JPS62197090A - Toy - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to toys, and particularly to dolls and the like that perform desired movements in accordance with control signals recorded on magnetic tape or the like.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, a stereo cassette tape recorder capable of two-channel recording records audio signals and control signals, and by moving the mouths and eyes of animal puppets in response to these control signals, it is possible to create an animal puppet that appears to be talking in real life. There were animal dolls.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

However, conventional animal dolls record audio on one channel and record control signals for the corresponding actions on other channels. In other words, the synchronization of the voices and the movements of the animal puppets was simply dependent on the synchronization on the tape recording.

For this reason, when an animal puppet performs a motion that takes a relatively long time, such as raising or spreading its hands, the time of each motion tends to fluctuate, making it difficult to accurately synchronize the motion and sound. This was extremely difficult. Furthermore, since these animal puppets are not controlled using a microcomputer, there was a problem in that it was not possible to use various sensors or control the cassette tape recorder6. [Means for] The present invention was devised in view of the above problem α, and includes a toy body having at least one movable part, a driving means for driving the movable part of the toy body, and the movable part. a detection means for detecting the operation of the sensor or external information such as sound, light or pressure, and a control means for controlling the driving means based on an output signal of the detection means or an input signal from an electric signal recording device. It is characterized by performing desired operations according to recorded electrical signals.

[Effect]

In the present invention configured as described above, the control means controls the drive device formed on the movable part of the toy body based on the input signal from the critical signal recording device or the output signal from the detection means, and the signal is recorded. The toy body performs desired operations in accordance with electrical signals. That is, based on the electrical signal from the recording device, the control means can control the operation of a movable part formed in the toy body, and the movable part can be provided with a detection means to detect the movement of the toy. , even more sound.

The movement of the toy body can also be controlled by detecting external information such as light or pressure.

〔Example〕

One embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. Reference numeral 1 denotes a control circuit for controlling the electronic circuit of this embodiment, and includes a one-chip microcomputer 11, a drive circuit 12, a sensor interface 13, and a waveform shaping circuit 14. In this embodiment, a one-chip microcomputer 11 is used, but it is also possible to use a system in which ROM, RAM, etc. are externally attached to the CPU, or a one-chip microcomputer with built-in various interfaces and drive circuits. , drive circuit 1
2 operates the drive device 2 based on the dinotal output from the one-chip microcomputer 11. The sensor interface 13 converts the amount of electricity output from the sensor 3 into a TTL voltage level signal. The sensor interface 13 includes input signal processing circuits, etc., including a voltage level conversion circuit, a current/voltage conversion circuit, a resistance/voltage conversion circuit, an A/D converter, a chattering prevention circuit, etc. for converting the input signal to a TTL level. In this embodiment, the waveform shaping circuit 14 also has the function of converting the audio signal output from one channel of the stereo cassette recorder 4 into a digital signal using a demodulation circuit. An integrating circuit made up of a diode and a CR can be used as the demodulation circuit. Among the outputs of the cassette chip recorder 4, the outputs of other channels not connected to the waveform shaping circuit 14 are connected to a speaker 6 via an amplifier 5. Note that when using a cassette recorder with a built-in speaker and amplifier, only one channel (the R channel in the figure) may be operated by operating the balance volume.

First, data must be recorded on two channels of a cassette tape. Here, the voices of the animal dolls, such as chatter, cries, and stories, are recorded on one channel (the R channel in the figure). In the other channel, a control signal for controlling the microcomputer is recorded, for example, a control signal 43 for making the lips move in accordance with the talking of the animal doll. That is, in this embodiment, an audio signal and a control signal for performing an operation corresponding to the audio are synchronized on the tape. In addition, in order to reproduce the digital signal that controls the microcomputer from an inexpensive audio cassette chip recorder 4, the digital signal is modulated into an audio signal and recorded. It is sufficient to record by a method (tone burst method) in which the tone is switched by a control signal (see Fig. 2). Then, a cassette tape recorded in the above-described manner is set in the stereo cassette recorder 7'L/coder 4, and the recorder 4 is driven to reproduce audio signals from both R channels. The L channel audio signal is amplified by an amplifier 5 and drives a speaker 6.

The R channel modulation signal is amplified to logic level by the amplifier in the waveform shaping circuit 14, and then passed through the diode and CR'? It is demodulated by the configured integrating circuit and supplied as a digital control signal to the input port via the buffer. In addition, this example is inexpensive! ! ! Although we adopted a tone burst method that can maintain high performance, we also use highly reliable FSK (Frequency Shift Keying) and phase shift 1!1 (PSK) methods that are less susceptible to fluctuations in playback level. It is also possible. Then, the one-chip microcomputer 11 compares the input control signal with a signal registered in advance in the ROM, and drives the drive circuit 12 to perform an operation corresponding to the registered signal. The drive circuit 12 follows the instructions from the one-chip microcomputer 11.
The motor 21, lamp 22, and operation electromagnet 23 are driven. Here, the operating electromagnet 23 refers to a relay, a solenoid valve,
This refers to mechanisms using electromagnetic brakes, electromagnetic clutches, and simple electromagnets. That is, according to control signals from the stereo cassette cheap recorder 4, the motor 21 can rotate the arms, head, etc. of the animal doll, and move the lips, eyelids, etc. of the animal doll. Furthermore, by providing a drive device at an appropriate location on the animal doll, the animal doll can be made to perform desired movements. Furthermore, the lamp sealed in the eyeball can be turned off or the power can be switched using an electromagnetic clutch.

In this embodiment, pressure-sensitive sensors 33 and the like can be provided on the movable parts of the animal doll, and the movements of the animal doll can be monitored. That is, the completion of one motion of the animal doll can be detected by the pressure sensor 33 and the like, and the drive of the cassette chip recorder 4 can be stopped under the control of the one-chip microcomputer 11 until the motion is completed.

Therefore, even if the animal doll is made to perform an action that requires a relatively long time, the action and the sound can be accurately synchronized. Incidentally, when the cassette tape recorder 4 has a remote control terminal, the one-chip microcomputer 11 can easily control the cassette tape recorder 4. Further, the sensor 3 can be provided at a position other than the movable part of the animal doll. For example, a light sensor 31, a sound sensor 32, etc. are placed at an appropriate position of the animal doll, and the animal doll receives input of sound or light. You can also temporarily stop the operation. Furthermore, when there is a certain input to the sensor 3, it is also possible to return the animal doll to its basic posture. The one-chip microcomputer 11 can also control the rewinding operation of the stereo cassette tape recorder 4 based on the output signal of the sensor 3. In addition, in this example, the L of the stereo cassette cheap record 4
Although the control signal was recorded on the channel and the audio was recorded on the R channel, it is also possible to record on the opposite channels.Furthermore, it is not limited to the cassette tape recorder 4, but can be used with open reel cheap recorders, compact discs, 70 tsupee discs, etc. Furthermore, it may be digitally recorded in a semiconductor memory such as ROM or RAM. In other words, anything that can record audio signals is sufficient. Also,
The toy body is not limited to animal dolls, but can also be applied to general toys such as robots and haunted houses.

In this embodiment, the animal doll toy and the Cheap Record 4 are controlled by the control signal of the cassette Cheap Record 4, but it is also possible to control a device placed in the background of the animal doll. You can change the brightness of the doll's background, move the moon and stars, and even attach devices to make crows and ravens fly.

The embodiment configured in this manner has the effect that children can watch a long story with interest without getting bored. Furthermore, it is possible to listen to multiple types of stories simply by changing the cassette tape, which has the outstanding effect of being extremely economical.

〔effect〕

In the present invention configured as described above, the control means controls the exercise device formed on the movable part of the toy body based on the input signal from the electric signal recording device or the output signal from the detection means, so that the recording is not performed. The toy body can be made to perform desired actions according to the electrical signals received. Further, since the present invention is provided with a detection means in the movable part of the toy body, even when the toy is made to perform a motion that requires a relatively long time, the motion and the sound can be accurately synchronized. can. Furthermore, since the present invention also has a detection means for detecting external information such as sound, light, or pressure, the control means can control the operation of the toy body based on the external information. It has the effect of

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The figures show an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an outline, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a modulation signal for a dinotal signal.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A toy body having at least one movable part, a driving means for driving the movable part of the toy body, and a detection means for detecting the movement of the movable part or external information such as sound, light, pressure, etc. , comprising a control means for controlling the driving means based on the output signal of the detection means or the input signal from the electric signal recording device, and is characterized in that it performs a desired operation according to the recorded electric signal. Toys to do.