JPH0947311A - Melody umbrella - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To automatically play music or the like when an umbrella is opened. SOLUTION: When the user of a melody umbrella 2 pushes up a lower runner 8 along a middle rod 4 with a hand in order to open the umbrella, relaxes the hand when a lower end 8a of the lower runner 8 gets over the upper end of a top spring 16, and separates the hand, the lower runner 8 is supported by abutting its lower end 8a to the upper end of the top spring 16 and fixed at that position. At such a time, a knob attached on the lower surface of acoustic equipment 14 is pushed up by the upper surface of the lower runner 8 and the power source of the acoustic equipment 14 is turned on. As a result, the acoustic equipment 14 is operated, the waveform data of melody sounds of music box are read out of a built-in IC memory, D/A converted and further amplified and a speaker is rung later. Therefore, when the melody umbrella 2 is opened, the melody sounds of music box are automatically played from the acoustic equipment 14 and the user of the umbrella listens to the melody sounds and can relax feelings.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an umbrella, and more particularly to a melody umbrella in which music or the like is automatically played when the umbrella is used.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Commuting, going to school, or going out on a rainy day is depressing to many people. Especially during the rainy season, when it rains a lot, and in winter when there is a sleet of rain, it makes people feel chilly and cold.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention was made in order to eliminate such a dismal feeling on a rainy day, and the purpose thereof is to automatically play music when the umbrella is opened. The purpose is to provide a melody umbrella.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an umbrella having a lower rocker pivotally attached to a proximal end of a fulcrum and slidably coupled to a center rod, wherein When the umbrella is pushed up and the umbrella is opened, a switch member that engages with the lower wheel and an acoustic device that operates when the switch member engages with the lower wheel to generate one or both of a musical sound and a voice. It is characterized by having and.

The present invention also provides an IC memory in which the acoustic device samples a waveform of a sound containing one or both of a musical sound and a voice, and stores waveform data obtained by digital representation, and the IC memory. A D / A converter that converts a digital signal obtained by reading the waveform data from a memory into an analog signal, an amplifier that amplifies an output signal of the D / A converter, and a speaker that emits sound by the output signal of the amplifier And the switch member,
A power switch of the audio device is configured.

The present invention also provides that the acoustic device is a radio,
It is configured to include at least one of a tape recorder and a mini disc player, and the switch member constitutes a power switch of the audio device. The present invention is also characterized by further including an operation blocking switch for preventing the sound device from operating even when the switch member is engaged with the lower wheel when the predetermined state is set. The present invention is also characterized by further comprising a timer device for stopping the operation of the audio device when a predetermined time has elapsed after the switch member is engaged with the lower wheel. The present invention also prevents the operation of the acoustic device until the switch member engages the lower wheel and a predetermined time elapses, and the switch member engages the lower wheel for the predetermined time period. When a time elapses, a timer device for activating the audio device is further provided.

In the melody umbrella of the present invention, when the lower wheel is pushed up to open the umbrella, the switch member engages with the lower wheel,
As a result, the audio device produces a musical sound or voice.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a schematic side view showing an example of a melody umbrella according to the present invention. An upper wheel 6 is fixed to an upper portion of a center rod 4 of the melody umbrella 2, and a lower wheel 8 is coupled to the center rod 4 so as to be vertically slidable therebelow. Upper wheel 6
The ribs 10 are pivotally attached at their proximal ends, and the ribs 12 are pivotally attached at the base ends thereof to the lower locker 8, respectively, and the tips of the ribs 12 are pivotally attached at midpoints of the ribs 10. It should be noted that in FIG. 1, the main bone 10 and the fulcrum 12 shown by the alternate long and short dash line on the left side of the center rod 4
Shows the case where the umbrella is closed, and the ribs 10 and the skeletons 12 shown by the solid lines on the right side of the center rod 4 show the case where the umbrella is opened.

The acoustic device 14 according to the present invention has an annular cross section, and the middle rod 4 is inserted through the central hole, and is located between the upper and lower rotors 6 and 8 near the upper rotor 6. Stick 4
It is stuck in place. As shown in detail in FIG. 2, on the lower surface 14a of the audio device 14, a knob 14b (switch member according to the present invention) projects outside the audio device 14 through an opening provided in the lower surface 14a. The knob 14b is movable in the vertical direction within a predetermined distance range, and is normally urged downward by a predetermined spring (not shown) mounted inside the audio device 14 to reach the lower limit position. To open the umbrella, the lower wheel 8 is moved upward, and when the lower end 8a of the lower wheel 8 is supported by the upper end of the repellant 16, the knob 14b moves against the spring by the upper surface 8b of the lower wheel 8. And is pushed upward to move to the upper limit position in FIG.

The upper end of the knob 14b is connected to a predetermined electric contact piece in the audio device 14, and the knob 14b and the electric contact piece constitute a power switch of the audio device 14. When the knob 14b is in the lower limit position, the power switch is in the off state, and when the knob 14b is in the upper limit position, the power switch is in the on state.

The sound device 14 also has a knob 14e for an operation preventing switch and a knob 14f for a timer switch on the upper surface 14c, and a knob 14d for a volume knob and a knob 14g for a timer time setting switch on the side surface. In addition, a large number of holes 14h for outputting the sound of the speaker to the outside are formed on the side wall of the acoustic device 14.

Next, the circuit configuration of the audio device 14 will be described with reference to the functional block diagram of FIG. This audio device 14 includes an IC memory 20, a read control circuit 22, a D /
A converter 24, amplifier 26, speaker 28, battery 30,
The timer 32 and the like are included. IC memory 2
Reference numeral 0 represents a ROM (Read Only Memory), and in this embodiment, waveform data of a music box melody tone is sampled and digitized and stored. The read control circuit 22 controls the IC memory 20, applies address data, and repeatedly reads the waveform data from the IC memory 20.

The D / A converter 24 converts the digital waveform data read from the IC memory 20 into an analog signal, and the amplifier 26 amplifies the analog signal to a predetermined level and supplies it to the speaker 28. . The amplifier 26 has a volume 14D, and the volume of the sound emitted from the speaker 28 can be adjusted by turning the knob 14d of the volume 14D. The speaker 28 is arranged inside the large number of holes 14h formed in the side wall of the audio device shown in FIG.

The power source of the acoustic device 14 is the battery 30, the negative electrode of the battery 30 is connected to the ground potential point of the acoustic device 14, and the positive electrode is connected to the timer 32 through the power switch 14B and the operation blocking switch 14E. Further, it is connected to the IC memory 20, the read control circuit 22, the D / A converter 24, and the power supply terminal of the amplifier 26 through the timer 32.

The power switch 14B is the knob 14 described above.
When the knob 14b is pushed upward by the lower wheel 8 and reaches the upper limit position as described above, the contact piece forming the power switch 14B comes into contact with the switch 14B to be turned on. The operation prevention switch 14E is connected in series with the power switch 14B, and the knob 14e described above is used.
Is turned on when is pressed by a manual operation. Knob 1 indicates whether the operation blocking switch 14E is on or off.
Each time 4e is pressed, it is switched. The knob 14e is in a depressed state when the operation prevention switch 14E is on, and is in a protruding state when the operation prevention switch 14E is off.

When the timer 32 has passed a certain time,
When turned on, one terminal of the operation prevention switch 14E is connected to the power supply terminal of each part described above. Whether or not the timer operation is performed depends on the state of the timer switch 14F. The timer switch 14F is switched on and off each time the knob 14f of the timer switch 14F is pressed once, like the operation blocking switch 14E. Then, when the knob 14f is pressed once and becomes in the pressed state, the timer switch 14F is pressed.
Is turned on, and the timer 32 performs a timer operation at this time. When the knob 14f is pushed again to be in the protruding state, the timer switch 14F is turned off, and the timer 32 does not perform the timer operation at this time.

Further, the timer time setting switch 14G of the timer 32 is for turning the knob 14g to set the timer time, and in this example, 5 minutes or 10 minutes can be selected. Therefore, when 5 minutes is selected by the knob 14g, the timer 32 is turned on 5 minutes after the switch 14B is turned on and the timer 32 is supplied with power, and the power is supplied to each of the above units.

The respective parts of the melody umbrella 2 thus constructed, particularly the audio device 14, operate as follows. First, the operation in the basic state in which the operation blocking switch 14E is turned on and the timer switch 14F is turned off will be described. In this case, since the operation prevention switch 14E is turned on, when the power switch 14B is turned on, the power is supplied to the timer 3
2 will be supplied immediately. Further, since the timer switch 14F is off, the timer 32 does not perform the timer operation. Therefore, when electric power is supplied through the power switch 14B, the electric power is immediately supplied to each of the above parts.

Since the user of the melody umbrella 2 opens the umbrella,
Push the lower wheel 8 up along the center rod 4 with your hand and
When the lower end 8a of the lower end 8a exceeds the upper end 16a of the repellent 16 and the hand is released and released, the lower wheel 8 is attached to the lower end 8a thereof.
Is supported by abutting against the upper end 16a of the cistern 16, and is fixed at that position. At this time, the knob 14b is pushed upward by the upper surface 8b of the lower wheel 8, the knob 14b reaches its upper limit position, and the power switch 14B is turned on. As a result, power is supplied from the battery 30 to the timer 32, and the timer 32 starts operating. However, since the timer switch 14F is off as described above, the timer 32 does not perform timer operation. The power from the battery 30 is immediately supplied to each part of the IC memory 20, the read control circuit 22, the D / A converter 24, and the amplifier 26 through the timer 32, and the above parts start operating.

First, the read control circuit 22 gives a signal for instructing the IC memory 20 to read, and then generates an address whose value sequentially increases at a constant speed.
It is supplied to the C memory 20. When the address supplied to the IC memory 20 reaches the maximum value, the read control circuit 2
2 returns to the original address, for example, address 0, and the value is sequentially increased again from that address to supply the address.

When a read instruction signal is given from the read control circuit 22 to the IC memory 20 and an address is given, the IC memory 20 sequentially reads and outputs the waveform data of the stored music box melody tone based on the address. . The D / A converter 24 converts the digital waveform data output from the IC memory 20 into an analog signal, and the amplifier 26 amplifies this signal to a size according to the setting state of the volume 14D and supplies it to the speaker 28. . As a result, a music box melody sound is played from the speaker 28.

As described above, in the melody umbrella 2 of this embodiment, when the umbrella is opened, the melody sound of the music box automatically flows. Therefore, the user of the melody umbrella 2 feels good by hearing the melody sound of the music box. Even on rainy days, which are often worn out, you can walk outside in a bright mood.

When the operation blocking switch 14E is turned off in advance, the umbrella is opened and the power switch 14 is opened.
Even when B is turned on, the electric power from the battery 30 is not supplied to the operation prevention switch 14E and thereafter. Therefore, the above parts do not operate, and no melody sound is generated from the speaker 28. Therefore, for example, in the case where a person around the user is troubled, the operation preventing switch 14E may be turned off so that the melody sound is not generated even when the umbrella is opened.

When the timer switch 14F is turned on, the timer 32 operates as a timer. Therefore, for example, when the timer time setting switch 14G is set to 5 minutes, the umbrella is opened and the power switch 14B is turned on. Since then 5
After a minute, the timer 32 is turned on and electric power is supplied to each part of the audio device 14, so that the melody sound starts to flow at that time.

In this embodiment, the timer 32 is turned on when the umbrella is opened for a certain time, but the timer 32 is turned off after a certain time is passed. May be. In that case, when the umbrella is opened, the melody sound starts to flow immediately, and after a certain period of time elapses, the melody sound is automatically stopped.

Further, in the present embodiment, the music box melody sound is made to flow as the musical sound, but various instrumental music or songs, or human talk or conversation can be played instead of the music box melody sound. In that case, the waveform data for that purpose may be stored in the IC memory 20.

Further, instead of using the IC memory 20, a tape recorder or a mini disk may be used for playing music, and a radio is used to configure the acoustic device 14 so that when the umbrella is opened automatically. The radio may be turned on.

[0028]

As described above, in the melody umbrella of the present invention, when the lower wheel is pushed up to open the umbrella, the switch member engages with the lower wheel, and as a result, the audio device produces a musical sound or voice. Therefore, with the melody umbrella of the present invention, when the umbrella is opened, music or the like automatically flows, so that the user of the umbrella can enjoy a bright mood by listening to this music even on a rainy day when the mood tends to be depressed. You can walk. Also,
In the melody umbrella of the present invention provided with an operation blocking switch, by turning off the operation blocking switch as necessary, it is possible to prevent music from sounding even when the umbrella is opened, for example, to avoid disturbing the people around it. You can And
In the melody umbrella of the present invention provided with a timer device, the umbrella is opened and the switch member is engaged with the lower wheel, and thereafter, when a certain period of time has passed, the operation of the audio device is stopped,
Alternatively, the audio device can be activated after a certain time has elapsed. That is, it is possible to stop playing music or the like after a certain period of time has passed since the umbrella was opened, or conversely, start playing music after a certain period of time has elapsed since the umbrella was opened.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view showing an example of a melody umbrella of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a part of a melody umbrella in detail.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing an audio device forming a melody umbrella.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Melody Umbrella 4 Middle Rod 6 Upper Roll 8 Lower Roll 10 Ribbon 12 Spindle 14 Sound Device 14B Power Switch 14D Volume 14E Operation Blocking Switch 14F Timer Switch 14G Timer Time Setting Switch 20 IC Memory 22 Control Circuit 24 D / A Converter 26 Amplifier 28 Speaker 30 Battery 32 Timer

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. An umbrella having a lower wheel with a proximal end of a fulcrum pivotally attached and slidably coupled to a center rod, wherein the lower wheel is engaged with the lower wheel when the lower wheel is pushed up to open the umbrella. A melody umbrella, comprising: a switch member which is matched with the switch member; and an audio device which is activated when the switch member is engaged with the lower wheel to generate one or both of a musical sound and a voice. 2. The sound device samples an waveform of a sound containing one or both of a musical sound and a voice and digitally represents the obtained waveform data. The IC memory stores the waveform data, and the IC memory stores the waveform data. A D / A converter that converts a digital signal obtained by reading the waveform data into an analog signal, an amplifier that amplifies an output signal of the D / A converter, and a speaker that emits sound by the output signal of the amplifier are provided. The melody umbrella according to claim 1, wherein the switch member constitutes a power switch of the audio device. 3. The audio device is configured to include at least one of a radio, a tape recorder, and a mini disk player, and the switch member constitutes a power switch of the audio device. Melody umbrella. 4. The operation preventing switch according to claim 1, further comprising an operation preventing switch that prevents the sound device from operating even when the switch member is engaged with the lower wheel when the predetermined state is set. The melody umbrella according to any one of 3 above. 5. The timer device according to claim 1, further comprising a timer device for stopping the operation of the audio device when a predetermined time has elapsed after the switch member is engaged with the lower wheel.
The melody umbrella according to any one of 3 and 4. 6. The operation of the acoustic device is blocked until the switch member engages the lower wheel, and a predetermined time elapses, and the switch member engages the lower wheel and the predetermined time period elapses. The melody umbrella according to claim 1, further comprising a timer device that activates the audio device when is elapsed.