TWI623918B - Donation device - Google Patents

Abstract

A donation device includes a box body, a rotating mechanism, a turning mechanism, a turntable, an inductive component, and a controller. The donation device is set to have a device for rotating the turntable like a DJ table. When the turntable continues to rotate to the sensing component and the sensing element corresponding to the track senses a coin, the sensing component transmits a signal to the controller to enable the controller to control. Produce music or images corresponding to the track. When the user deposits coins on different tracks, different music or images can be generated, thereby creating a unique music piece by inputting coins to different tracks at different times to produce a mixing effect like DJ operation. . When a certain period of time has elapsed, the discs are flipped so that the coins on each track fall into the box and become donations.

Description

Donation device

The present invention relates to a donation device, particularly a donation device like a DJ turntable.

Nowadays, various fundraising or social welfare organizations will set up donation boxes in public places to attract users to put small changes into the donation box after the consumption, to collect small donations. There will also be a fun donation box for music to attract users to repeatedly donate money in order to listen to music, in order to increase the fun of donations and the enthusiasm of donations.

However, a donation box that usually emits music can only play a certain number of songs or music, and users will soon lose interest.

In one embodiment, the present invention provides a donation device including a cabinet, a rotating mechanism, a turning mechanism, a turntable, an inductive component, and a controller. The rotating mechanism is disposed in the cabinet. The turning mechanism is set to the rotating mechanism and is rotated along an axis by the rotating mechanism. The disc includes a plurality of discs each having a plurality of tracks on its surface. The plurality of discs are assembled to the turning mechanism, and each of the discs is rotated by an inverting mechanism along an axis perpendicular to the axis. The sensing component is provided with a plurality of sensing elements, and the sensing component is disposed in the box and extends above the turntable. Each sensing element will correspond to one track. The controller is disposed in the box and electrically connected to the rotating mechanism, the turning mechanism and the plurality of sensing elements.

Through the above-mentioned donation device, the donation device is set to have a device for rotating the turntable like a DJ station, which can increase the attraction to the user, and let the user want to know how to operate and can also donate to do public welfare. In use, the disc is continuously rotated, at which point the user can pitch coins onto any track on the disc. When the turntable continues to rotate to the sensing component and the sensing element corresponding to the track senses a coin, the sensing element transmits a signal to the controller, causing the controller to control the music or image corresponding to the track. When the user deposits coins on different tracks, different music or images can be generated, thereby creating a unique music piece by inputting coins to different tracks at different times to produce a mixing effect like DJ operation. . When a certain period of time has elapsed, the discs are flipped so that the coins on each track fall into the box and become donations.

In this way, the user can operate the donation device repeatedly in order to create a variety of different music pieces, and even if it is used for a long time, since the time and track of coin insertion are difficult to be the same every time, it is possible to When you make a donation, you have different tastes to attract users' donations.

The detailed features and advantages of the present invention are described in detail in the embodiments of the present invention. The objects and advantages associated with the present invention can be readily understood by those skilled in the art.

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 6. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a donation device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a top perspective view of the donation device case in a dashed line in the embodiment. Figure 3 is a schematic view of the rotating mechanism. Figure 4 is a perspective view of the disc and the underlying mechanisms. Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the mechanism of the universal bearing and the ring gear. Fig. 6 is a schematic view showing the rotating mechanism and the turning mechanism of the embodiment. The donation device of this embodiment includes a case 10, a rotating mechanism 20, a turning mechanism 30, two turntables 40, two sensing components 50, and a controller 60. In the embodiment, the two left and right turntables 40 are disposed on the box body 10. For example, one or more turntables may be disposed on the box body, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

The rotating mechanism 20 is disposed in the casing 10. As seen in Figures 2-4, the rotating mechanism 20 includes a motor 21, two first transmission assemblies 22, a belt 23, and two second transmission assemblies 24. The motor 21 can be fixed at any position in the casing 10 and electrically connected to the controller 60 also disposed in the casing. Here, since the motor 21 is to drive the left and right discs 40 to rotate at the same time, it is disposed between the two discs 40.

The first transmission component 22 is used to transmit the power provided by the motor 21 to each of the discs 40. Therefore, if there are two discs 40, there will be two sets of first transmission components 22, and if only one disc 40 is used, only one first is used. The transmission assembly 22 is sufficient. That is, the number of first transmission assemblies 22 is set corresponding to the number of discs 40. As can be seen from FIG. 3, in the present embodiment, each of the first transmission components 22 includes a rotating shaft 221, a gear 222, and a sleeve 223. The rotating shaft 221 is pivoted to the casing 10 (not shown) via a bearing, and the gear 222 and the sleeve 223 are bored on the rotating shaft 221. Referring also to Figures 2 and 3, the belt 23 will sequentially bypass the motor 21, the sleeve 223 of the first transmission assembly 22 on the left side of the drawing, and the sleeve 223 of the first transmission assembly 22 on the right side of the drawing. Return to the motor 21. When the motor 21 drives the belt 23, the left and right sleeves 223 are simultaneously rotated, and the gears 222 disposed on the same rotating shaft 221 with the sleeve 223 are also rotated synchronously. Thus, the turntable 40 on the left and right sides can be driven to rotate synchronously via the single motor 21. In some embodiments, a motor 21 may be separately provided for each of the first transmission components 22 to drive the first transmission assembly 22 to rotate. The belt 23 is also provided corresponding to the number of motors 21 to be coupled between the motor 21 and the first transmission assembly 22.

The second transmission assembly 24 is pivotally mounted to the casing 10 and coupled to the first transmission assembly 22, and the reversing assembly 30 is disposed to the second transmission assembly 24. In the present embodiment, since the two discs 40 are provided as an example, the second transmission assembly 24 is also provided with two groups corresponding to the number of the discs 40. If there is only one turntable 40, only one set of second drive assemblies 24 is required. As can be seen from FIGS. 3 and 4, each of the second transmission assemblies 24 includes a base 241, a ring gear 242, and an eight bracket 243. The base 241 is pivotally mounted to the housing 10 through a bearing. In this embodiment, the base 241 has a hollow cylindrical shape, and the position of the axis 2411 of the base 241 is the axial position of the entire rotating mechanism. When the rotating mechanism drives the components to rotate, the axis 2411 rotates along the axis 2411. . At one end of the base 241, there is a circumferential surface extending in the radial direction, and one end of the eight bracket 243 is lockable to the circumferential surface of the base 241. The outer ring surface of the ring gear 242 is provided with a plurality of teeth, and the ring gear 242 is meshed with the gear 222 of the first transmission assembly 22. The other end of the eight bracket 243 is locked to the ring gear 242. Thus, when the gear 222 of the first transmission assembly 22 is rotated by the motor 21, the ring gear 242 meshing with the gear 222 is also driven. The ring gear 242 drives the eight brackets 243 to rotate, and the base 241, which is also connected to the eight brackets 243, is also rotated.

In some embodiments, the ring gear 242 is suspended from the housing 10 by the support of the base 241 and the eight brackets 243. However, in order to obtain a better supporting force for the ring gear 242, it is more stable when rotated. The second transmission assembly 24 of the present embodiment further includes an 80,000-way bearing 244. Each of the universal joint bearings 244 is disposed between the casing 10 and the ring gear 242. Here, the number side of the universal bearing 244 is exemplified, and the position and the number of the universal bearing 244 can be adjusted according to the size of the ring gear 242, etc., and the present invention is not limited thereto. It can be seen from FIG. 3-5 that the eight universal bearing 244 is fixed to the casing 10 by a base 245, and the average ring is disposed on the bottom of the ring gear 242 and the inner circumferential surface of the ring gear for supporting the ring. The gear 242 makes the rotation of the ring gear 242 smoother.

The turning mechanism 30 is for inverting the respective turntables 40. Therefore, if there are two turntables 40, there will be two sets of turning mechanisms 30, and if only one turntable 40 is used, only one turning mechanism 30 can be used. That is, the number of flip mechanisms 30 is set corresponding to the number of discs 40. Referring to FIGS. 4 and 6 simultaneously, each of the turning mechanisms 30 includes an eight-axis rod 31, eight coupling members 32, an ejector shaft 33, and a linear motor 34. Here, the number of the shafts 31 and the connecting members 32 is set corresponding to the number of the discs 41 of the turntable 40. In the present embodiment, the turntable 40 is composed of eight discs 41, and therefore has eight axles 31 and eight connectors 32, but the number is merely exemplary and the present invention is not limited thereto.

Each of the shafts 31 is disposed through a bracket 243. As can be seen from the third and sixth figures, each of the two ends of the bracket 243 has a support base 2431, and the shaft 31 is disposed through the two support seats 2431. Each of the connecting members 32 is further pivoted to a shaft 31. In the embodiment, each connecting member 32 includes a T-shaped locking piece 321 and two connecting seats 322. The two connecting seats 322 are disposed on the T-shaped locking piece 321 The two ends. The two connecting seats 322 can be passed through the shaft 31 through the bearing (not shown), so that the connecting member 32 can rotate the shaft 31 for the turning axis. The discs 41 are respectively locked to the T-shaped locking pieces 321 of the connecting member 32. When the connecting member 32 is rotated by the shaft 31 as the inversion axis, the discs 41 are also turned over with the rotation. (as shown in Figure 7).

The ejector shaft 33 is bored and coupled to the base 241 and is axially movable along the axis 2411. The ejector shaft 33 has a radial stud 331 and an eight slanted surface 332. A guiding groove 2412 is formed on the base 241. When the ejector shaft 33 is inserted through the base 241, the radial protrusion 331 of the ejector shaft 33 is slidably disposed in the guiding groove 2412. The ejector shaft 33 is controlled to move axially along the axis 2411 within a certain range. In addition, since the radial protrusion 331 is disposed in the guiding groove 2412, when the base 241 rotates along the axis 2411, the ejector shaft 33 also rotates in synchronization. The eight inclined faces 332 of the ejector shaft 33 are provided with an average ring at one end of the ejector shaft 33, and each corresponds to a disk 41. The linear motor 34 is fixed to the casing 10 and electrically connected to the controller 60, and the moving shaft of the linear motor 34 is connected to the ejector shaft 33 to drive the ejector shaft 33 to linearly reciprocate along the axial direction of the shaft 2411.

Please refer to FIG. 2 and FIG. 4 at the same time. As described above, the turntable 40 of the embodiment includes eight discs 41. Each disc 41 has a plurality of tracks 42 on its surface, and the discs 41 are assembled to the turning mechanism 30, and each The disk 41 is rotated by an inversion mechanism 30 along an axis perpendicular to the axis 2411 (a detailed flip mechanism will be followed). In the present embodiment, the rotation along the axis perpendicular to the axis 2411 means that the shaft 31 is the inversion axis as described above, and the length extending direction of the shaft 31 is the direction perpendicular to the axis 2411. In the plurality of tracks 42 on the surface of each disk 41, when the disk 41 is grouped into a circular disk 40, each track 42 will form a closed ring, i.e., a plurality of concentric rings formed from the center outward. Shaped track 42.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 again, the sensing component 50 is used to sense whether there are coins in each track 42 on each turntable 40. Therefore, if there are two turntables 40, there will be two sets of sensing components 50, if only A turntable 40 can be used with only one sensing component 50. That is to say, the number of sensing components 50 is set corresponding to the number of the discs 40. The sensing assembly 50 includes an inductive bar 51 and a plurality of inductive elements 52 disposed on the case 10 and extending above the turntable 40. A plurality of sensing elements 52 are disposed on the sensing bar 51, and one sensing element 52 corresponds to a track 42 to sense whether there are coins on the track 42. In the present embodiment, the sensing element 52 is a color sensor, and the disc 40 can be set to black for clearly distinguishing the coins on the tracks 42 of the turntable 40, and when the non-black coins fall in the track 42, The color sensor sends a signal to the controller 60 as long as it senses something different from black. As shown in FIG. 2, the controller 60 is disposed in the casing 10 and electrically connected to the motor 21 of the rotating mechanism 20, the linear motor 34 (not shown) of the turning mechanism 30, and the plurality of sensing elements 52.

Referring to FIG. 1 again, in order to make the donation device more attractive, the speaker 70 can be placed on the cabinet 10 and electrically connected to the controller 60 to emit sound or music under the control of the controller 60. Alternatively, a touch screen 80 can be disposed on the cabinet 10 and electrically connected to the controller 60 to generate an image, animation or operation interface under the control of the controller 60. A transparent cover 90 may be further covered on each of the turntables 40, and the transparent cover 90 has a plurality of coin-operated holes 91, and each of the coin-operated holes 91 corresponds to one track 42.

Next, please refer to FIG. 1-8. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the turntable of the turntable of the embodiment, and FIG. 8 is a schematic view showing the state of use of the donation device. The donation device set up with the DJ station as a concept can also give the user a feeling like DJ in operation. Next, the operation flow will be explained, and the corresponding actions of each mechanism will be explained.

Before the user starts to perform coin insertion, the touch screen 80 of the donation device can continuously display the operation mode description or animation, and the sound 70 can randomly play the music pre-stored in the controller 60. The turntable 40 on the left and right sides will continue to rotate under the rotation of the rotating mechanism 20, just as a general turntable rotates on the DJ table to play music. The structure for rotating the turntable 40 is as described above, and the reversing mechanism 30 and the turntable 40 provided thereon are rotated by the rotating mechanism 20. The motor 21 of the rotating mechanism 20 drives the belt 23 to simultaneously drive the first transmission assembly 22 on the left and right sides to rotate, and then drives the second transmission assembly 24 connected to the first transmission assembly 22 to rotate. Please refer to the above for the operation of each detail component, and will not go into details here.

During the continuous rotation of the turntable 40, the user can insert the coin through the coin slot 91 of the transparent cover 90 onto the corresponding track 40 of the turntable 40. When the coin that falls into the track 42 rotates past the sensing element 52, the sensing element 52 senses that an object has passed and sends a signal to the controller 60. When the controller receives this signal, it can emit a tone corresponding to the control sound 70. For example, a track 42 on the turntable 40 can be set to correspond to the sound of an instrument, such as a cymbal, drum, guitar, bass, and the like. When the sensing element 52 corresponding to the track 42 of the drum sound senses the passage of the coin, that is, the signal is transmitted to the controller 60, the controller 60 corresponds to the signal, and the control sound 70 emits a pre-stored drum sound. Each time the sensing element 52 senses a coin, a control signal is sent, so that the coin rhythm of different frequencies can be generated by inserting coins into the track 42 corresponding to the drum sound at different time intervals. Thus, when coins are placed at different times or simultaneously on the track 42 representing different instruments, the melody of different rhythms and arrangements can be created as DJs.

When the sensing element 52 senses that the first coin is put in, the controller 60 starts to calculate the time. When a certain time (for example, 1 minute or 2 minutes, etc.) elapses, the controller 60 controls the turning mechanism 30 to operate. The disc 41 of the turntable 40 is turned over so that the coins on the respective tracks 42 fall into the casing 10. Referring to Figures 4, 6, and 7, when the controller 60 controls the reversing mechanism 30 to actuate, the signal is first transmitted to the linear motor 34 such that the linear motor 34 causes the ejector shaft 33 to move upward. When the ejector shaft 33 is moved upward, the slope 332 at the end of the ejector shaft 33 will abut against the disk 41, and the disk 41 will be inclined along the slope 332. Since the disk 41 is pivotally connected to the shaft 31 via the connecting member 32, when the disk 41 is pushed up, the shaft 31 is turned over as the inversion axis, and the inverted state as shown in Figs. When the disk 41 is turned over, the coins 92 on the tracks 42 of the disk 41 fall into the casing 10 by gravity.

When the rollover is over, the linear motor 34 again drives the ejector shaft 33 to move down to the initial position, and the ramp 332 is away from the disk 41. At this time, the disk 41 is flipped back to the initial state by gravity, and a circular flat disk 40 is formed again. In addition, in order to make the disk 41 more smoothly rotated back to the initial position, on the side of the disk 41 which is turned upside down, a weight member (such as a spacer) may be provided to turn the side turned upside down. The weight becomes heavier and it is easier to fall back to the initial position under the influence of gravity.

By setting the donation device to a device that generally has the turntable 40 rotating like a DJ station, the attraction to the user can be increased, so that the user wants to know how to operate and can also donate to do public welfare. As described above, when the user deposits coins on different tracks, different music can be generated, and the controller 60 can also play different images corresponding to the music, whereby the coins 92 can be input to different tracks 42 at different times. And create a mix of effects like DJ operation, and create a music that is unique to you. When a certain period of time has elapsed, each of the discs 41 is turned over so that the coins 92 on the respective rails 42 fall into the cabinet 10 and become donations.

In this way, the user can operate the donation device repeatedly in order to create a variety of different music pieces, and even if it is used for a long time, since it is difficult to input the coin 92 every time, it can be used every time. When you donate, you have different tastes to attract users to donate.

While the present invention has been described above in the foregoing embodiments, it is not intended to limit the invention, and the invention may be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of patent protection shall be subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application attached to this specification.

10‧‧‧ cabinet

20‧‧‧Rotating mechanism

21‧‧‧Motor

22‧‧‧First transmission assembly

221‧‧‧ shaft

222‧‧‧ Gears

223‧‧‧ sleeve

23‧‧‧Land

24‧‧‧Second drive assembly

241‧‧‧Base

2411‧‧‧Axis

2412‧‧‧ guiding slot

242‧‧‧ring gear

243‧‧‧ bracket

2431‧‧‧ support

244‧‧‧ universal bearing

245‧‧‧Base

30‧‧‧ flip mechanism

31‧‧‧ shaft

32‧‧‧Connecting parts

321‧‧‧T-locking piece

322‧‧‧Connecting Block

33‧‧‧Pushing shaft

331‧‧‧ radial stud

332‧‧‧Bevel

34‧‧‧Linear motor

40‧‧‧ discs

41‧‧‧ discs

42‧‧‧ Track

50‧‧‧Induction components

51‧‧‧Induction rod

52‧‧‧Inductive components

60‧‧‧ Controller

70‧‧‧Audio

80‧‧‧ touch screen

90‧‧‧Transparent cover

91‧‧‧ coin hole

92‧‧‧ coins

1 is a perspective view of a donation device according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Fig. 2] is a top perspective view showing a donation device case in a dotted line according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Fig. 3] is an embodiment of the present invention FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a mechanism of a universal bearing and a ring gear according to an embodiment of the present invention [FIG. 4] FIG. Fig. 7 is a schematic view showing a rotating mechanism and a turning mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Fig. 7] is a schematic view showing a turntable of a turntable according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Fig. 8] is a schematic view showing a state of use of a donating device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (11)

a donation device comprising: a box body; a rotating mechanism disposed in the box body; a turning mechanism assembled to the rotating mechanism and rotating along an axis of the rotating mechanism; a turntable, including a plurality of disks, each of the disks having a plurality of tracks, the disks being assembled to the turning mechanism, and each of the disks being rotated by the turning mechanism along an axis perpendicular to the axis; The component is provided with a plurality of sensing elements, the sensing component is disposed on the box and extends above the turntable, and each of the sensing elements corresponds to one of the tracks; a controller is disposed in the box and electrically connected to the rotating The mechanism, the inverting mechanism and the sensing elements; and an acoustic device disposed in the housing and electrically connected to the controller; wherein the inverting mechanism comprises an ejector shaft, the ejector shaft pierces and connects the rotation a mechanism and axially movable along the axis and pushing the disks. The donation device of claim 1, wherein the rotating mechanism comprises: a motor fixed to the box and electrically connected to the controller; a first transmission component pivotally disposed on the box; a belt, Connecting the motor and the first transmission assembly; and a second transmission assembly pivotally mounted to the housing and coupled to the first transmission assembly, the flip assembly being disposed to the second transmission assembly. The donation device of claim 2, wherein the first transmission component comprises a rotating shaft, a gear and a sleeve, the rotating shaft is pivoted to the casing, and the gear and the sleeve are disposed on the rotating shaft, the belt The ring is disposed on the sleeve. The donation device of claim 2, wherein the second transmission component comprises: a base pivotally disposed on the casing and located at the axis; a ring gear having a plurality of teeth disposed on the outer ring surface, The teeth are engaged to the first transmission component; and a plurality of brackets, one end of each of the brackets is fixed to the ring gear, and the other end is fixed to the base. The donation device of claim 4, wherein the second transmission component further comprises a plurality of universal bearings disposed between the casing and the ring gear. The donation device of claim 4, wherein the inverting mechanism further comprises: a plurality of shafts, each of the shafts is disposed on one of the brackets; a plurality of connecting members, each of the connecting members being pivoted on one of the shafts, and each The connector is provided with a disk; and a linear motor is fixed to the casing, electrically connected to the controller, and connected to the ejector shaft. The donation device of claim 4, wherein the base has a guiding slot, the ejector shaft has a radial protrusion, the ejector shaft is disposed on the base, and the radial protrusion is slid In the guiding slot. The donation device of claim 1, wherein the ejector shaft has a plurality of slopes at one end, each of the slopes corresponding to the disk. The donation device of claim 1, wherein a weight member is disposed on one side of each of the disks. The donation device of claim 1, wherein each of the sensing elements is a color sensor. The donation device of claim 1, further comprising a transparent cover disposed to the cover and covering the turntable, and the transparent cover has a plurality of coin-operated holes, each of the coin-operated holes corresponding to one of the tracks.