JPH0473003A - Coin injection toy and saving box - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To induce a positive will to inject a coin by providing a mirror at an opposing position to a look-in window part for inside of a box, so that a doll figure eating a coin with its mouth is reflected. CONSTITUTION:At an opposing position inside of a front case 4A and a rear case 4B which constitutes a box 4, a pair of partitions 26 for partitioning an upper concave mirror arranging room 25A and a lower coin storing room 25B are formed integrally. A through hole 17 is pierced so that a part of a head part 5A of a doll 5 can be inserted. This doll 5 is arranged headstanding and facing the concave mirror arranging room 25A. The headstanding doll 5 is inverted by a concave mirror 8 which is arranged at a position seen through a look-in window part 3 for inside of the box 4 and reflected as a normally standing doll figure. If a coin is thrown into a mouth of the doll 5 through a coin injection slit 2, the doll standing normally and eating the coin is reflected.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Field of Application] This invention provides a savings device in which a device consisting of a coin slot is shown as if it were being eaten by an image of a doll body reflected by a concave mirror. Regarding the box.

[Prior Art] Various piggy banks have been proposed and are widely used in Japan and abroad. Generally, in this type of piggy bank, when a coin is inserted into the coin slot provided at the top or front of the box, the coin automatically falls into the box due to its own weight, and as a result, the coin is dropped into the box. It is designed to be stored in a coin storage chamber formed inside the body.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In general, this type of piggy bank is used to store relatively small amounts of money generated in daily life, especially coins, and to store coins when needed. It exists to allow you to spend a large amount of money. Therefore, it is desirable to have a piggy bank in which a large amount of coins can be deposited in a short period of time.

However, piggy banks that have been proposed to date have mainly been proposed from the perspective of improving the aesthetic appearance, such as those with an animal-shaped exterior or those with decorations on the outer periphery. However, there was no proposal made from the side to actively motivate the holder to insert coins into the coin slot.

Therefore, it did not give any interest to the holder of the piggy bank. For this reason, the holder of the piggy bank cannot be motivated to put coins into the coin slot, and as a result, even after a long period of time, the piggy bank remains in There was a problem that coins were not stored inside.

This invention was made in view of these conventional problems, and can induce a person who owns a piggy bank to have an active intention to insert coins into the coin slot. Furthermore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a piggy bank that can store a large amount of coins in a short period of time.

[Means for Solving the Problems] First, the invention according to claim 1 includes a box body having a coin slot and a peephole, and a box body disposed upside down in a space formed inside the box body. the doll body, and the state when a coin is inserted into the mouth of the doll body through the coin slot, is inverted and projected as an erect image as if the image of the doll body eats the coin with its mouth. and a concave mirror disposed in the box body at a position facing the viewing window.

Next, the invention as claimed in claim 2 includes, in addition to the constituent elements of the invention as claimed in claim 1, an external operator provided on the box body so as to be manually operable, and an external operator that is interlocked with the operation of the external operator. The doll body further includes a sudden fall suppressing means for suppressing the coins inserted into the box body from the coin insertion slot from suddenly falling into the mouth of the doll body.

Next, in order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 3 includes a box body having a coin slot and a peephole, and a space formed inside the box body, which is arranged upside down. the doll body, and the state when a coin is inserted into the mouth of the doll body through the coin slot, is inverted and projected as an erect image as if the image of the doll body eats the coin with its mouth. The apparatus further includes a concave mirror disposed inside the box body at a position facing the peephole, and a coin storage part provided at a lower part of the box body and communicating with the mouth of the doll body.

Next, the invention according to claim 4 includes, in addition to the constituent elements of the invention according to claim 3, an external operator provided on the box body so as to be manually operable; The doll body further includes a sudden fall suppressing means for suppressing the coins inserted into the box body from the coin insertion slot from suddenly falling into the mouth of the doll body.

[Effect] The function of this invention is as follows.

First, according to the invention described in claim 1, the doll body, which is placed upside down in a space formed inside the box body, is placed in a position where it can be seen through the peephole inside the box body. It is reversed by the provided concave mirror and projected as an erect image. In this state, when a coin is inserted into the mouth of the doll body through the coin slot, this scene appears when the doll body in an upright state receives the coin. It will appear as if you were eating it.

Next, according to the invention as claimed in claim 2, when an external operator provided on the box is operated, the coins inserted into the box from the coin slot drop suddenly in conjunction with this operation. Due to the guiding action of the lower blocking means, it gradually enters the mouth of the doll body. Therefore, when viewed from the peephole,
The scene appears as if the doll body is gradually eating coins.

Next, according to the third aspect of the invention, the doll body placed upside down in the space formed inside the box body is located at a position visible through the peephole inside the box body. It is inverted by a concave mirror placed in the mirror and displayed as an erect image. In this state, when a coin is inserted into the mouth of the doll body through the coin slot, this scene appears when the doll body in an upright state receives the coin. It will appear as if you are eating it, and the inserted coins will be stored in the storage section.

Next, according to the invention as set forth in claim 4, when an external operator provided on the box is operated, the coins inserted into the box from the coin slot drop suddenly in conjunction with this operation. Due to the guiding action of the lower blocking means, it gradually enters the mouth of the doll body. Therefore, when viewed from the peephole,
The scene appears as if the doll body is gradually eating coins, and the inserted coins are stored in the storage section.

[Example] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing an embodiment of a savings box according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the savings box, and FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the savings box.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, this savings box 1 includes a box body 4 having a coin slot 2 and a peephole 3, and a space formed inside the box body 4 with an external A doll body 5 is placed upside down so that it cannot be seen from the outside, and a coin 7 is inserted into the mouth part 6 of the doll body 5 through the coin slot 2.
The scene where the coin is thrown is reversed so that the image of the upright doll body 5 appears to be eating the coin 7.
A concave mirror 8 disposed in a position visible from the peephole 3 in the box body 4, an external operator 9 provided in the box body 4 so as to be manually operable, and interlocked with the operation of the external operator 9. sudden fall suppressing means (16A,
16B.

5C, 5, 10A).

In the savings box 1 having such a configuration, when a coin 7 is inserted through the coin slot 2 into the mouth 6 of the doll body 5 disposed inside the box body 4, the inserted coin is removed. 7 is loosely held by the rapid fall prevention means (16A, 16B) and prevented from falling, but the coin 7
When the external operator 9 is pressed down to a certain extent by hand and the suppression operation of the external operator 9 is repeated, the rapid fall prevention means (16, A, 16B, 5C, 5F, 10A) act in conjunction with this operation to prevent the aforementioned The coin 7 is placed in the mouth 6 of the doll body 5.
is gradually added. This scene is reflected in reverse by the concave mirror 8, and the viewer through the viewing window 3 sees the image 100 of the erect doll body 5 gradually eating the coins 7.

Next, the specific configuration of the piggy bank having such a configuration will be explained.

That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the box body 4 described above is composed of a vertically divided front case 4A and a rear case 4B, and these front case 4A and rear case 4B are connected by straight screws 11 and 4B. It is fixed by... A peephole 3 through which the inside of the box 4 can be seen is formed in the upper part of the front case 4A. A side plate 12 having a flat upper part is integrally formed with the front case 4A at a lower position of the viewing window section 3. Two bosses 13 are protruded from the lower back portion of the side plate 12 at a predetermined interval. The torso 1 of the doll body 5 straddles the tip surfaces of these two bosses 13 and the back surface of the side plate 12.
A substrate 14 forming 4A is fixed. This board 1
4 includes a planar U-shaped member 1 forming a coin slot 2;
5 and a first hand engraving 16A forming the arms and half of the doll body 5 are integrally formed.

Further, a horizontally long elongated hole 22 is formed in a position of the substrate 14 facing the first hand-shaped board 16A, and the 20-long elongated hole 22 has a central part of the second hand-shaped cedar board 16B. A provided bottle 17 is inserted therethrough. A sliding plate 19 is fixed to the bottle 17 with a set screw 18. A hook portion 20 is provided integrally with the substrate 14 at a position on the opposite side of the substrate 14 at the same height as the elongated hole 22, and between this hook portion 20 and the aforementioned sliding plate 19, A coil spring 21 is tensioned. The second coil spring 21 receives the coin 7 inserted from the coin insertion slot 2 into the first coil spring 21.
This is for lightly and elastically holding the hand engraving 16A and the second hand cedar board 16B from both sides. A notch 23 is formed in the lower part of the substrate 14, and bearings 24 for a rotation shaft, which will be described later, are formed at both ends of the notch 23.

On the other hand, a pair of partition plates 26 for partitioning the upper concave mirror arrangement chamber 25A and the lower coin storage chamber 25B are integrally formed at opposing positions inside the front case 4A and rear case 4B that constitute the box body 4. has been done. In the through hole 27 formed between the pair of partition plates 26,
A part of the head 5A of the doll body 5 can be inserted. As shown in FIG. 4, the doll body 5 is placed upside down facing the concave mirror arrangement chamber 25A, and the aforementioned body 1.4A is connected to the pair of bodies provided on the body 14A. Handprint plates 16A, 16B, two large protruding eyes 5B, side-
Teeth portion 5C arranged in a letter pattern; two support pieces 5D that support the head 5A and form the mouth portion 6; a tongue piece 5F fixed to the rotating shaft 5E to which these two support pieces 5D are attached; Backflow stopper 1 provided in the mouth 6 facing the piece 5F
0 and a swing plate 5G fixed to one end of the rotation shaft 5E.
It consists of

When the piggy bank 1 is turned upside down, the backflow stopper 10
It prevents the coins 7 in the storage chamber 25B from coming out again through the through hole 27, and prevents the coins 7 from flowing back. In order to prevent the coins 7 from suddenly falling into the storage chamber 25B, an arcuate guiding inclined portion 10A is provided to guide the coins 7 gradually into the storage chamber 25B. Note that the rotation axis E
Both ends thereof are rotatably supported by the bearing portion 24 described above. Further, a coin 7 ejection hole 28 is formed in the center of the bottom plate 27 formed in the front case 4A and the rear case 4B.
8, a coin removal lid 29 is detachably attached.

Further, the front part 2a of the front case 4A is formed with a long hole 30 that is long in the vertical direction, and a bottle 31 formed on an external operator 9 that can be manually operated is inserted into the long hole 30. There is. A sliding plate 33 is fixed to this boss 31 via a stopper 32. This sliding plate 33 is slidable toward the back surface of the front case 4A, and a triangular engagement piece 34 is provided on this sliding plate 33. This engagement piece 34 engages with the engaged portion 5H formed on the above-mentioned rocking plate 5G, rotates the rotating shaft 5E interlocked therewith in the bearing portion 24, and This is for moving the head 5A and tongue 5F of the doll body 5.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, a concave mirror 8 is disposed at a position visible through the peephole 3 in the concave mirror arrangement chamber 25A, and the back of this concave mirror 8 is It is fixed with a set screw 35. This concave mirror 8 allows the state when a coin 7 is inserted into the mouth 6 of the doll body 5 from the coin slot 2 to be viewed inside the peephole 3 as if the doll body 5 were in an upright state. It is intended to be displayed as an image of someone eating Coin 7.

Next, a description will be given of the operation when a coin is inserted into the savings box 1 configured as described above.

Before the coin 7 is inserted, the doll body 5 is rotated back in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. The tongue piece 5F of the doll body 5 inside the body 4 is in a position.

In this state, when the coin 7 is inserted into the coin slot 2 through the peephole 3, both ends of the coin 7 are inserted into the first hand engraving 16.
A and the second hand cedar board 16B are lightly and elastically clamped and stopped. But when you push in that coin 7, that coin 7
It enters until the lower surface of the tongue piece 5F of the doll body 5 comes into contact with the upper surface of the tongue piece 5F, and is locked on the upper surface.

In this state, the depositor presses the external operator 9 provided on the box body 4.
When pressed, the engaging piece 34 of the sliding member 33 pushes down the engaged portion 5H of the swinging member 5G, and the rotating shaft 5E integrated with the swinging member 5G moves inside the bearing portion 24 of the base plate 14. Rotates clockwise in Figure 2. Following this rotation, tongue piece 5F
While pushing up the lower surface of the coin 7 from below, it rotates toward the inner surface of the front case 4A (to the right in FIG. 2). This rotation releases the locking of the coin 7 by the tongue piece 5F, and the coin 7 is accordingly lowered slightly. Immediately after that, the tooth portion 5C of the doll body 5 is inserted into the coin 7.
The coin 7 comes into contact with the front side (left side in FIG. 2) of the coin 7 to prevent the coin 7 from falling.

In this state, when you release your fingertip from the external controller 9 that is being pressed, the doll body 5 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. 2 around the rotation axis 5E due to its own weight. At the same time, the tooth portion 5C also rotates in the same direction to release the lock of the coin 7, so that the coin 7 is moved by the shock and vibration caused by the operation. It further descends into the mouth 6 of the doll body 5. However, immediately after that, the tip of the tongue piece 5F hits the rear side of the coin 7 (the right side in FIG. 2) and prevents the coin 7 from descending.

In this way, as the external operator 9 is repeatedly pressed and released, the coin 7 gradually descends into the mouth 6 of the doll body 5 and finally passes through the mouth 6. It falls into the storage room 25B. Incidentally, an arcuate inclined portion 10A is formed inside the mouth portion 6 of the doll body 5.
As the coin 7 descends, it comes into contact with the top surface of the coin 7, thereby preventing the coin from falling rapidly. As the external operator 9 is operated, a scene in which the coin 7 gradually falls into the mouth 6 of the doll body 5 is reversed and seen from the peephole 3 through the concave mirror 8, as described above. , as if doll body 5
It appears as though the coin is slowly eating Coin 7 while making small movements. Since this scene attracts interest, the owner of the piggy bank wants to recreate the scene of the doll body 5 eating the coins 7, and inserts the coins 7 into the coin slot 2 one after another through the peephole 3. As a result, savings will be accumulated. In this embodiment, the doll body is movable, but the doll body is not movable, so that the coin 7 inserted into the coin slot 2 falls directly into the storage chamber 25B through the inside of the 0 part 6 due to its own weight. It is also possible to configure such a configuration.

Further, in this embodiment, the doll body 5 has the shape of an abstracted animal, but it is not limited to this, and may have the appearance of a human or any other shape. Further, in this embodiment, when the external operator 9 is repeatedly pressed, the doll body 5 and the mouth 6 move in small increments around the rotation axis 5E as shown in FIG. However, in addition to the doll body 5 and the mouth 6, one handprint plate 16B may also be moved simultaneously in conjunction with the pressing operation of the external operator 9. good.

Further, the doll body 5 and the handprint plate 16B may be moved electrically.

Furthermore, although the above embodiment has been described as a piggy bank, it may also be used as a coin insertion toy. In that case, a coin storage section is not necessarily required.

[Effects of the Invention] As is clear from the above description, according to the invention as set forth in claim 1, the doll body, which is disposed inverted in the space formed inside the box body, is arranged in the peephole section. When viewed from above, the concave mirror disposed inside the box projects an erect image, and in this state, a coin is inserted into the mouth of the doll through the coin slot. Then, inside the peephole section, an interesting scene appears that looks like the doll body in an upright state eating a coin.

According to the second aspect of the invention, when a manually operable external operator provided on the box is operated, coins are inserted into the box from the coin slot in conjunction with this operation. gradually enters the mouth of the doll body due to the action of the sudden fall suppressing means. Therefore, an interesting scene in which the doll gradually eats coins is displayed inside the peephole. For example, if the external operator is operated faster, the coin entering the mouth of the doll body descends at a faster speed. Therefore, the speed at which the doll body reflected by the concave mirror eats coins can be controlled in accordance with the operation speed of the external operator.

According to the invention as set forth in claim 3, when the doll body is placed upside down in a space formed inside the box, the doll body is arranged inside the box when viewed from the peephole. Due to the function of the concave mirror, it is projected as an erect image, and
In this state, when a coin is inserted into the mouth of the doll body through the coin slot, a scene appears inside the peephole that looks like the doll body in an upright state eating a coin. will be displayed and the coins inserted will be stored in the storage section, so those who own the piggy bank will insert coins one after another in order to see the interesting movements of the doll. This makes the user want to put coins into the user's mouth, and as a result, a large amount of coins can be stored in the piggy bank within a short period of time.

Further, according to the invention as set forth in claim 4, when a manually operable external operator provided on the box body is operated, a coin is inserted into the inside of the box body from the coin slot in conjunction with this operation. gradually enters the mouth of the doll body due to the action of the sudden fall suppressing means. Therefore, a scene in which the doll gradually eats coins is projected inside the peephole, and the coins inserted are stored in the storage section. For example, if the external operator is operated faster, the coin entering the mouth of the doll body descends at a faster speed. Therefore, the speed at which the doll body reflected by the concave mirror eats coins can be controlled in accordance with the operating speed of the external operator.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing an embodiment of the savings box according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the savings box, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the savings box, and FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the savings box. FIG. 5 is a rear view showing the inside of the box as seen from the back side; FIG. 5 is a side view showing the inside of the savings box as seen from the front side. 1... Piggy bank, 2... Coin slot, 3...
・Peephole part, 4 ・Box body, 5... Doll body, 6...
...Mouth, 7...Coin, 8...Concave mirror, 9...
...External operator, 5C...teeth (sudden fall suppression means),
5F... tongue piece (sudden fall suppression means), IOA...
Inclined portion (sudden fall suppression means), 16A, 16B... handprint plate (sudden fall suppression means). Figure Figure Figure A Figure

Claims (4)

[Claims] (1) A box body having a coin slot and a peephole, a doll body having a mouth portion placed upside down in a space formed inside the box body, and a doll body that is inserted through the coin slot. The state when a coin is inserted into the mouth of
a concave mirror disposed in a position visible through the peephole in the box body so that the image of the doll body is inverted and reflected as an upright image as if eating the coin with its mouth;
A coin insertion toy characterized by being equipped with. (2) an external operator provided on the box so as to be manually operable; and in conjunction with the operation of the external operator, the coin inserted into the box from the coin slot is 2. The coin insertion toy according to claim 1, further comprising a sudden fall suppressing means for suppressing a sudden fall into the mouth of the coin. (3) A box body having a coin slot and a peephole, a doll body having a mouth portion arranged upside down in a space formed inside the box body, and a doll body that is inserted through the coin slot. The state when a coin is inserted into the mouth of
a concave mirror disposed in a position visible through the peephole in the box body so that the image of the doll body is inverted and reflected as an upright image as if eating the coin with its mouth;
A savings box characterized by comprising: a coin storage section provided at a lower part of the box body and communicating with the mouth of the doll body. (4) An external operator is provided on the box so as to be manually operable, and in conjunction with the operation of the external operator, the coin inserted into the box from the coin slot is inserted into the box by the person. 4. The piggy bank according to claim 3, further comprising a sudden fall suppressing means for suppressing a sudden fall into the mouth of the shape.