JPH0568752A - Imitation sound generating toy - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide an imitation sound generating toy which generates imitation sound in accordance with motion of a body part such as an arm where a toy is installed, and with which the sorts of the generated imitation sound can be increased without increasing the number of pushbutton switches for generating the imitation sound. CONSTITUTION:For an imitation sound generating toy 1, an imitation sound generating circuit 2 comprising a detection switch 14 for detecting a rotation action of a body part where the toy is installed, a detection switch 13 for detecting a protruding action of the body part where the toy is installed, and a mode change detecting means for detecting the rotation action of the body part detected by the rotation action detection switch 14 continuing for a predetermined time or more is provided, so that imitation sound in accordance with detection results by the detection switches 13 and 14 is generated, and the imitation sound is changed based on a detection result by the mode change detecting means.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an onomatopoeia generating toy which is attached to one arm of a child and produces various onomatopoeic sounds according to the movement of the one arm.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A toy is known which is attached to one arm of a child and operates so as to generate, for example, a punch sound or a machine gun sound by the operation of the child. Such toys inflate the contents of children's play by bringing one arm to the image of a robot hand.

This toy is constructed with a plurality of button switches for generating onomatopoeia, and when a child selects a button switch of his / her preference, an onomatopoeia corresponding to the selected button switch is generated. ing.

[0004]

However, in the conventional configuration, if an attempt is made to increase the types of onomatopoeia generated,
The number of button switches must be increased by that number. Moreover, when the number of button switches is increased, the number of types of onomatopoeia increases, but the functional image of the robot hand does not increase so much.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and makes it possible to automatically generate an onomatopoeia in accordance with the movement of a body part such as one arm to which a toy is attached.
An object of the present invention is to provide an onomatopoeia toy that can increase the types of onomatopoeia generated without increasing the number of button switches for onomatopoeia generation.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is an onomatopoeia toy which is attached to the body of a user and produces an onomatopoeia by the action of the user, and detects the rotational movement of the body part to which the toy is attached. Rotational movement detecting means, protruding movement detecting means for detecting the protruding movement of the body part to which the toy is attached, and mode switching detection for detecting that the rotating movement of the body part detected by the rotating movement detecting means continues for a predetermined time or more. Means for generating an onomatopoeia according to the detection result of the rotation operation detecting means and the protruding operation detecting means,
The contents of the onomatopoeia are changed according to the detection result of the mode switching detecting means.

[0007]

According to the present invention, by detecting the movement of the body by the rotational movement detecting means and the protruding movement detecting means, the onomatopoeia corresponding to the respective movements are automatically generated. Since the content of the onomatopoeia that is generated changes according to the detection result of the mode switching detection means, the functional image as an action toy is further enhanced.

Further, since the onomatopoeia produced by the operation of the conventional button switch can be changed according to the result of the mode switching detecting means, the types of the onomatopoeia produced can be increased without increasing the number of button switches.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows the internal structure of an embodiment of the onomatopoeia generating toy according to the present invention. The onomatopoeia generating toy 1 is configured to include an onomatopoeia generation circuit 2 that executes signal processing for generating an onomatopoeia, a battery 3 that serves as a power supply, and a speaker 4 that produces an onomatopoeia. The artificial sound generating circuit 2 includes, for example, five switches A10, a switch B11, a switch C12, and a switch D.
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the switch A10, the switch B11, and the switch C12 are provided with normal button switches that can be operated from the outside of the onomatopoeia generating toy 1. Band 5
Is used when attaching the onomatopoeia generating toy 1 to one arm of the user as shown in FIG.

On the other hand, the switch D13 and the switch E14
Is disposed inside the onomatopoeia toy. The switch D13 and the switch E14 are, as shown in FIG. 5, a pair of plate-shaped members 20 having weights 21 and 21 'at their tip positions.
Contact member 2 having contacts 22, 22 'at each tip of the
It is configured by disposing 3, 23 '. In FIG. 5, the arrow indicates the hand direction of one arm to which the onomatopoeia generating toy 1 is attached. The insulating portions 24, 24 'of the contact members 23, 23' provided so as to face the contact points 22, 22 'are provided so as to be in a conductive state only when the weight 21 comes into contact with the contact 22, and the arc portion 25. Is provided to absorb the vibration of the plate member 20.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the plate member 20, and FIG. 7 is a front view of the contact member 23 before bending. As can be seen from these figures, switch D13 and switch E14
The switch E14 is basically the same in structure, but the switch E14 has a longer leg than the switch D13.

FIG. 8 shows the structure of an onomatopoeia generation circuit 2 which processes the detection signals of these switches to generate an onomatopoeic electrical signal.

The onomatopoeia generation circuit 2 comprises a microprocessor 30. Microprocessor 30
Is a switch B11, a switch C12, a switch D13
And an input detection signal of the switch E14, on the basis of their detection results, set to turn on the transistors A31 and the transistor B32 by setting PC ₀ pin to L level, thereby connecting the battery 3 to the speaker 4 And operate to generate onomatopoeia. The size of this onomatopoeia is that the microprocessor 30 uses the transistor A31.
It can be changed by selecting either the PC ₁ terminal or the PC ₂ terminal when turning on. The switch A10 is connected to the reset terminal of the microprocessor 30 and functions as a power switch of the toy 1.

Next, the microprocessor 30 executes the operation of the onomatopoeia generating toy 1 configured as described above, as shown in FIG.
~ It demonstrates according to the flowchart of FIG.

First, when it is confirmed that the switch A10 is turned on in step 1, the power is turned on in the next step 2, and a power-on sound is emitted to notify that the power is turned on in the following step 3. And then step 4
Then, it is judged whether or not the switch E14 is turned on for 0.2 seconds. Since this switch E14 has the structure described in FIG. 5, it is turned on by the user turning the arm around the toy 1 around. Therefore, if it is determined that the power was on for 0.2 seconds, it is determined that the arm has been rotated once.
At this time, the process proceeds to the determination in step 5, and unless the arm is rotated four times or more in succession, the first rotation sound is emitted in step 6 and the process returns to the determination in step 4, and the arm is continuously rotated four times or more. If so, a louder second rotation sound is emitted in step 7, the power-up mode is set in the next step 8, and the process returns to the determination in step 4. That is, the rotation sound is emitted according to the rotation of the arm, and the power-up mode is entered when the rotation of the arm is increased.

When the rotation of the arm is stopped, it is judged at step 9 whether or not the switch D13 is turned on. This switch D
Since 13 has the structure described with reference to FIG. 5, it is turned on when the user projects the arm to which the toy 1 is attached (so-called punch). If it is determined in step 9 that the arm is protruded, the process proceeds to step 10, and if the power-up mode is not set, a punch sound "bash" is sounded in step 11. If the power-up mode is set, in step 12, it is determined whether or not the arm is continuously projected. If it is not continuous, in step 13, the first crash sound of a straight "burn" is continuously output. If so, in step 14, the second crash sound "burr, burr, burr" which is repeated hits is sounded, and the process returns to the judgment in step 4. That is, the punching sound is generated in accordance with the movement of the protruding arm, and the punching sound is louder in the power-up mode.

When the protrusion of the arm stops, it is determined in step 15 whether or not the switch C12 is turned on. The switch C12 is turned on by the operation of the user regardless of the movement of the arm. If it is determined in step 15 that the switch C12 is turned on, the process proceeds to step 16, and if the power-up mode is not set,
If the bullet sound "burn" is sounded in step 17 and the power-up mode is set, the laser beam sound "pillopiropiro ..." is sounded until the switch C12 is turned off in steps 18 and 19. Return to the judgment of step 4.

When it is determined in step 15 that the switch C12 is off, it is determined in step 20 whether the switch B11 is on. This switch B1
1 is also turned on by the operation of the user regardless of the movement of the arm. Switch B11 according to the judgment in step 20.
If it is determined that the power is turned on, the process proceeds to the determination in step 21, and if the power-up mode is not set, a squeaking sound is heard in step 22,
If set to power-up mode, step 23
And in step 24, sound the machine gun sound "Da, Da, Da, ..." until the switch B11 is turned off.
Return to the judgment of step 4.

In this way, the onomatopoeia generating toy 1 produces onomatopoeia, but as shown in steps 25 to 27, the power-up mode set in step 8 is 3
It will be automatically released after 0 seconds and step 5
As shown in No. 8 to No. 4 in arm during power-up mode
When turned, a new 30-second power-up mode begins. Then, as shown in step 28 and step 29, when there is no input that produces onomatopoeia for 1 minute,
Executes processing to turn off the power with a warning sound.

As described above, by executing the operation procedure shown in the flow charts of FIGS. 9 to 11, the artificial sound producing toy 1 produces various artificial sounds.

FIG. 12 shows another example of the configuration of the switch D13 for detecting the protruding motion of the arm and the switch E14 for detecting the rotating motion of the arm. In the switch D13 of this example, the spring is extended by the impact of the protrusion of the arm and the conduction state with the contact is realized. Further, the switch E14 is a switch that realizes a conductive state with a contact by bending an elastic member provided at the center by rotation of the arm.

Although the embodiment has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the body part to which the toy is attached is not limited to the arm and may be a leg or any other part. Further, the specific numerical values and onomatopoeia in the flowcharts of FIGS. 9 to 11 are merely examples.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention, the onomatopoeia is emitted according to the movement of the body part, and the number of onomatopoeia is increased by the two modes of the normal mode and the power-up mode. High-performance action toys are provided. Also, the types of onomatopoeia generated by the conventional button switch operation can be doubled by these two modes.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the outer appearance of the embodiment.

3 is an external perspective view of the embodiment viewed from a direction different from FIG.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a mounting state of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of a detection switch according to an embodiment.

6 is a front view of a plate-shaped member that constitutes the detection switch of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a front view of the contact switch of the detection switch of FIG. 5 before bending.

FIG. 8 is a circuit diagram used in the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an onomatopoeia generation operation of the embodiment.

10 is a diagram showing a subroutine in the flowchart of FIG.

11 is a diagram showing another subroutine in the flowchart of FIG.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing another configuration example of the operation detecting means.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Artificial sound generating toy, 2 ... Artificial sound generating circuit, 3 ... Battery, 4 ... Speaker, 10-14 ... Switch.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A toy-sound-producing toy that is attached to the body of a user and that produces an onomatopoeia by the action of the user, and a rotational motion detection means that detects the rotational motion of the body part to which the toy is mounted, and the toy. Is provided with a protruding motion detecting means for detecting a protruding motion of the body part attached, and a mode switching detecting means for detecting that the rotation motion of the body part detected by the rotation motion detecting means continues for a predetermined time or more, An onomatopoeia toy that generates an onomatopoeia according to the detection results of the rotation operation detecting means and the protruding operation detection means, and changes the content of the onomatopoeia according to the detection results of the mode switching detection means.