JPH0975557A - Cooking toy - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cooking toy capable of outputting a cooking sound giving a feeling of real cuisine under a simple structure, and at the same time, improving the effect to cost performance. SOLUTION: An opening part 5 for receiving light is formed on the upper surface of a toy main body 1, and a sensor 6 for detecting a change in the amount of incident light is arranged below the opening part 5. At the same time, a means B for outputting a voice for outputting a cooking sound based on the results detected by the sensor 6, is arranged in the toy main body 1. This means for outputting a voice factions to change the cooking sound in the linear mode in proportion to the magnitude of the quantity of the incident light.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a cooking toy that produces a cooking sound.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a toy that produces a cooking sound, a cooking container is doubled, a touch switch is arranged on the inner surface of an outer cooking container, and the cooking container is moved as if to cook it. The cooking container moves, and the inside cooking container hits the touch switch to activate the sound generation device, and the cooking device is provided so as to generate the cooking sound, and the bottom of the cooking container is provided with a conductive plate and a flexible conductive sheet. , The flexible conductive sheet is arranged on the conductive plate at a distance, and the flexible conductive sheet is bent by the weight of the food toy,
There is one provided so that the sound generating means operates when the conductive sheet comes into contact with the conductive plate.

[0003]

However, these toys generate a voice when the touch switch is pressed or the conductive sheet is bent, so that the touch switch is operated or the conductive sheet is bent. However, it is not realistic because the toy needs to be moved more than necessary and the size and weight of the food toy are required, and the structure for activating the switch is complicated, resulting in poor cost efficiency.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the above problems and provide a toy for cooking which is capable of outputting a realistic cooking sound with a simple structure and having an improved effect-to-cost ratio. And

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a cooking toy according to the present invention is a cooking toy in which an article imitating food is placed on the toy body and a cooking sound is generated by moving the article. A toy for use, characterized by having the following requirements. (A) An opening for taking in light is formed on the upper surface of the toy body, and a sensor for detecting a change in the amount of incident light is arranged below the opening. (B) Detection of the sensor inside the toy body Arrangement of voice output means for outputting cooking sound based on the result (c) The voice output means is provided so as to linearly change the cooking sound in proportion to the amount of incident light. The article may be formed of a translucent member and the transparency may be changed.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral A indicates a cooking toy,
This cooking toy A is a toy body 1 formed by imitating a frying pan, on which an article 2 imitating food is placed, and the bottom of the toy body 1 has an upper bottom plate 3 and a lower bottom plate as shown in FIG. 4 and a double bottom is formed, an opening 5 is formed substantially in the center of the upper bottom plate 3, and a sensor 6 for detecting a change in the amount of incident light incident from the opening 5 is formed below the opening 5. And the audio output means B are arranged. A lid member 7 made of transparent plastic or the like is fitted into the opening 5 so as to prevent foreign matter from entering the inside, and a cylindrical member 8 is continuously provided downward in the opening 5. The tip of the tubular member 8 is located in the vicinity of the sensor 6 so that the incident light from the opening 5 reaches the sensor 6 without being diffused.

The article 2 is formed so as to be larger than the opening 5 imitating vegetables or meat, and is provided so as to shield the opening 5 and block light.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 9 is the toy body 1.
A fly for stirring the article 2 put in the container is indicated by reference numeral 10 indicating a power switch.

The sensor 6 is composed of a photoconductive cell (CdS) whose resistance value changes according to the amount of incident light. The sensor 6 controls the base current of the transistor Q1 connected in Darlington as shown in FIG. Is provided.

The voice output means B comprises a voice synthesis IC 11, an amplifier circuit 12, a speaker 13 and a power supply battery 14, and is arranged between the upper bottom plate 3 and the lower bottom plate 4 described above.

The voice synthesizing IC 11 is provided so that the trigger input is always enabled, and when the power is turned on, the voice information stored in advance is converted into the voice signal AUD and output. The IC 11 stores a cooking sound (for example, a jersey sound emitted when frying vegetables or meat).

The amplifier circuit 12 has a Darlington connection 2
It is composed of two transistors Q1 and Q2, and is provided so as to amplify the audio signal AUD output from the audio synthesis IC 11 and output it as a cooking sound from the speaker 13.

The bias current of the amplifier circuit 12 is provided so as to change linearly according to the resistance value of the sensor 6.

An operation mode of the cooking toy configured as described above will be described.

When the power switch 10 is turned on while holding the toy body 1 imitating a frying pan, the voice synthesis IC 11 outputs a voice signal AUD. In the state before putting the article 2 imitating vegetables or meat in the toy body 1, there is nothing that blocks the incident light to the sensor 6 arranged under the opening 5, so the resistance value of the sensor 6 becomes small and the transistor 6 The bias current of Q1 becomes small and the input signal is cut, and the cooking sound is not output at all, or a part of it is output and the cooking sound is like burning oil in a frying pan (for example, jizz, jizz, ...
・ ・) Is output.

An article 2 imitating vegetables or meat in the toy body 1.
When the toy body 1 is moved back and forth, left and right as if it is being cooked, or when the fly 2 is used to stir the article 2, the article 2 passes over the opening 5. Since the incident light of the sensor 6 is blocked every time, the resistance value of the sensor 6 increases, the bias current increases, and the audio signal A
The UD is amplified without distortion and a large cooking sound is output.

As described above, from the state where the article 2 does not block the incident light of the sensor 6 to the state where the article completely blocks the incident light of the sensor 6, the resistance of the sensor 6 corresponds to the change in the amount of the incident light. Changes linearly and controls the bias current of the transistor Q1 of the amplifier circuit 12, so that the voice synthesis IC1
Since one type of audio signal AUD output from 1 is output by linearly changing the loudness of the cooking sound in proportion to the change of the incident light on the sensor 6 (see FIG. 4), it is possible to realize a realistic structure with a simple structure. It is possible to realize a certain cooking toy, and it is possible to significantly reduce the manufacturing cost because an operating mechanism of a mechanical part is not required.

FIG. 5 shows another example of the cooking toy. This cooking toy C is formed by imitating a gas stove, and the cooking stove 2
An opening 21 is formed on the upper surface of 0, and a power switch 22 is arranged on the front surface. A sensor 6 is arranged inside the stove 20, and a voice synthesis IC that is a voice output means.
11, amplifier circuit 12, speaker 13, power supply battery 1
4 are arranged inside the toy body 23.

On the toy body 23 is placed a cooking container 24 having a bottom 24a formed of a translucent material such as plastic and shaped like a frying pan, and the article 2 imitating vegetables or meat is placed in the cooking container 24. These articles 2 may be moved so that the light passing through the bottom portion 24a of the cooking container 24 is blocked by the articles 2.

In the cooking toy configured as described above, the power switch 22 is turned on to turn on the power, and the cooking container 24 containing the food-like article 2 is placed on the stove 20 and the cooking container 24 is moved forward and backward. The sensor 6 that has passed through the bottom portion 24a of the cooking container 24 each time the article 2 passes above the opening 21 by moving the article 2 to the left or right or by stirring the article 2 with a fryer (not shown). Since the incident light with respect to is blocked, the amplifier circuit 12 operates and the cooking sound can be output from the speaker 13.

A plurality of cooking sounds are stored in the voice synthesizing IC 11, and when the power switch 22 is twisted to the left, a frying sound (jersey) is produced, and when the power switch 22 is twisted to the right, a simmering sound is produced. Select a signal to output, and twist the power switch to the left when a frying pan-like cooking container is placed on the stove, and twist the power switch to the right when a pan-like cooking container is placed on the stove. Thus, the cooking sound related to the cooking container may be output.

Further, the above-mentioned article may be formed of a translucent member such as synthetic resin such as plastic or glass, and an article having different transparency may be formed by adding a pigment. By combining a plurality of articles having different transparency, the incident light is not completely blocked even when the article passes over the opening, and the incident light varies depending on the transparency of the article, so that the resistance value of the sensor 6 is delicate. It can be changed to change the cooking sound more delicately, and a more realistic cooking toy can be realized.

[0024]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the amount of light incident on the sensor is changed by moving the article placed on the toy body to output the cooking sound, so that a complicated mechanism is not required and a simple mechanism is achieved. With the structure, the manufacturing cost can be reduced, and the efficiency with respect to the effect can be significantly improved.

Further, since the loudness of the cooking sound can be changed linearly according to the magnitude of the incident light quantity, the conventional toy is such that the cooking sound is simply emitted, does not come out, or the cooking sound changes or does not change. In comparison, a more realistic cooking sound can be generated.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the articles are formed of the translucent member and the transparency is different for each article, the incident light when the articles shield the opening is subtly different, The cooking sound can be changed more subtly, and a more realistic cooking toy can be provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cooking toy according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of essential parts showing the configuration of the above-mentioned cooking toy.

FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram of audio output means.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory waveform diagram showing an audio signal and a cooking sound output by a bias current.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of another example of a cooking toy.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 toy body 2 article 5 opening 6 sensor A cooking toy B audio output means

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An article imitating food is placed on the toy body,
A cooking toy that produces a cooking sound by moving the article, characterized by having the following requirements. (A) An opening for taking in light is formed on the upper surface of the toy body, and a sensor for detecting a change in the amount of incident light is arranged below the opening. (B) Detection of the sensor inside the toy body Arrangement of audio output means for outputting the cooking sound based on the result (c) The audio output means is provided so as to linearly change the cooking sound in proportion to the amount of incident light. 2. The article is formed of a translucent member and is formed with a different transparency.
The described cooking toy.