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, it is possible to provide a novel product display robot that is practical and capable of attracting customers and appealingly displaying displayed products without requiring any manual labor. It is. Moreover, a device that oscillates the eyeballs, retracts them into the head when a pressing force is applied to one or both of the eyeballs, and resumes the original oscillating movement after a certain period of time has elapsed is a device such as a sensor. Since it can be configured without using a detection device, the product display robot can be provided at low cost.

Note that the configuration of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments. That is, for example, in this embodiment, when the eyeballs are swung left and right and a pressing force is applied to one or both of the eyeballs, the oscillation of the eyeballs is stopped and the eyeballs are temporarily moved inside the head. Although the structure is configured so that the head is pushed out again after being lowered, it is also recommended that the head be configured in a similar manner. In addition, the mounting position of the infrared sensor, the way the left and right arms are swung, the shape and dimensions of each component of the robot body, etc. can be freely changed within the scope of the purpose of the present invention. encompasses all of them.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the product display robot according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing the configuration of a device that reciprocates the robot body from side to side, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a front sectional view showing the swinging mechanism, FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof, and FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the state of the swinging mechanism when a pressing force is applied to the eyeball. 1... Robot for product display, 2... Robot body, 2a... Head, 2b... Torso, 2c... Legs, 3... First arm, 4... Tray, 4a... Transparent cover , 5...second arm, 6...motor, 7...
...Finger, 8...Flash, 9,10...Eyeball,
11, 12... Infrared sensor, 13... Fluorescent display section, 14... LED display section, 15, 16... Speaker, 17... Base, 18, 19... Caster,
20...Base, 21...Fixed base, 22...Base,
23, 24...Rubber leg, 25...Holder, 26,
27... Adjustment screw, 28... Main shaft, 29... Bracket, 30, 31... Link, 35... Casing, 37... Wheel, 39... Bearing, 44... Board, 45, 46... Guide, 47
...magnetic chuck, 48,49...free button, 50,51...eye post.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] 1. A robot body consisting of a head, body, and legs; A first arm that protrudes from the robot body and rotatably supports a product display tray at its free end; a device for rotating the tray; a second arm protruding from the robot body and swinging its upper arm through its elbow joint to indicate the tray for product display; a device for swinging the upper arm of the second arm; A pair of eyes are provided on the head of the robot body so that they can be swung and raised and lowered;
When a pressing force is applied to one or both of the pair of eyeballs, a device is installed to lower the eyeballs toward the head and then push them out again. A device that reciprocates with amplitude, a device that plays and broadcasts predetermined product descriptions, a device that detects when a customer approaches, and a device that controls the operation of each of the above devices according to a predetermined program. A product display robot consisting of . 2. The substrate of the device that swingably supports the eyeball is supported by a magnetic chuck, and when a pressing force is applied to at least one of the eyeballs, the support device resists the attraction force of the magnetic chuck. 1. A product display robot according to claim 1, which is a utility model in which the eye drops once and is pushed up to a position where it is attracted by the magnetic chuck by a rotating cam or crank of a device for swinging the eye. 3. The device for reciprocating the robot main body at a constant amplitude has a trolley consisting of a base having casters on the lower surface and a base on which the main body device is placed, and rubber legs on the lower surface, and the base of the trolley can swing freely. 2. A product display robot according to claim 1, which is comprised of a fixed base supported by a fixed base, and a device for repeatedly swinging the cart from side to side or back and forth with a constant amplitude relative to the fixed base. 4. The product display robot according to claim 1 of the utility model registration claim, which is provided with a light emitting body at the tip of the arm that points the tray. 5. The product display robot as set forth in claim 1 or 4 of the utility model registration claim, wherein the arm that directs the tray is provided with means for generating sound in response to the swinging of its upper arm. 6 When the robot body is equipped with an infrared sensor and a person stands in front of the infrared sensor,
A product display robot according to claim 1, wherein the control device operates each device.