WO2002056987A1

WO2002056987A1 - Toys worked by blowing

Info

Publication number: WO2002056987A1
Application number: PCT/KR2002/000033
Authority: WO
Inventors: Il-Heon Lee
Original assignee: Il-Heon Lee
Priority date: 2001-01-16
Filing date: 2002-01-09
Publication date: 2002-07-25
Also published as: KR200226079Y1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a toy worked by blowing, and more particularly to a toy worked by blowing which includes a light emitting body turned on/off by blowing in order to excite visual curiosity of children. The toy worked by blowing includes: a body having a hollow and being partially transparent; a blower for injecting air into the body; an air discharge unit for discharging the air injected into the body; an inflated bag worked by the air discharged from the air discharge unit; and a light emitting device turned on/off according to a pressure of the air injected into the body.

Description

TOYS WORKED BY BLOWING

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a toy worked by blowing for playing, and

more particularly, to a toy including a light emitting device lighted by blowing.

Background Art

Figure 1 is a front view illustrating a conventional toy worked by blowing.

The toy worked by blowing is abbreviated as 'blowing toy'.

The conventional blowing toy 1 generally used by children in an amusement

park or the like includes: a body 3; a blower 7 used as a path for filling the body 3

with air; an air discharge unit 9 for discharging the injected air; and an inflated bag 7

operated by blowing. The body 3 can contain a flute member (not shown). In the

conventional blowing toy, the inflated bag 7 worked by blowing excites children's

visual curiosity, and the sound of flute excites their acoustic curiosity.

However, the operation of the inflated bag cannot sufficiently excite the

visual curiosity of the children who have been exposed to visual stimuli due to a

variety of media. In addition, when the blowing toy is used in the nighttime, the

visual effects of the inflated bag are useless. Disclosure of Invention

It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide a toy worked by

blowing which can excite curiosity of children by turning on/off a light emitting

body according to a blowing operation.

To achieve the above object, there is provided a toy worked by blowing,

including: a body having a hollow and being partially transparent; a blower for

injecting air into the body; an air discharge unit for discharging the air injected into

the body; an inflated bag worked by the air discharged from the air discharge unit;

and a light emitting device turned on/off according to a pressure of the air injected

into the body.

Here, the light emitting device includes: a light emitting body operated by

power; a power source for supplying power to the light emitting body; and a switch

closed due to a blowing pressure, for supplying power of the power source to the

light emitting body.

Brief Description of Drawings

The above objects, features and advantages of the present invention will

become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in

conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a front view illustrating a conventional toy worked by blowing; Figure 2 is a perspective view illustrating a toy worked by blowing in

accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 3 is a vertical-sectional view illustrating the toy worked by blowing

which uses a battery as a power source in accordance with the present invention;

Figure 4 is a vertical-sectional view illustrating the toy worked by blowing

which uses a generator as the power source in accordance with the present invention;

and

Figure 5 is a perspective view illustrating an operation state of the toy

worked by blowing in accordance with the present invention.

Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

A preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be described with

reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 2 is a perspective view illustrating a toy worked by blowing in

accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Referring to

Figure 2, a body 103 of the toy 101 includes a blower 105, an air discharge unit 109

and a transparent window 111.

The blower 105 which is a path for filling the body 103 of the toy 101 with

air is formed at the lower portion of the body 103. The air discharge unit 109 for

discharging the air injected through the blower 105 is incorporated with the body 103 at the upper portion of the body 103. An air discharge hole is formed at the free end

section, for discharging the air injected through the blower 105.

An inflated bag 107 is fastened to the air discharge unit 109 and inflated due

to the discharged air, for generating visual effects. At least part of the body 103 is the

transparent window 111. When a light emitting body 119 of the body 103 is lighted,

the light is externally exposed through the transparent window 111 to improve the

visual effects.

Although not illustrated, a flute member can be mounted on the body 103.

Here, the air injected through the blower 105 stimulates a shaking plate of the flute

member, thereby generating the sound of flute.

Figure 3 is a vertical-sectional view illustrating the toy worked by blowing

which uses a battery as a power source in accordance with the present invention. As

illustrated in Figure 3, a light emitting device includes a light emitting body 119

operated by power. The circuit is turned on/off due to the blowing operation, thereby

turning on/off the light emitting body 119. Abattery 121 is used as apower source of

the light emitting device, and a light emitting diode is used as the light emitting body

119. Preferably, a cover of a battery receiving unit is opened/closed at the outer

portion of the body 103 to replace the battery. The battery 121 and the light emitting

body 119 are connected in series through a switch 117 opened when an external force

is not applied. Reference numeral 127 denotes a spring which is an elastic member for maintaining an open state of the switch 117 when the external force is not applied.

Here, when a pressure generated due to the air injected due to the blowing

operation compresses the spring 127 to turn on the switch 117, power of the battery

121 is supplied to light the light emitting body 119. In the case that the pressure of

the air is reduced to return the spring 127 to the original state, the switch 117 is off,

thereby turning off the light emitting body 119.

Reference numeral 113 denotes a reflecting body positioned on the inner

surface of the body where the transparent window 111 is not formed. When the light

emitting body 119 is lighted, bright light is externally diffused through the

transparent window 111 by the reflecting body.

Figure 4 is a vertical-sectional view illustrating the toy worked by blowing

which uses a generator as the power source in accordance with the present invention.

Same drawing reference numerals are used for the same elements as Figure 3, and

detailed explanations thereof are omitted. As depicted in Figure 4, a light emitting

device includes a generator 123 used as the power source, a rotating body 125 for

operating the generator 123, and a light emitting body 119 connected in series to the

generator 123. Here, the generator 123 generates power by using a dynamic force of

the rotating body 125. The rotating body 125 is formed in a spinning wheel shape,

and has its rotation center portion comiected to the generator 123 through a

connection axis, for transmitting a mechanical dynamic force to the generator 123. The generator 123 converts the dynamic force into electric power. Preferably, the

rotating body 125 is positioned at an exit portion of the blower 105 protruded from

the body 103. As a result, the injected air is not dispersed but directly supplied to the

rotating body 125.

In this embodiment, when the air is injected through the blower 106, the

rotating body 125 is rotated due to the air, and thus the generator 123 supplies power

to the light emitting body 119. In the case that the air is not injected, the rotating

body 125 is not operated, and thus power is not supplied to the light emitting body

119. It is thus possible to permanently supply power without using a switch operated

by blowing.

Figure 5 is a perspective view illustrating an operation state of the toy

worked by blowing in accordance with the present invention. As shown in Figure 5,

when the air is injected into the toy 101 through the blower 105, the light emitting

body 119 is lighted and the inflated bag 107 is inflated at the same time to stimulate

visual curiosity, and the flute member (not shown) installed in the toy 101 excites

acoustic curiosity.

On the other hand, the air injected through the blower 105 is partially

whirled in the body 103 and then discharged through the air discharge unit 109.

When glittering foils 129 such as gold or silver foils are filled in the body 103, the

glittering foils 129 are scattered in the body 103 by whirling, to improve the visual effects with light of the light emitting body 119.

As discussed earlier, in accordance with the present invention, the toy

worked by blowing includes the light emitting device turned on/off due to the

injected air, to excite the visual curiosity of children. Moreover, the glittering foils

are used with the light emitting device, to stimulate the visual curiosity of the

children.

Claims

What Is Claimed Is:

1. A toy worked by blowing, comprising:

a body having a hollow and being partially transparent;

a blower for injecting air into the body;

a light emitting device turned on/off according to a pressure of the air injected

into the body;

an air discharge unit for discharging the air injected into the body; and

an inflated bag worked by the air discharged from the air discharge unit.

2. The toy of claim 1, wherein the light emitting device comprises:

a light emitting body; and

a switch turned on/off due to a pressure of the air injected into the body, for

supplying power to the light emitting body.

3. The toy of claim 2, wherein the power source is a generator operated by

injection of the air.