JPH0736316Y2 - Karakuri clock - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mechanical clock that is installed in a shopping mall plaza and buildings around it.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a mechanical clock, a mechanical device such as a doll, which is normally hidden in the body of the clock, usually operates on the hour (1
The hour hand of the clock is "1" at the hour, 2:00, etc.
It is a clock that appears in the outside world when it is 2).
A wide variety of things are known, from small ones to table clocks and wall clocks, to large ones installed on the wall of a building or on an independent tower.

In general, a mechanical clock has a structure in which the stage of the mechanical device faces in one direction, and a doll or the like appears on the stage at a predetermined time. In addition, there are various modes of movement of the Karakuri device,
For example, large and small mechanics, such as those with doors open and dolls coming out, those with dolls moving further, their movements being up and down and left and right, and at the same time producing music box sounds and other sounds. Each watch has a different mode.

The mechanical clock is a step ahead of the time clock that informs the time, and by operating the mechanical device at the time of time, not only the auditory sense but also the visual effect is given. In other words, while a timekeeping clock informs a person of its time, it is, so to speak, clever, in other words, a dry taste. is there. Occasionally, the viewer forgets the time and invites them to the fantasy world of Karakuri Clock.

In view of the function of such a mechanical clock, recently, a large mechanical clock has been installed in front of the entrance of a department store or in a pavilion of an exhibition, and has begun to be used for attracting customers.

[0006]

As described above, the large-scale Karakuri clock for attracting customers is a performance (karakuri movement) in which only one scene faces one direction in one place, as described above. Therefore, it was difficult to give a story to the Karakuri performance. That is, when changing the background of the stage and the Karakuri movement to give a story, in the conventional device, the door must be closed and the background of the stage and the doll must be replaced. There is a problem that the mechanism and control means are very complicated because control of the mechanism operation is required. For this reason, conventionally, there is a mechanism clock that has a storyline (in other words, brings a continuous interest over time). I didn't.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has been made for the purpose of providing a mechanical clock which can have a story and at the same time have a tendency to attract customers.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems] That is, the present invention relates to a mechanical clock which is arranged in a plaza surrounded by buildings, and includes a clock tower arranged in the center of the plaza and the surrounding buildings. It consists of a mechanical device arranged in zones and an integrated control device for sequentially operating the mechanical device for each zone.

[0009]

The mechanism of the present invention is operated for each zone, so that it is possible to give the spectator a sense of continuity over time. Therefore, by giving a continuous change to the performance contents of the Karakuri unit for each zone, it is possible to generate a story.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to an embodiment. FIG. 1 is a perspective view when the present invention is installed in a plaza of a shopping district,
Is an enlarged view of the same part, and as shown in these figures, Plaza 1
A clock tower 2 is arranged in the center of the building, and a building 3 exists around the square 1. On the wall surface of the building 3 facing the plaza 1, the karakuri device 4 is attached in three zones A, B, and C separately.

The Karakuri device 4 has a doll 11 and a stage 5 inside, and further includes a drive device 6 for the door 7 and the doll 11.
The driving device 8 and the BGM (background music) speaker 9 are provided (see FIG. 3).

Then, the above-mentioned mechanism 4 is operated in sequence for each zone A, B, C by the integrated control device 10 arranged at a proper position.

More specifically, the door driving device 6, the doll driving device 8, and the speakers 9 in the above-described first to third zones.
3 is electrically connected to the integrated control device 10 as shown in FIG. 3, and the integrated control device 10 drives and controls the door 7 and the doll 11 in each zone, and when the drive of the first zone ends, Control to the second zone and the third zone in sequence is performed. At the same time, event music corresponding to the scene of each zone is output from a speaker (not shown) arbitrarily selected for each zone.

Further, in the present invention, as the event contents, for example, the story of Don Quixote facing the windmill is embodied in each zone, the doll 9 in the first zone A goes to the field, the doll 9 in the second zone B is Third state of cooking
It is recommended that the doll 9 in the zone C adopts a mode of having a meal, and that the dolls to be performed sequentially have children moving to the field, cooking, and eating, and the like. Can make you think about the story.

Although the embodiment has been described by dividing the zones into three, that is, ABC, the number of zones is not limited to this, and any number of zones may be provided.

[0016]

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the Karakuri clock of the present invention, a large-scale interest can be obtained over the entire area of the plaza, and since the performances are moved in sequence, the storyline is improved. It becomes possible to have it.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment.

[Figure 2] Enlarged view of the same part

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a control device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Open space 2 Clock tower 3 Building 4 Karakuri device 10 Comprehensive control device A, B, C zone

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A Karakuri clock arranged in a plaza surrounded by buildings, and a clock tower arranged in the center of the plaza, and a Karakuri device arranged in zones around the buildings. And a mechanical control device for sequentially operating the mechanical device for each zone.