JPH0499504A - Coin throw-in toy and savings box - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To cause a positive will for throwing in a coin by allowing an image of an object to be projected in a coin holding state, and an image of an object to be projected, varied at the time of releasing the coin to execute a variation having a story property conforming to dissipation of the coin. CONSTITUTION:An object 5 to be projected, which is inverted and placed in a space formed in the inside of a box body 4 is inverted by a concave mirror 8 provided in a position looked at through a peep-window part 3 and reflected as an erected image. First of all, when a coin 7 is thrown in from a coin throw-in port 2. the coin 7 is held in a position of the object 5 to be projected, by which a projected image being in a state that a part of its object 5 to be projected is varied to the coin 7 can be looked at the peep-window 3. Subsequently, when an external operating piece 9 provided on the box body 4 is operated, holding of the coin is released, and simultaneously, a part of a form of the object 5 to be projected is varied temporarily. A person who throws in the coin looks at from the peep-window 5 a fact that the form of the object 5 to be projected is varied as soon as the coin 7 disappears from the projected image, therefore, he feels interest as if he looks at jugglery.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a coin insertion toy into which coins are inserted through a coin insertion slot, and a savings box using the coin insertion toy.

[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, the piggy banks that have been proposed to date have mainly been proposed from an aesthetic perspective to improve the aesthetic appearance, such as those with an animal-shaped exterior or those with decorations on the outer periphery. However, there were no functional proposals to actively induce the holder to insert coins into the coin slot. Therefore, the piggy bank holder does not find any interest in the piggy bank, and as a result, the piggy bank holder cannot be motivated to put coins into the coin slot. As a result, there is a problem in that coins are not stored in the piggy bank in the negative direction even after a long period of time.

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] The present invention has been made to achieve the above-mentioned problems. a projection object disposed upside down in a space formed inside the projector; coin holding means for holding a coin inserted from the coin slot at a position of the projection object; and a form of the projection object. a concave mirror disposed within the box body for inverting the projection object and projecting it through the peephole as an erect image; An external operator is provided so as to be manually operable, and operates to release the holding of the coin holding means and drive the projection object shape changing means.

In addition to the invention as set forth in claim 1, the invention set forth in claim 2 further includes a coin storage section that is provided within the box body and stores coins that have been released from holding.

In this specification, the form of the projected object includes not only the shape of the projected object, but also the color of the projected object, the pattern of the projected object, and combinations thereof, which can be visually changed. shall be held.

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

First, according to the invention described in claim 1, the object to be projected, which is placed upside down in the space formed inside the box, is located at a position where it can be seen through the peephole inside the box. The concave mirror placed in the mirror reverses the image and projects it as an erect image. First, in this state, when a coin is inserted into the coin slot, the coin is held at the position of the object to be projected by the coin holding means, and a part of the object to be projected changes into a coin. The projected image can be seen through the peephole.

Next, when the external operator provided on the box is operated from this state, the coin retention of the coin holding means is released, and at the same time, the projection object shape changing means changes the shape of a part of the projection object. is temporarily changed. If the system is configured so that this change occurs instantaneously, the person inserting the coin will see through the peephole that the shape of the projected object changes at the same time the coin disappears from the projected image, making it seem as if he or she is watching a magic trick. You will find it very interesting.

In order to make this more interesting, in the present invention, the image of the projected object when the coin is held and the image of the projected object that changes when the coin is released change in a way that has a narrative that matches the disappearance of the coin. It is configured.

Further, according to the invention as set forth in claim 2, during the operation as set forth in the above-mentioned claim, the coin whose coin retention is released enters the coin storage section provided in a part of the box body and is stored.

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

1 and 2 are overall perspective views showing an embodiment of the savings box according to the present invention, FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the savings box, and FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the savings box, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a rear view showing the inside of the front case 4A of the savings box as seen from the back side.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, this savings box 1 includes a box 4 having a coin slot 2 and a peephole 3, and a space formed inside the box 4 from the outside. A projection object 5 arranged upside down so as not to be seen, a coin holder 10 that holds a coin inserted from a coin slot 2 at the position of the projection object 5, and a form of the projection object 5 is changed. A projection object shape changing mechanism 6 (not shown) and a projection object 5 arranged in a position visible through the peephole 3 in the box body 4
A concave mirror 8 that inverts the image and projects it as an erect image, and a box body 4
It is provided with an external operator 9 which is manually operable and which operates to release the holding of the coin holder 10 and to drive the projection object form changing mechanism 6.

The piggy bank 1 according to this embodiment is equipped with a circular peephole 3 at the upper front of the box body 4, and a pattern of the upper body of Mitsuki Mouse making a gesture of stroking a crystal is reflected in the peephole 3. has been done. Further, a coin slot 2 is provided at the bottom of the peephole 3. When a coin is inserted into the piggy bank 1 through the coin slot 2, the design of the crystal is replaced with a projected image of the coin, as shown in FIG. When the child 9 is pushed down, Mitski Mouse's hand moves upward as shown in Figure 2, and at the same time the projected image of the coin changes again.
The pattern changes to that of a crystal child.

The specific configuration of the savings box 1 according to this embodiment will be described below.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the box body 4 is composed of a vertically divided front case 4A and a rear case 4B.
are fixed by correcting screws 11. A peephole 3 through which the inside of the box body 4 can be seen is formed in the upper part of the front case 4A. This peephole 3
A side plate 12 having a flat top is integrally formed with the front case 4A at a lower position. Two bosses 13 are protruded from the lower back portion of the side plate 12 at a predetermined interval. A drawing board 60A, which is a part of the projection object 5, is fixed together with a mounting board 60B across the tip surfaces of the two bosses 13 and the back surface of the side plate 12. Furthermore, a pair of partition plates 26 are integrally formed at predetermined positions inside the front case 4A and rear case 4B that constitute the box body 4 to partition the upper concave mirror arrangement chamber 25A and the lower coin storage chamber 25B. has been done.

In addition, a coin removal hole 28 for taking out stored coins is formed in the lower central part of the coin storage chamber 25B, and a coin removal lid 2 is provided in this coin removal hole 28.
9 is detachably attached.

Further, a long hole 30 whose front surface is long in the vertical direction is formed in the front part of the front case 4A.
In this case, a bottle 31 formed on an external operator 9 that can be manually operated is shown.
is inserted. A sliding plate 33 is fixed to the bottle 31 via a stopper 32. This sliding plate 33 is capable of sliding in the vertical direction of the front case 4A.
An engagement shaft 34 that engages with the second slider port 96 is provided.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a concave mirror 8 is disposed at a position visible through the peephole 3 in the concave mirror arrangement chamber 25A, and a stopper 35 is attached to the back of the concave mirror 8.
is fixed to the rear case 4B. This concave mirror 8
is the picture 63 of Mitski Mouse drawn on the drawing board 60A.
This is to project the image of the object 5 to be projected, such as the object 5, inside the peephole 3 in an erect state as if Mitski Mouse were present, and the curvature of the concave mirror 8 is the same as the inside of the peephole 3. It is configured so that the image of the object 5 to be projected is focused on the position.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the projection object 5 and the projection object shape changing mechanism 6.

First, the projection object 5 will be explained.

The objects 5 to be projected include a drawing board 60A on which a picture 63 of Mitski Mouse is drawn, a crystal drawing board 62 on which a picture of crystal pressure is drawn, and Mitski Mouse's hand 65a.

A rocking plate 64a having 65b carved on its surface.

64b, each of which is attached to the mounting board 60B. Among them, the swing plate 64a.

64b is configured to swing by a projection object shape changing mechanism 6, which will be described later. This projected object 5 is the fifth
As shown in the figure and FIG. 6, it is arranged in an inverted state, and its projected image is reflected by a concave mirror 8, so that it can be seen through the throat window 3 as an erect image. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the space between the crystal drawing board 62 and the drawing board 60A has a width t (which serves as a coin passage) through which the coin 7 can pass, and is attached to the mounting board 60B. In addition, the drawing board 6
0A is equipped with an opening 61 in the upper center thereof through which the crystal drawing board 62 can be seen, and the coin 7 is provided with an opening 61 through which the crystal drawing board 62 can be seen.
The coin holder O is held between A and the crystal drawing plate 62 so as to cover up the crystal pressure of the crystal drawing plate 62.

Next, the projection object shape changing mechanism 6 will be explained.

The projection object shape changing mechanism 6 that swings the swing plates 64a and 64b includes an elevating plate 66, swing plates 64a and 54b, a mounting board 60B fixed in a state facing the drawing board 60A, and a lever 68. There is.

The projection object shape changing mechanism 6 uses a lever 68 to control the linear movement of the sliding plate 33 when the external operator 9 is pressed down.
This is a mechanism that converts the vertical movement of the elevating plate 66 into an up-and-down movement by the function of the movement plate 66, and then converts the vertical movement back into a swinging movement of the swinging plates 64a and 64b.

Also, the lever 68 extends along its length through the first slider port 9.
4 and a second slider port 96, the first slider port 94 is engaged with a bottle 74 protruding from the center of the surface of the mounting board 60B side of the elevating plate 66, and the second slider port 94 is engaged with the first slider port 94. 96
The engaging shaft 34 of the sliding plate 33 described above is engaged with the engaging shaft 34 of the sliding plate 33 mentioned above. A lever pivot shaft 90 protruding from the back surface of the mounting board 60B is fitted into an opening 92 provided at the center of the lever 68, so that the lever 68 is rotatably supported.

Further, a swinging plate support bin 76 is protruded from the center of the surface of the drawing board 60A side of the lifting plate 66, and the swinging plate 64a,
64b is engaged with openings 102a and 102b. Further, the pin 74 on the surface of the mounting board 60B side of the lifting plate 66 is connected to a long hole 74 formed vertically in the center of the mounting board 60B.
is inserted therethrough and engaged with the first slider port 94 of the lever 68. Further, protrusions 78° 78 are formed on the left and right sides of the elongated hole 72 of the mounting board 60B to guide the vertical movement of the elevating plate 66, and swing plates 64a and 64b are provided on the outside of both sides of the protrusions 78 and 78, respectively. Support shaft 80 rotatably supported
a and 80b are integrally formed. On the other hand, the elevating plate 6
One end of a lifting plate biasing spring 98 that pulls the lifting plate 66 downward is locked to the lower part of the mounting board 60B side surface of No. 6, and the other end of the spring 98 is locked to the lower end of the mounting board 60B. .

FIG. 7 is a front view of the mounting board 60B with the lifting plate 66, coin holder 1o, swing plates 64a, 64b, and lever 68 attached, and FIG. 8 is a view of the mounting board 60B viewed from the back. Yes, Figure 7.

The relationship between the vertical movement of the elevating plate 66 and the oscillating movement of the oscillating plates 64a and 64b will be explained with reference to FIG. 8 and FIGS. 1 and 2.

In the state WB in which the elevating plate 66 is located at the bottom (represented by a dashed line in FIG. 7), the swing plate support bin 76 is located at the bottom, so the swing plates 64a and 64b are respectively attached to the support shaft 80.
The hands 65a and 65b of Mitski Mouse are rotated upward about a and 80b, and the hands 65a and 65b of the mouse are positioned above. Due to the action of the concave mirror 8, the projected image is seen from the viewing window 3 upside down, so the Mitski mouse's hand 65a
.

65b are observed positioned on both sides of the coin 7 as shown in FIG. From this state, the elevator plate 6
6 moves upward (represented by a solid line in FIG. 7), the rocking plate support bin 76 also moves upward, so that the rocking plates 64a and 64b carved with Mitski Mouse's hand are supported by the support shafts 80a and 64b, respectively. 80b is rotated downward, and by the action of the concave mirror 8, the hands 65a and 65b of Mitski Mouse change to be positioned above the coin 7 from the peephole 3 as shown in FIG. I will do it.

Next, a mechanism for holding and releasing the coin 7 will be explained.

In FIG. 6, a bearing portion 88, 88 that rotatably supports the shaft pin 86 of the coin holder 10 is integrally formed at the lower central portion of the mounting board 60B. Further, the lower end of the coin holder 10 is a cylindrical rotating part 104, and the surface on the mounting board 60B side has a protrusion 106 that comes into contact with the elevating plate 66.
, and a coil spring 108 that is biased toward the mounting board 60B. Therefore, by inserting the cylindrical rotating part 104 of the coin holder 10 into the bearing part 88.88 and inserting the shaft pin 86 into the shaft hole of the bearing part 88.88, the coin holder 10 can be freely rotated. It can be supported while being biased towards the mounting board 60B. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, when the coin holder 10 is in a state where the elevating plate 66 is located downward, the protrusion 106 of the coin holder]O comes into contact with the lower part of the elevating plate 66, and the coin holder 10 The upper end protrudes into the coin passage, and the coin 7 inserted from the coin insertion slot 2 hits the coin 7, thereby holding the coin 7 like a crystal drawing plate 62. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 9, when the elevating plate 66 is located upward, the protrusion 106 of the coin holder 10 enters below the elevating plate 66, and the upper end of the coin holder 10 exits from the coin passage. As a result, a passage to the coin storage section 25B is created.

Next, a series of operations when coins are inserted into the savings box 1 configured as described above will be explained.

Before the coin 7 is inserted, as shown in FIG. These are the crystal on the crystal plate 62 and Mitski Mouse's hands 65a and 65b located horizontally on the crystal.

When the coin 7 is inserted into the coin slot 2 from this state, the coin 7 stops in contact with the upper end of the coin holder ]0, and the crystal pressure is drawn through the peephole 3 as shown in FIG. An image of the crystal on the plate 62 transformed into the coin 7 will be visible.

When the external operator 9 is pressed by the unit, the pressing force passes through the engagement shaft 34 of the sliding plate 33 and is applied to the lever 68 that fits into the engagement shaft 34, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 8. This is transmitted to the second slider port 96 and causes the lever 68 to rotate clockwise about the lever pivot shaft 90 as the rotation axis. The first slider port 94 of the lever 68 has a bin 74 of the elevating plate 66.
are engaged, the elevating plate 66 moves upward against the biasing force of the elevating plate biasing spring 98. The rocking plate 6 engages with the bin 74 of the lifting plate 66 due to its movement.
4a, 64b rotate downward about the support shafts 80a, 80b, respectively, to form the Mitski mouse hands 65a of the swing plates 64a, 64b.

65b is now located below the quartz drawing plate 62, and as shown in FIG.
The image is observed through the peephole 3 in an upright position.

Moreover, at the same time as the elevating plate 66 moves upward, the protrusion 1 of the coin holder 10 that was in contact with the lower part of the elevating plate 66
06 is located below the elevating plate 66,
The relief angle θ of the coin holder 1o becomes smaller, and as a result, the upper end of the coin holder 10, which was in contact with the lower part of the coin 7, comes off the coin 7, and the coin 7 passes through the coin passageway toward the coin storage section 25B. and fall.

Figure 9 shows the situation at that time.

When you release your finger from the external operator 9 and stop pressing the external operator 9, the elevating plate 66 releases the elevating plate biasing spring 98.
is pulled back downward by the action of the swing plates 64a, 64b.
is returned to its original upper position, and the coin holder 10
The coin holder 10 returns to its original tilt (the state shown in Figure 3).
The upper end of the coin 7 is stopped from falling.

Therefore, as the external operator 9 is pressed, the Mitski mouse can be seen moving its hand over the coin 7, and at the same time, the sight of the coin 7 turning into a crystal can be seen through the peephole 3. It becomes as interesting as if you were watching a magic trick. Since this change attracts interest, the owner of the piggy bank wants to reproduce the magic trick, and one after another, the coin 7 is inserted into the coin slot 2 through the peephole 3. A large amount of coins will be stored in the coin storage section 25B.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention.

For example, in this embodiment, the picture drawn on the drawing board 60A is a Mitski mouse, but the picture is not limited to this, and may be a picture shaped like a human or another object. Furthermore, in this embodiment, Mitski Mouse's face itself does not change, but if the shape changing means such as the rocking plates 64a and 64b are used to change Mitski Mouse's face, This makes the movement more interesting.

In addition, in the above embodiment, as a change in the form of the projection object 5, an example was shown in which when Mitski Mouse's hand was brought over the coin, the coin turned into a crystal, but in addition to this, Mitski Mouse It is possible to adopt various changes such as not only changes in shape, but also changes in colors and patterns, such as changes in the ears of a key mouse or the color of clothes.

Further, in the embodiment described above, the driving of the swing plates 64a and 64b as projection object shape changing means and the operation of releasing the coin holding were performed by manual force by pressing the external operator 9. If it is acceptable to increase the cost, an electric motor or the like may be used as the power source, and the external operator 9 may be used only as a switching means.

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, the coin storage section 25B is not necessarily required.

Further, in the above embodiments, the inserted object was described as a coin, but the inserted object is not limited to coins, but is necessarily limited to coins as long as it is an object whose projected image can be reflected by the concave mirror 8. It's not a thing.

[Effects of the Invention] As is clear from the above description, according to the invention recited in claim J, the projection object placed upside down in the space formed inside the box and the object held in the box. The coin is reflected as an erect image by the function of a concave mirror disposed inside the box.

When the external operator is operated from this state, the coin is thrown into the box, and at the same time, the projected object shape! @The changing means causes a part of the shape of the projected object to move, causing a change in shape.6 Since the present invention is configured so that this change occurs instantaneously, the person inserting the coin can change the shape as soon as the coin disappears. You will see a scene in which the shape of the projected object changes, and it will be as interesting as watching a magic trick.

Further, according to the invention as set forth in claim 2, by using the coin insertion toy as a piggy bank, those who own a piggy bank want to see such interesting magic tricks,
The user wants to insert coins into the coin slot one after another, and as a result, a large amount of coins can be stored in the piggy bank in a short period of time.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing an embodiment of the savings box according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an overall perspective view of the savings box immediately after a coin falls, FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the savings box, and FIG. 5 is a rear view showing the inside of the front case 4A of the savings box as seen from the back side. FIG. 6 is a projection object 5 and a projection object shape changing mechanism 6. FIG. 7 is a front view of the mounting board 60B with the lifting plate 66, coin holder 10, swing plates 64a, 64b, and lever 68 attached, and FIG. 8 is the back side of the mounting board 60B. FIG. 9 is a vertical sectional view of the savings box when a coin is dropped. Projected object form changing means, 7...coin, 8...
Concave mirror, 9... external operator, 10... coin holder (coin holder means). l...Piggy bank, 2...Coin slot, 3...
Peephole, 4...Box, 5...Projected object, 6.
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Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A box having a coin slot and a peephole, an object to be projected upside down in a space formed inside the box, and a coin inserted from the coin slot to be projected onto the object. a coin holding means for holding at the position of the projection object; a projection object form changing means for changing the form by operating a part of the form of the projection object; and a coin holding means for changing the form of the projection object; a concave mirror that is inverted and projected through the peephole as an erect image; and a concave mirror that is manually operable provided on the box body;
An external operator is provided to release the holding of the coin holding means and drive the projection object shape changing means, and when a coin is inserted through the coin slot, part of the shape of the projection object changes to a coin. When the external operator is operated from the state where the coin is held, the coin holding means is released, and at the same time, the form of the projected object is temporarily changed by the projected object form changing means. A coin-insertion toy with special features. (2) A box having a coin slot and a peephole, an object to be projected upside down in a space formed inside the box, and a coin inserted from the coin slot to be projected onto the object. a coin holding means for holding at the position of the projection object; a projection object form changing means for changing the form by operating a part of the form of the projection object; and a coin holding means for changing the form of the projection object; a concave mirror that is inverted and projected through the peephole as an erect image; and a concave mirror that is manually operable provided on the box body;
an external operator for operating the holding release of the coin holding means and driving of the projected object shape changing means; and a coin storage section provided within the box body for storing the coin whose holding has been released; When a coin is inserted from the slot and a part of the object to be projected is changed into a coin, when the external operator is operated, the coin holding means is released from holding the coin, and at the same time, the shape of the object to be projected is changed. A savings box characterized in that the form of the object to be projected is temporarily changed by a changing means.