WO2017150348A1 - Toy and method for manufacturing toy - Google Patents

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WO2017150348A1
WO2017150348A1 PCT/JP2017/006929 JP2017006929W WO2017150348A1 WO 2017150348 A1 WO2017150348 A1 WO 2017150348A1 JP 2017006929 W JP2017006929 W JP 2017006929W WO 2017150348 A1 WO2017150348 A1 WO 2017150348A1
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63HTOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H3/00Dolls
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63HTOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H13/00Toy figures with self-moving parts, with or without movement of the toy as a whole
    • A63H13/02Toy figures with self-moving parts, with or without movement of the toy as a whole imitating natural actions, e.g. catching a mouse by a cat, the kicking of an animal
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63HTOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63HTOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
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    • A63HTOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
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  • the present invention relates to a toy having an image display mechanism and a toy manufacturing method, and more particularly to a toy and a toy manufacturing method capable of improving the expressiveness of an image displayed on the image display mechanism. .
  • Patent Document 1 proposes a toy in which a facial expression composed of eyes, nose, and mouth drawn in advance on a liquid crystal panel changes according to a predetermined input signal.
  • the toy described in Patent Document 1 has a facial expression displayed on a flat liquid crystal panel. Expressions such as dolls are expressed in two dimensions, so their expressive power is limited.
  • the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a toy and a toy manufacturing method capable of improving the expressiveness of an image displayed on an image display mechanism.
  • a toy of the present invention that achieves the above object includes a liquid crystal panel, a light that emits light from the back of the liquid crystal panel, and an image processing unit that transmits an image signal displayed on the liquid crystal panel to the liquid crystal panel.
  • a toy having an image display mechanism having a display unit disposed on the front surface of the liquid crystal panel, and the display unit is a fiber bundle in which a number of optical fibers are bundled in parallel and bundled, The rear end of the fiber bundle in the bundle axis direction is disposed on the front surface of the liquid crystal panel, and the front end surface of the front end of the fiber bundle in the bundle axis direction has a curved surface portion.
  • a light is disposed on the back of a liquid crystal panel, an image processing unit that transmits an image signal to the liquid crystal panel is connected to the liquid crystal panel, and the liquid crystal
  • a toy manufacturing method in which an image display mechanism having a panel and the light and the image processing unit is built in a housing, a plurality of optical fibers are consolidated in parallel and bundled to form a fiber bundle, A planar rear end surface is formed at the rear end in the bundle axis direction of the fiber bundle, and a front end surface having a curved surface portion is formed at the front end in the bundle axis direction of the fiber bundle to constitute a display unit, and the display The rear end surface of the unit is installed on the front surface of the liquid crystal panel.
  • the light of the image displayed on the liquid crystal panel is transmitted from the rear end surface of the display unit to the front end surface. Since the image is displayed on the front end surface, which is a three-dimensional surface having a curved surface portion, it is advantageous for improving the expressiveness of the image.
  • a light is a point light source, a Fresnel lens that is placed between the light and the liquid crystal panel, converts the light of the light into parallel light parallel to the bundle axis direction of the fiber bundle and transmits it to the back of the liquid crystal panel It can be set as the structure provided.
  • each optical fiber is irradiated with light parallel to the axial direction by the Fresnel lens, distortion of the light wavelength hardly occurs. Therefore, the color of the image displayed on the liquid crystal panel can be reproduced on the front end surface of the display unit with high accuracy.
  • the front end surface of the fiber bundle can be configured as a spherical surface protruding forward or a belt-like curved surface protruding forward. Moreover, it can be set as the structure by which the display part is each arrange
  • FIG. 1 is an explanatory view illustrating the front of a toy according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the image display mechanism.
  • FIG. 3 is an explanatory view illustrating a side surface of the image display mechanism.
  • FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the front of the Fresnel lens.
  • FIG. 5 is a three-view diagram illustrating a display unit arranged in the eye.
  • FIG. 6 is a three-view diagram illustrating a display unit arranged in the mouth.
  • FIG. 7 is an explanatory view illustrating another embodiment of the toy.
  • the toy 1 of the present invention includes a housing 2 imitating the shape of a doll and an image display mechanism 3 incorporated in the housing 2.
  • the image display mechanism 3 displays the eyes 4 and the mouth 5 of the toy 1.
  • the image display mechanism 3 can express the facial expression of the toy 1 by changing the displayed images of the eyes 4 and the mouth 5 (hereinafter sometimes referred to as face images).
  • the image display mechanism 3 includes a liquid crystal panel 6, a light 7 that emits light from the back surface 6 a side of the liquid crystal panel 6, and an image signal displayed on the liquid crystal panel 6. And an image processing unit 8 for transmitting to the liquid crystal panel 6.
  • the liquid crystal panel 6 is configured by a liquid crystal display called a color TFT (thin film transistor) in this embodiment.
  • the liquid crystal panel 6 is not limited to this, and may be any mechanism that can display an image, such as an organic EL display.
  • the liquid crystal panel 6 is not limited to color, and may be black and white.
  • the liquid crystal panel 6 of the present embodiment has a size of about 35 mm ⁇ 35 mm and a thickness of about 2 mm.
  • the size of the liquid crystal panel 6 is not limited to this, and can be appropriately changed depending on the size of the toy 1 or the like.
  • the back surface 6a of the liquid crystal panel 6 means the side on which the light 7 is disposed.
  • the image processing unit 8 is connected to the liquid crystal panel 6 through a signal line 9.
  • the image processing unit 8 selects appropriate image data according to a signal input from the outside of the image processing unit 8 and transmits the image data to the liquid crystal panel 6. That is, the liquid crystal panel 6 can switch the image to be displayed by the image processing unit 8.
  • the image processing unit 8 may be configured to switch an image every time a predetermined time elapses without depending on a signal input from the outside.
  • the light 7 is installed on the substrate 10 and is arranged on the back surface 6 a side of the liquid crystal panel 6.
  • the light 7 is composed of a white LED, and is arranged in a state of illuminating positions corresponding to the eyes 4 and the mouth 5 displayed on the liquid crystal panel 6. That is, three white LEDs are installed on the substrate 10, which becomes a point light source.
  • the light 7 is not limited to the above, and any light that can irradiate the liquid crystal panel 6 may be used.
  • the color of the light 7 is not limited to white, and may be other colors such as blue.
  • a Fresnel lens 11 is disposed between the liquid crystal panel 6 and the light 7. As illustrated in FIG. 4, the Fresnel lens 11 has Fresnel areas 11 a formed at positions corresponding to the eyes 4 and the mouth 5, and the other part is composed of a pure area 11 b.
  • the Fresnel area 11 a is an area that converts the diffused light emitted from the light 7 into parallel light
  • the pure area 11 b is an area that blocks the diffused light from the light 7.
  • the Fresnel area 11a corresponding to the eye 4 is formed in a circle
  • the Fresnel area 11a corresponding to the mouth 5 is formed in a quadrangle.
  • the thickness of the Fresnel lens 11 is about 1 mm.
  • a light 7 is disposed at a position that becomes a focal point of the Fresnel lens 11, and diffused light emitted from the light 7 that is a point light source becomes parallel light when passing through the Fresnel lens 11, and the liquid crystal panel. 6 reaches the back surface 6a side.
  • some light paths are indicated by broken lines.
  • the focal length of the Fresnel lens 11 is about 8 mm, and the distance between the Fresnel lens 11 and the back surface 6a of the liquid crystal panel 6 is about 2 mm.
  • the front surface 6b of the liquid crystal panel 6 is a surface opposite to the back surface 6a, and means a surface on the side where the display unit 12 is disposed.
  • the display unit 12 is composed of a fiber bundle in which a large number of optical fibers are consolidated in parallel and bundled.
  • a fiber bundle is formed by bundling about 30,000 optical fibers having a diameter of 0.125 mm that are made of a core and a clad and are not covered.
  • the optical fibers constituting the fiber bundle are bundled in a state of being parallel to each other.
  • the optical fibers are bundled in a straight state without bending at all from one end to the other end.
  • a direction in the fiber bundle that is parallel to the axial direction of the optical fiber is referred to as a bundle axis direction.
  • the display unit 12 corresponding to the eye 4 has a cylindrical shape
  • the front end surface 12b includes a spherical surface protruding forward
  • the rear end surface 12a includes a flat surface.
  • the display unit 12 corresponding to the mouth 5 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape
  • the front end surface 12b is configured by a belt-like curved surface protruding forward
  • the rear end surface 12a is configured by a plane.
  • FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 a large number of optical fibers expressed thicker than the actual are shown for the sake of explanation. Since the diameter of the optical fiber is 0.125 mm, each optical fiber cannot be visually confirmed on the display unit 12.
  • the axial direction of the optical fiber coincides with the bundle axial direction of the fiber bundle.
  • the rear end surface 12 a of the display unit 12 is disposed on the front surface 6 b side of the liquid crystal panel 6.
  • the rear end surface 12a of the display unit 12 is a surface facing the front surface 6b of the liquid crystal panel 6, and the front end surface 12b of the display unit 12 is a surface opposite to the rear end surface 12a in the bundle axis direction. It is. That is, the opening ends of the respective optical fibers are arranged on the rear end surface 12a and the front end surface 12b of the display unit 12.
  • the rear end surface 12a of the display unit 12 is directly fixed to the front surface 6b of the liquid crystal panel 6 by UV bonding.
  • an ingot is formed by bundling a large number of optical fibers in a state of being aligned in parallel. Adjacent optical fibers are fixed to each other by, for example, bonding with an adhesive or fusion by heating.
  • the ingot has a cylindrical shape of 28 mm in diameter and a length of 300 mm or a rectangular parallelepiped shape of 28 mm ⁇ 28 mm ⁇ 300 mm. Since the optical fibers are aligned and bundled and fixed in a straight line, they can be manufactured relatively easily. Further, the arrangement of the optical fibers hardly changes at both ends in the bundle axis direction. Therefore, when light such as an image is incident from one end of the fiber bundle and the image is displayed on the other end, the correlation between the two images can be maintained extremely high.
  • the display unit 12 is cut out from the created ingot. For example, after the ingot is cut to a predetermined length, the front end surface 12b of the display unit 12 is processed by cutting or the like.
  • the light emitted from the light 7 passes through the Fresnel lens 11 and the liquid crystal panel 6 displaying an image, and further passes through the display unit 12. That is, the light is transmitted along the direction of the bundle axis of the fiber bundle constituting the display unit 12. The same image as that displayed on the liquid crystal panel 6 is displayed on the front end surface 12 b of the display unit 12.
  • the image of the eye 4 displayed on the liquid crystal panel 6 is displayed on the front end surface 12b constituting a part of the spherical surface.
  • the image of the eyes 4 displayed on the liquid crystal panel 6 is a two-dimensional image, it is displayed on the front end surface 12b formed on a three-dimensional curved surface, so that it is recognized three-dimensionally from the outside of the toy 1. It will be. It will be very close to the actual eye.
  • the image of the mouth 5 is also displayed in a three-dimensional manner from the outside of the toy 1 because the image of the mouth 5 is displayed on a belt-like curved surface that protrudes from the center as compared to the left and right ends.
  • the image processing unit 8 can switch image data in accordance with a signal input from the outside of the image processing unit 8, the facial expression of the toy 1 can be changed. Since the images constituting the eyes 4 and the mouth 5 are displayed on the front end surface 12b of the display unit 12 formed with a three-dimensional curved surface, it is advantageous for improving the reality of the expression of the toy 1. In particular, when the front end surface 12b of the display unit 12 is observed from a position shifted from the front, the expressive power stands out.
  • the optical fiber constituting the fiber bundle of the display unit 12 is linear, the light passing through the inside is likely to pass relatively straight. Since the wavelength of the light passing through the optical fiber is hardly distorted, it is advantageous to make the image displayed on the display unit 12 clear.
  • a backlight unit that is a surface light source that has been used conventionally can be used as the light 7 instead of the LED that is a point light source.
  • the backlight unit is a mechanism that emits light from a side surface of a flat light guide plate by an LED or the like and emits light repeatedly reflected in the light guide plate as scattered light from the front surface of the light guide plate.
  • the above-described embodiment in which the LED serving as the point light source and the Fresnel lens 11 are combined is more advantageous for improving the light intensity in the display unit 12 because the light is not scattered and attenuated.
  • the core of each optical fiber emits light and the clad does not emit light. Therefore, the image on the front end face 12b of the display unit 12 tends to be darker than the image displayed on the liquid crystal panel 6. Since the light intensity can be improved in the above-described embodiment, it is advantageous to brighten the image of the front end surface 12b of the display unit 12. Further, since the light can be used efficiently, it is advantageous for reducing the output of the light 7 and suppressing the energy consumption of the image display mechanism 3. Furthermore, since there is no light scattering, it is advantageous for suppressing Gaussian noise.
  • the shape of the display unit 12 is not limited to the above.
  • the shape when displaying eyebrows, the shape can be formed in a rectangular shape and can be changed as appropriate according to the image to be displayed.
  • the shape of the front end surface 12b of the display unit 12 is not limited to the convex shape protruding forward, and may be formed in a concave shape. Moreover, it can also be made into complicated shapes, such as a wave front. That is, it can be configured to have a curved surface portion on at least a part of the front end surface 12b.
  • the rear end surface 12a of the display unit 12 may be formed in a planar shape and is in close contact with no gap. This is advantageous for suppressing light from leaking from the gap and reducing the light intensity.
  • images are not displayed on portions other than the eyes 4 and the mouth 5, but an image may be displayed on portions other than the eyes 4 and the mouth 5.
  • the pure area 11b of the Fresnel lens 11 is configured to transmit light, and diffused light from the light 7 is transmitted through the pure area 11b and the liquid crystal panel 6 so that an image of a portion other than the eyes 4 and the mouth 5 can be obtained. Can be displayed.
  • the eyes 4 and the mouth 5 are displayed on the front side by the display unit 12, and the image of the other part is displayed on the front surface 6 b of the back liquid crystal panel 6.
  • the image display mechanism 3 is not limited to the toy 1 and can be used for other purposes such as an advertising display and an in-vehicle display.
  • images can be displayed on the front surface 6 b of the liquid crystal panel 6 and the front end surface 12 b of the display unit 12, respectively. That is, while using one liquid crystal panel 6, images can be displayed on the front surface 6 b of the liquid crystal panel 6 and the front end surface 12 b of the display unit 12 having different heights. Therefore, even when the front end surface 12b of the display unit 12 is a flat surface, images can be displayed at different heights, which is advantageous in improving the expressive power of the image display mechanism 3. That is, the front end surface 12b of the display unit 12 is not limited to a configuration having a curved surface portion, and may be configured to be a plane.
  • FIG. 7 in addition to the image display mechanism 3, various mechanisms can be combined in the toy 1 as appropriate.
  • the signal lines are indicated by alternate long and short dash lines for explanation. Although some of the electric wires connected with the signal lines are omitted, the electric wires are appropriately connected as necessary. Note that any of the various mechanisms exemplified below is not an essential component of the toy 1 of the present invention.
  • the power supply mechanism 13 can be incorporated in the toy 1.
  • the power supply mechanism 13 can be composed of, for example, a dry battery or a rechargeable battery. According to this configuration, the toy 1 can be operated without connecting a power cord or the like. Instead of installing the power supply mechanism 13, the toy 1 may be configured to be connected to a commercial power supply or the like via a power cord.
  • the voice recognition synthesis mechanism 14 can be incorporated in the toy 1.
  • the voice recognition / synthesizing mechanism 14 identifies the microphone 15 that converts the sound outside the toy 1 into an electrical signal, the speaker 16 that outputs the sound to the outside of the toy 1, and the voice input from the microphone 15.
  • a voice processing unit 17 that performs control to synthesize a predetermined voice according to the voice and output the synthesized voice from the speaker 16.
  • the voice recognition / synthesizing mechanism 14 allows the toy 1 to respond appropriately according to the spoken word.
  • a different signal may be sent to the image display mechanism 3 depending on the words spoken from the speech recognition / synthesis mechanism 14. That is, the image display mechanism 3 and the voice recognition / synthesis mechanism 14 can be configured to operate in cooperation with each other. Thereby, the toy 1 can change the face image according to the spoken word and can output the sound from the speaker 16. It is advantageous for improving the expressive power of toy 1 such as emotions.
  • the vibration mechanism 18 can be incorporated in the toy 1.
  • the vibration mechanism 18 includes a motor 19 in which an eccentric mass body is fixed to a rotating shaft, and a plurality of vibration patterns stored in advance, and a pattern is selected according to a signal input from the outside of the vibration mechanism 18 to select the motor 19. And a vibration control unit 20 for controlling the rotation of the motor.
  • the signal input from the outside of the vibration mechanism 18 may be configured to use a signal from the voice recognition / synthesis mechanism 14, for example. That is, the voice recognition / synthesizing mechanism 14 and the vibration mechanism 18 can operate in cooperation with each other. Further, a configuration using a signal from the image display mechanism 3 may be used.
  • the toy 1 can be vibrated according to the displayed face image.
  • the vibration mechanism 18 can improve the expressive power of the toy 1 such as emotions.
  • the light emitting mechanism 21 can be incorporated in the toy 1.
  • the light emitting mechanism 21 includes, for example, a resin member that transmits light, and a light incorporated therein.
  • the ear 22 of the toy 1 can be constituted by the light emitting mechanism 21.
  • the light emitting mechanism 21 selects a blinking pattern and a light color according to a signal input from the outside of the light emitting mechanism 21, and causes the light to blink based on the selected pattern.
  • the signal input from the outside of the light emitting mechanism 21 may be configured to use, for example, a signal from the voice recognition / synthesis mechanism 14 or the image display mechanism 3. That is, the voice recognition / synthesizing mechanism 14 and the light emitting mechanism 21 can operate in cooperation with each other.
  • various sensors 23 can be incorporated in the toy 1.
  • a touch sensor, a three-dimensional acceleration sensor, or a temperature sensor can be incorporated.
  • the image display mechanism 3 or the like By inputting the output signals from the various sensors 23 to the image display mechanism 3 or the like, for example, when the toy 1 is touched, the facial expression awakened by the image display mechanism 3 is displayed, and the speech recognition and synthesis mechanism 14 greets, etc. Can be generated.
  • the image display mechanism 3 can display a cold expression
  • the vibration mechanism 18 can vibrate the toy 1
  • the light emission mechanism 21 can cause the ear 22 of the toy 1 to glow blue.
  • a scream or the like can be generated by the voice recognition / synthesis mechanism 14, and the ear 22 of the toy 1 can be blinked in red by the light emitting mechanism 21.
  • the magnetic sensor 23 can be incorporated in the toy 1.
  • two magnetic sensors can be incorporated with a space in the left-right direction.
  • the voice recognition / synthesizing mechanism 14 can generate a voice that wants a food model.
  • the program processing mechanism 24 can be incorporated in the toy 1.
  • a story can be stored in the program processing mechanism 24 in advance.
  • the toy 1 recognizes the voice by the processing of the voice recognition synthesis mechanism 14 and outputs a signal to the program processing mechanism 24.
  • the voice data of the story stored in advance in the program processing mechanism 24 is output through the speaker 16 of the voice recognition / synthesis mechanism 14.
  • a game such as chess can be stored in advance.
  • the toy 1 can consider the next move from the movement of the chess piece identified by the voice recognition synthesis mechanism 14 and can output it through the voice recognition synthesis mechanism 14.
  • the communication mechanism 25 can be incorporated in the toy 1.
  • the communication mechanism 25 can be configured by a wireless communication mechanism such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) or WiFi (registered trademark).
  • a new story or game stored in the program processing mechanism 24 is obtained from the network and stored in the toy 1 by the communication mechanism 25, or a new pattern of face images such as the eyes 4 and the mouth 5 is newly obtained from the network. Or you can get it.

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Provided are a toy allowing for improved expressiveness of an image displayed on an image display mechanism, and a method for manufacturing a toy. A method for manufacturing a toy 1 that is manufactured by arranging lights 7 on a back surface 6a of a liquid crystal panel 6, connecting an image processing unit 8, which transmits image signals to the liquid crystal panel 6, to the liquid crystal panel 6, and incorporating, into a housing 2, an image processing mechanism 3 including the liquid crystal panel 6, the lights 7, and the image processing unit 8, said method including: configuring a display unit 12 by binding in parallel a plurality of optical fibers into a bundle to form a fiber bundle, and forming a flat rear end surface 12a on the rear end of the fiber bundle in the axial direction thereof and forming a curved front end surface 12b on the front end of the fiber bundle in the axial direction thereof; and disposing the rear end surface 12a of the display unit 12 on a front surface 6b of the liquid crystal panel 6.

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おもちゃおよびおもちゃの製造方法Toy and toy manufacturing method
 本発明は画像表示機構を備えているおもちゃおよびおもちゃの製造方法に関するものであり、詳しくは画像表示機構に表示される画像の表現力を向上することができるおもちゃおよびおもちゃの製造方法に関するものである。 The present invention relates to a toy having an image display mechanism and a toy manufacturing method, and more particularly to a toy and a toy manufacturing method capable of improving the expressiveness of an image displayed on the image display mechanism. .
 人形等の顔の部分に液晶パネル等を含む画像表示機構を配置して、この画像表示機構により人形等の表情を表現するおもちゃが種々提案されている(例えば特許文献1参照)。 Various toys have been proposed in which an image display mechanism including a liquid crystal panel or the like is arranged on the face portion of a doll and the like and the facial expression of the doll is expressed by this image display mechanism (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
 特許文献1は、事前に液晶パネルに描画された目、鼻、口からなる表情が、所定の入力信号に応じて変化するおもちゃを提案する。特許文献1に記載のおもちゃは、表情が平板形状の液晶パネルに表示されている。人形等の表情は二次元で表現されるため、その表現力に限界があった。 Patent Document 1 proposes a toy in which a facial expression composed of eyes, nose, and mouth drawn in advance on a liquid crystal panel changes according to a predetermined input signal. The toy described in Patent Document 1 has a facial expression displayed on a flat liquid crystal panel. Expressions such as dolls are expressed in two dimensions, so their expressive power is limited.
日本国特開2009-207730号公報Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2009-207730
 本発明は上記の問題を鑑みてなされたものであり、その目的は画像表示機構に表示される画像の表現力を向上することができるおもちゃおよびおもちゃの製造方法を提供することにある。 The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a toy and a toy manufacturing method capable of improving the expressiveness of an image displayed on an image display mechanism.
 上記の目的を達成する本発明のおもちゃは、液晶パネルと、この液晶パネルの背面から光を照射するライトと、前記液晶パネルに表示される画像の信号を前記液晶パネルに送信する画像処理部と、を有する画像表示機構を備えるおもちゃにおいて、前記液晶パネルの前面に配置される表示部を備えていて、この表示部が多数本の光ファイバを平行で束状に固結したファイバ束であり、このファイバ束の束軸方向の後端が前記液晶パネルの前記前面に配置されて、前記ファイバ束の前記束軸方向の前端の前端面が曲面部を有することを特徴とする。 A toy of the present invention that achieves the above object includes a liquid crystal panel, a light that emits light from the back of the liquid crystal panel, and an image processing unit that transmits an image signal displayed on the liquid crystal panel to the liquid crystal panel. A toy having an image display mechanism having a display unit disposed on the front surface of the liquid crystal panel, and the display unit is a fiber bundle in which a number of optical fibers are bundled in parallel and bundled, The rear end of the fiber bundle in the bundle axis direction is disposed on the front surface of the liquid crystal panel, and the front end surface of the front end of the fiber bundle in the bundle axis direction has a curved surface portion.
 上記の目的を達成する本発明のおもちゃの製造方法は、液晶パネルの背面にライトを配置して、画像の信号を前記液晶パネルに送信する画像処理部を前記液晶パネルに接続して、前記液晶パネルおよび前記ライトおよび前記画像処理部を有する画像表示機構を筐体に組み込んで製造するおもちゃの製造方法において、多数本の光ファイバを平行で束状に固結してファイバ束を形成して、このファイバ束の束軸方向の後端に平面形状の後端面を形成するとともに前記ファイバ束の前記束軸方向の前端に曲面部を有する前端面を形成して表示部を構成して、前記表示部の前記後端面を前記液晶パネルの前面に設置することを特徴とする。 In the toy manufacturing method of the present invention that achieves the above object, a light is disposed on the back of a liquid crystal panel, an image processing unit that transmits an image signal to the liquid crystal panel is connected to the liquid crystal panel, and the liquid crystal In a toy manufacturing method in which an image display mechanism having a panel and the light and the image processing unit is built in a housing, a plurality of optical fibers are consolidated in parallel and bundled to form a fiber bundle, A planar rear end surface is formed at the rear end in the bundle axis direction of the fiber bundle, and a front end surface having a curved surface portion is formed at the front end in the bundle axis direction of the fiber bundle to constitute a display unit, and the display The rear end surface of the unit is installed on the front surface of the liquid crystal panel.
 本発明によれば、液晶パネルに表示される画像の光は表示部の後端面から前端面に伝達される。曲面部を有する立体的な面である前端面に画像が表示されるので、画像の表現力を向上するには有利である。 According to the present invention, the light of the image displayed on the liquid crystal panel is transmitted from the rear end surface of the display unit to the front end surface. Since the image is displayed on the front end surface, which is a three-dimensional surface having a curved surface portion, it is advantageous for improving the expressiveness of the image.
 ライトが点光源であり、ライトと液晶パネルとの間に配置されてライトの光をファイバ束の束軸方向と平行となる平行光に変換して液晶パネルの背面に向けて透過させるフレネルレンズを備える構成にすることができる。 A light is a point light source, a Fresnel lens that is placed between the light and the liquid crystal panel, converts the light of the light into parallel light parallel to the bundle axis direction of the fiber bundle and transmits it to the back of the liquid crystal panel It can be set as the structure provided.
 この構成によれば液晶パネルに光を直接的に送ることができるので、画像が表示される表示部の前端面における光の強度を高い状態に保つには有利である。またフレネルレンズによりそれぞれの光ファイバにはその軸方向に平行な光が照射されるので、光の波長に歪みが生じにくい。そのため液晶パネルに表示される画像の色彩を、高い精度で表示部の前端面に再現することができる。 According to this configuration, light can be sent directly to the liquid crystal panel, which is advantageous for keeping the light intensity at the front end face of the display unit on which an image is displayed high. In addition, since each optical fiber is irradiated with light parallel to the axial direction by the Fresnel lens, distortion of the light wavelength hardly occurs. Therefore, the color of the image displayed on the liquid crystal panel can be reproduced on the front end surface of the display unit with high accuracy.
 ファイバ束の前端面を、前方に突出した球状面または前方に突出した帯状曲面に構成することができる。また表示部が、おもちゃの目および口の位置にそれぞれ配置されている構成にすることができる。 The front end surface of the fiber bundle can be configured as a spherical surface protruding forward or a belt-like curved surface protruding forward. Moreover, it can be set as the structure by which the display part is each arrange | positioned at the position of the eyes and mouth of a toy.
 外部の音声を信号に変換するマイクと、このマイクから入力された音声を識別する処理部と、この処理部で合成される音声を外部に出力するスピーカとを有する音声認識合成機構を備える構成にすることができる。 A configuration including a speech recognition / synthesis mechanism including a microphone that converts external speech into a signal, a processing unit that identifies speech input from the microphone, and a speaker that outputs the speech synthesized by the processing unit to the outside. can do.
図1は、本発明のおもちゃの正面を例示する説明図である。FIG. 1 is an explanatory view illustrating the front of a toy according to the present invention. 図2は、画像表示機構を例示する説明図である。FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the image display mechanism. 図3は、画像表示機構の側面を例示する説明図である。FIG. 3 is an explanatory view illustrating a side surface of the image display mechanism. 図4は、フレネルレンズの正面を例示する説明図である。FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the front of the Fresnel lens. 図5は、目に配置される表示部を例示する三面図である。FIG. 5 is a three-view diagram illustrating a display unit arranged in the eye. 図6は、口に配置される表示部を例示する三面図である。FIG. 6 is a three-view diagram illustrating a display unit arranged in the mouth. 図7は、おもちゃの別の実施形態を例示する説明図である。FIG. 7 is an explanatory view illustrating another embodiment of the toy.
 以下、本発明のおもちゃおよびおもちゃの製造方法を図に示した実施形態に基づいて説明する。 Hereinafter, the toy of the present invention and the manufacturing method of the toy will be described based on the embodiment shown in the drawings.
 図1に例示するように本発明のおもちゃ1は、人形の形状を模した筐体2と、筐体2の内部に組み込まれている画像表示機構3とを備えている。この実施形態では画像表示機構3は、おもちゃ1の目4と口5を表示している。この画像表示機構3は、表示している目4や口5の画像(以下、顔画像ということがある)を変更することによりおもちゃ1の表情を表現することができる。 As illustrated in FIG. 1, the toy 1 of the present invention includes a housing 2 imitating the shape of a doll and an image display mechanism 3 incorporated in the housing 2. In this embodiment, the image display mechanism 3 displays the eyes 4 and the mouth 5 of the toy 1. The image display mechanism 3 can express the facial expression of the toy 1 by changing the displayed images of the eyes 4 and the mouth 5 (hereinafter sometimes referred to as face images).
 図2および図3に例示するように画像表示機構3は、液晶パネル6と、この液晶パネル6の背面6aの側から光を照射するライト7と、液晶パネル6に表示される画像の信号を液晶パネル6に送信する画像処理部8とを備えている。液晶パネル6は、本実施形態ではカラーTFT(薄膜トランジスタ)と呼ばれる液晶ディスプレイで構成される。液晶パネル6はこれに限らず、例えば有機ELディスプレイなど画像を表示できる機構であればよい。また液晶パネル6はカラーに限らず白黒でもよい。本実施形態の液晶パネル6の大きさは35mm×35mm程度、厚みは2mm程度である。液晶パネル6の大きさはこれに限定されず、おもちゃ1の大きさ等により適宜変更することができる。本明細書において液晶パネル6の背面6aとはライト7が配置されている側を意味する。 As illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3, the image display mechanism 3 includes a liquid crystal panel 6, a light 7 that emits light from the back surface 6 a side of the liquid crystal panel 6, and an image signal displayed on the liquid crystal panel 6. And an image processing unit 8 for transmitting to the liquid crystal panel 6. The liquid crystal panel 6 is configured by a liquid crystal display called a color TFT (thin film transistor) in this embodiment. The liquid crystal panel 6 is not limited to this, and may be any mechanism that can display an image, such as an organic EL display. The liquid crystal panel 6 is not limited to color, and may be black and white. The liquid crystal panel 6 of the present embodiment has a size of about 35 mm × 35 mm and a thickness of about 2 mm. The size of the liquid crystal panel 6 is not limited to this, and can be appropriately changed depending on the size of the toy 1 or the like. In this specification, the back surface 6a of the liquid crystal panel 6 means the side on which the light 7 is disposed.
 画像処理部8は液晶パネル6と信号線9で接続されている。画像処理部8は画像処理部8の外部から入力される信号に応じて適切な画像データを選択するとともに、液晶パネル6に画像データを送信する。つまり液晶パネル6は、画像処理部8により表示する画像を切り替えることができる。画像処理部8は外部から入力される信号によらず、例えば所定時間経過するごとに画像を切り替える構成としてもよい。 The image processing unit 8 is connected to the liquid crystal panel 6 through a signal line 9. The image processing unit 8 selects appropriate image data according to a signal input from the outside of the image processing unit 8 and transmits the image data to the liquid crystal panel 6. That is, the liquid crystal panel 6 can switch the image to be displayed by the image processing unit 8. The image processing unit 8 may be configured to switch an image every time a predetermined time elapses without depending on a signal input from the outside.
 ライト7は、基板10に設置されていて、液晶パネル6の背面6aの側に配置されている。ライト7は本実施形態では白色LEDで構成されていて、液晶パネル6に表示される目4と口5に対応する位置を照らす状態でそれぞれ配置されている。即ち基板10には三つの白色LEDが設置されていて、これは点光源となる。ライト7は上記に限らず、液晶パネル6に光を照射できるものであればよい。またライト7の色は白色に限らず例えば青色など他の色であってもよい。 The light 7 is installed on the substrate 10 and is arranged on the back surface 6 a side of the liquid crystal panel 6. In this embodiment, the light 7 is composed of a white LED, and is arranged in a state of illuminating positions corresponding to the eyes 4 and the mouth 5 displayed on the liquid crystal panel 6. That is, three white LEDs are installed on the substrate 10, which becomes a point light source. The light 7 is not limited to the above, and any light that can irradiate the liquid crystal panel 6 may be used. The color of the light 7 is not limited to white, and may be other colors such as blue.
 液晶パネル6とライト7との間にはフレネルレンズ11が配置されている。図4に例示されるようにフレネルレンズ11には、目4と口5に対応する位置にそれぞれフレネルエリア11aが形成されていて、他の部分はピュアエリア11bで構成されている。フレネルエリア11aはライト7から照射される拡散光を平行光に変換するエリアであり、ピュアエリア11bはライト7からの拡散光を遮蔽するエリアである。本実施形態では目4に対応するフレネルエリア11aは円形に形成され、口5に対応するフレネルエリア11aは四角形に形成されている。本実施形態ではフレネルレンズ11の厚みは1mm程度である。 A Fresnel lens 11 is disposed between the liquid crystal panel 6 and the light 7. As illustrated in FIG. 4, the Fresnel lens 11 has Fresnel areas 11 a formed at positions corresponding to the eyes 4 and the mouth 5, and the other part is composed of a pure area 11 b. The Fresnel area 11 a is an area that converts the diffused light emitted from the light 7 into parallel light, and the pure area 11 b is an area that blocks the diffused light from the light 7. In this embodiment, the Fresnel area 11a corresponding to the eye 4 is formed in a circle, and the Fresnel area 11a corresponding to the mouth 5 is formed in a quadrangle. In this embodiment, the thickness of the Fresnel lens 11 is about 1 mm.
 図3に例示するようにフレネルレンズ11の焦点となる位置にライト7が配置されていて、点光源であるライト7から照射される拡散光はフレネルレンズ11を通過する際に平行光となり液晶パネル6の背面6aの側に到達する。なお図3においては一部の光の経路を破線で示している。本実施形態ではフレネルレンズ11の焦点距離は8mm程度であり、フレネルレンズ11と液晶パネル6の背面6aとの間の距離は2mm程度としている。 As illustrated in FIG. 3, a light 7 is disposed at a position that becomes a focal point of the Fresnel lens 11, and diffused light emitted from the light 7 that is a point light source becomes parallel light when passing through the Fresnel lens 11, and the liquid crystal panel. 6 reaches the back surface 6a side. In FIG. 3, some light paths are indicated by broken lines. In this embodiment, the focal length of the Fresnel lens 11 is about 8 mm, and the distance between the Fresnel lens 11 and the back surface 6a of the liquid crystal panel 6 is about 2 mm.
 液晶パネル6の背面6aに到達した平行光は、液晶パネル6の前面6bの側に透過する。液晶パネル6の前面6bにおいて、目4および口5に対応する位置には表示部12がそれぞれ配置されている。本明細書において液晶パネル6の前面6bとは、背面6aの反対となる面であり、表示部12が配置される側の面を意味する。 Parallel light reaching the back surface 6a of the liquid crystal panel 6 is transmitted to the front surface 6b side of the liquid crystal panel 6. On the front surface 6 b of the liquid crystal panel 6, display units 12 are respectively arranged at positions corresponding to the eyes 4 and the mouth 5. In this specification, the front surface 6b of the liquid crystal panel 6 is a surface opposite to the back surface 6a, and means a surface on the side where the display unit 12 is disposed.
 表示部12は、多数本の光ファイバを平行で束状に固結したファイバ束で構成されている。本実施形態ではコアとクラッドからなり被覆されていない直径0.125mmの光ファイバを約3万本束ねてファイバ束を構成している。ファイバ束を構成する光ファイバはそれぞれ互いに平行となる状態で束ねられている。光ファイバは一端から他端に至る全域において一切曲がることなくまっすぐな状態で束ねられている。本明細書ではファイバ束において光ファイバの軸方向と平行となる方向を束軸方向と呼ぶ。 The display unit 12 is composed of a fiber bundle in which a large number of optical fibers are consolidated in parallel and bundled. In this embodiment, a fiber bundle is formed by bundling about 30,000 optical fibers having a diameter of 0.125 mm that are made of a core and a clad and are not covered. The optical fibers constituting the fiber bundle are bundled in a state of being parallel to each other. The optical fibers are bundled in a straight state without bending at all from one end to the other end. In this specification, a direction in the fiber bundle that is parallel to the axial direction of the optical fiber is referred to as a bundle axis direction.
 図5に三面図で例示するように目4に対応する表示部12は円柱形状であり、前端面12bが前方に突出した球状面で構成され、後端面12aは平面で構成されている。図6に三面図で例示するように口5に対応する表示部12は直方体形状であり、前端面12bが前方に突出した帯状曲面で構成され、後端面12aは平面で構成されている。図5および図6では説明のため実際よりも太く表現した多数本の光ファイバを図示している。光ファイバの直径は0.125mmであるため表示部12においてそれぞれの光ファイバを目視で確認することはできない。この光ファイバの軸方向とファイバ束の束軸方向とは一致する。 5, the display unit 12 corresponding to the eye 4 has a cylindrical shape, the front end surface 12b includes a spherical surface protruding forward, and the rear end surface 12a includes a flat surface. As shown in a three-view diagram in FIG. 6, the display unit 12 corresponding to the mouth 5 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, the front end surface 12b is configured by a belt-like curved surface protruding forward, and the rear end surface 12a is configured by a plane. In FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, a large number of optical fibers expressed thicker than the actual are shown for the sake of explanation. Since the diameter of the optical fiber is 0.125 mm, each optical fiber cannot be visually confirmed on the display unit 12. The axial direction of the optical fiber coincides with the bundle axial direction of the fiber bundle.
 図3に例示するように表示部12の後端面12aは、液晶パネル6の前面6bの側に配置されている。本明細書において表示部12の後端面12aとは液晶パネル6の前面6bと対向する側の面であり、表示部12の前端面12bとは束軸方向において後端面12aと反対側となる面である。つまりそれぞれの光ファイバの開口端が、表示部12の後端面12aと前端面12bとに配置されることになる。本実施形態では表示部12の後端面12aは、液晶パネル6の前面6bにUV接着で直接的に固定されている。 As illustrated in FIG. 3, the rear end surface 12 a of the display unit 12 is disposed on the front surface 6 b side of the liquid crystal panel 6. In this specification, the rear end surface 12a of the display unit 12 is a surface facing the front surface 6b of the liquid crystal panel 6, and the front end surface 12b of the display unit 12 is a surface opposite to the rear end surface 12a in the bundle axis direction. It is. That is, the opening ends of the respective optical fibers are arranged on the rear end surface 12a and the front end surface 12b of the display unit 12. In the present embodiment, the rear end surface 12a of the display unit 12 is directly fixed to the front surface 6b of the liquid crystal panel 6 by UV bonding.
 次に表示部12を構成するファイバ束の製造方法を説明する。まず多数本の光ファイバを平行に整列させた状態で束ねてインゴットを作成する。隣接する光ファイバどうしは例えば接着剤による接着や、加熱による融着により互いに固定される。このインゴットは例えば直径28mmで長さ300mmの円柱形状または28mm×28mm×300mmの直方体形状とする。光ファイバをまっすぐ平行に整列させて束ねて固定するので、比較的簡単に製造することができる。また束軸方向の両端において、光ファイバの配列が変わることがほとんどない。そのためファイバ束の一端から画像等の光を入光させて他端にその画像を表示させる場合に、二つの画像の相関性は極めて高く維持することができる。 Next, the manufacturing method of the fiber bundle which comprises the display part 12 is demonstrated. First, an ingot is formed by bundling a large number of optical fibers in a state of being aligned in parallel. Adjacent optical fibers are fixed to each other by, for example, bonding with an adhesive or fusion by heating. The ingot has a cylindrical shape of 28 mm in diameter and a length of 300 mm or a rectangular parallelepiped shape of 28 mm × 28 mm × 300 mm. Since the optical fibers are aligned and bundled and fixed in a straight line, they can be manufactured relatively easily. Further, the arrangement of the optical fibers hardly changes at both ends in the bundle axis direction. Therefore, when light such as an image is incident from one end of the fiber bundle and the image is displayed on the other end, the correlation between the two images can be maintained extremely high.
 次に作成されたインゴットから表示部12を削り出す。例えばインゴットを所定の長さに切断した後に、表示部12の前端面12bを切削等により加工する。 Next, the display unit 12 is cut out from the created ingot. For example, after the ingot is cut to a predetermined length, the front end surface 12b of the display unit 12 is processed by cutting or the like.
 図3に例示するように、ライト7から照射された光が、フレネルレンズ11および画像を表示している液晶パネル6を透過して、さらに表示部12を通過する。つまり光は表示部12を構成するファイバ束の束軸方向に沿って伝達される。液晶パネル6に表示された画像と同一の画像が、表示部12の前端面12bに表示される。 As illustrated in FIG. 3, the light emitted from the light 7 passes through the Fresnel lens 11 and the liquid crystal panel 6 displaying an image, and further passes through the display unit 12. That is, the light is transmitted along the direction of the bundle axis of the fiber bundle constituting the display unit 12. The same image as that displayed on the liquid crystal panel 6 is displayed on the front end surface 12 b of the display unit 12.
 液晶パネル6に表示される目4の画像は、球面の一部を構成する前端面12bに表示される。液晶パネル6に表示される目4の画像は二次元の画像であるが、三次元の曲面に形成される前端面12bに表示されるので、おもちゃ1の外部からは三次元的に認識されることになる。実際の目と非常に近い状態となる。同様に口5の画像も、正面視において左右端に比べて中央部が突出した帯状曲面に表示されるので、おもちゃ1の外部からは三次元的に認識されることになる。 The image of the eye 4 displayed on the liquid crystal panel 6 is displayed on the front end surface 12b constituting a part of the spherical surface. Although the image of the eyes 4 displayed on the liquid crystal panel 6 is a two-dimensional image, it is displayed on the front end surface 12b formed on a three-dimensional curved surface, so that it is recognized three-dimensionally from the outside of the toy 1. It will be. It will be very close to the actual eye. Similarly, the image of the mouth 5 is also displayed in a three-dimensional manner from the outside of the toy 1 because the image of the mouth 5 is displayed on a belt-like curved surface that protrudes from the center as compared to the left and right ends.
 画像処理部8は画像処理部8の外部から入力される信号に応じて画像データを切り替えることができるので、おもちゃ1の表情を変化させることができる。目4や口5を構成する画像が、立体的な曲面で形成される表示部12の前端面12bに表示されるので、おもちゃ1の表情のリアリティーを向上するには有利である。特に表示部12の前端面12bを真正面からずれた位置から観察した際に、その表現力が際立つ。 Since the image processing unit 8 can switch image data in accordance with a signal input from the outside of the image processing unit 8, the facial expression of the toy 1 can be changed. Since the images constituting the eyes 4 and the mouth 5 are displayed on the front end surface 12b of the display unit 12 formed with a three-dimensional curved surface, it is advantageous for improving the reality of the expression of the toy 1. In particular, when the front end surface 12b of the display unit 12 is observed from a position shifted from the front, the expressive power stands out.
 表示部12のファイバ束を構成する光ファイバが直線状であるため、その内部を通過する光は比較的まっすぐに通過し易い。光ファイバを通過する光の波長に歪みが生じにくいので、表示部12に表示される画像を鮮明にするには有利である。 Since the optical fiber constituting the fiber bundle of the display unit 12 is linear, the light passing through the inside is likely to pass relatively straight. Since the wavelength of the light passing through the optical fiber is hardly distorted, it is advantageous to make the image displayed on the display unit 12 clear.
 点光源であるLEDの代わりに従来使用されている面光源であるバックライトユニットをライト7として利用することができる。バックライトユニットとは、平板状の導光板の側面からLED等により光を照射して、導光板内で反射を繰り返した光を散乱光として導光板の前面から放出する機構である。 A backlight unit that is a surface light source that has been used conventionally can be used as the light 7 instead of the LED that is a point light source. The backlight unit is a mechanism that emits light from a side surface of a flat light guide plate by an LED or the like and emits light repeatedly reflected in the light guide plate as scattered light from the front surface of the light guide plate.
 ただし、点光源であるLEDとフレネルレンズ11を組み合わせた前述の実施形態の方が、光が散乱して減衰することがないので、表示部12における光の強度を向上するには有利である。表示部12の前端面12bにおいては、各光ファイバのコアが発光してクラッドは発光しない。そのため液晶パネル6に表示される画像よりも表示部12の前端面12bの画像は暗くなる傾向にある。前述の実施形態では光の強度を向上できるので、表示部12の前端面12bの画像を明るくするには有利である。また光を効率的に利用できるので、ライト7の出力を下げて画像表示機構3のエネルギ消費量を抑制するには有利である。さらに光の散乱がないためガウスノイズを抑制するには有利である。 However, the above-described embodiment in which the LED serving as the point light source and the Fresnel lens 11 are combined is more advantageous for improving the light intensity in the display unit 12 because the light is not scattered and attenuated. On the front end face 12b of the display unit 12, the core of each optical fiber emits light and the clad does not emit light. Therefore, the image on the front end face 12b of the display unit 12 tends to be darker than the image displayed on the liquid crystal panel 6. Since the light intensity can be improved in the above-described embodiment, it is advantageous to brighten the image of the front end surface 12b of the display unit 12. Further, since the light can be used efficiently, it is advantageous for reducing the output of the light 7 and suppressing the energy consumption of the image display mechanism 3. Furthermore, since there is no light scattering, it is advantageous for suppressing Gaussian noise.
 表示部12の形状は上記に限らず、例えば眉毛を表示する場合には長方形状に形成したりして、表示したい画像に応じて適宜変更することができる。また表示部12の前端面12bの形状は前方に突出する凸形状に限らず、凹形状に形成してもよい。また波面など複雑な形状にすることもできる。つまり前端面12bの少なくとも一部に曲面部を有する構成とすることができる。表示部12の後端面12aと液晶パネル6の前面6bとの間に隙間があってもよいが、後端面12aを平面形状に形成して隙間がほとんどなく密着させた状態とする方が、この隙間から光が漏れて光の強度が低下することを抑制するには有利である。 The shape of the display unit 12 is not limited to the above. For example, when displaying eyebrows, the shape can be formed in a rectangular shape and can be changed as appropriate according to the image to be displayed. The shape of the front end surface 12b of the display unit 12 is not limited to the convex shape protruding forward, and may be formed in a concave shape. Moreover, it can also be made into complicated shapes, such as a wave front. That is, it can be configured to have a curved surface portion on at least a part of the front end surface 12b. Although there may be a gap between the rear end surface 12a of the display unit 12 and the front surface 6b of the liquid crystal panel 6, it is more preferable that the rear end surface 12a is formed in a planar shape and is in close contact with no gap. This is advantageous for suppressing light from leaking from the gap and reducing the light intensity.
 本実施形態では液晶パネル6において、目4および口5以外の部分については画像を表示していないが、目4および口5以外の部分においても画像を表示する構成にしてもよい。フレネルレンズ11のピュアエリア11bを光が透過する状態に構成して、ライト7からの拡散光をピュアエリア11bと液晶パネル6とを透過させることにより、目4および口5以外の部分の画像を表示することができる。このときおもちゃ1の外部からは、目4および口5は表示部12により手前に表示され、それ以外の部分の画像は奥の液晶パネル6の前面6bに表示される。 In the present embodiment, in the liquid crystal panel 6, images are not displayed on portions other than the eyes 4 and the mouth 5, but an image may be displayed on portions other than the eyes 4 and the mouth 5. The pure area 11b of the Fresnel lens 11 is configured to transmit light, and diffused light from the light 7 is transmitted through the pure area 11b and the liquid crystal panel 6 so that an image of a portion other than the eyes 4 and the mouth 5 can be obtained. Can be displayed. At this time, from the outside of the toy 1, the eyes 4 and the mouth 5 are displayed on the front side by the display unit 12, and the image of the other part is displayed on the front surface 6 b of the back liquid crystal panel 6.
 画像表示機構3は、おもちゃ1に限らず、例えば広告用ディスプレイや、車載ディスプレイなど他の用途にも利用することができる。表示部12を利用する構成により、液晶パネル6の前面6bと表示部12の前端面12bとにそれぞれ画像を表示することができる。つまり一つの液晶パネル6を使用しながら、異なる高さとなる液晶パネル6の前面6bと表示部12の前端面12bとに画像を表示することができる。そのため表示部12の前端面12bを平面とする場合であっても、高さの異なる位置に画像を表示できるので画像表示機構3の表現力を向上するには有利である。つまり表示部12の前端面12bは曲面部を有する構成に限らず、平面に構成してもよい。 The image display mechanism 3 is not limited to the toy 1 and can be used for other purposes such as an advertising display and an in-vehicle display. With the configuration using the display unit 12, images can be displayed on the front surface 6 b of the liquid crystal panel 6 and the front end surface 12 b of the display unit 12, respectively. That is, while using one liquid crystal panel 6, images can be displayed on the front surface 6 b of the liquid crystal panel 6 and the front end surface 12 b of the display unit 12 having different heights. Therefore, even when the front end surface 12b of the display unit 12 is a flat surface, images can be displayed at different heights, which is advantageous in improving the expressive power of the image display mechanism 3. That is, the front end surface 12b of the display unit 12 is not limited to a configuration having a curved surface portion, and may be configured to be a plane.
 図7に例示するようにおもちゃ1には、画像表示機構3の他に、種々の機構を適宜組み合わせて組み込むことができる。図7では、説明のため信号線を一点鎖線で示している。この信号線とともに接続されている電線は一部省略しているが、必要に応じて電線は適宜接続される。なお以下に例示する種々の機構はいずれも本発明のおもちゃ1の必須の構成要件ではない。 As illustrated in FIG. 7, in addition to the image display mechanism 3, various mechanisms can be combined in the toy 1 as appropriate. In FIG. 7, the signal lines are indicated by alternate long and short dash lines for explanation. Although some of the electric wires connected with the signal lines are omitted, the electric wires are appropriately connected as necessary. Note that any of the various mechanisms exemplified below is not an essential component of the toy 1 of the present invention.
 例えば電源機構13をおもちゃ1に組み込むことができる。電源機構13は例えば乾電池や充電電池で構成することができる。この構成によれば電源コード等をつながなくてもおもちゃ1を作動させることができる。電源機構13を設置せずに、電源コードを介して商用電源等に接続しておもちゃ1を使用する構成にしてもよい。 For example, the power supply mechanism 13 can be incorporated in the toy 1. The power supply mechanism 13 can be composed of, for example, a dry battery or a rechargeable battery. According to this configuration, the toy 1 can be operated without connecting a power cord or the like. Instead of installing the power supply mechanism 13, the toy 1 may be configured to be connected to a commercial power supply or the like via a power cord.
 例えば音声認識合成機構14をおもちゃ1に組み込むことができる。音声認識合成機構14は、おもちゃ1の外部の音を電気信号に変換するマイク15と、おもちゃ1の外部に音声を出力するスピーカ16と、マイク15から入力された音声を識別してこの識別された音声に応じて所定の音声を合成してスピーカ16から出力させる制御を行なう音声処理部17とを備えている。音声認識合成機構14により、おもちゃ1は話しかけられた言葉に応じて、適切な返事を行なうことができる。 For example, the voice recognition synthesis mechanism 14 can be incorporated in the toy 1. The voice recognition / synthesizing mechanism 14 identifies the microphone 15 that converts the sound outside the toy 1 into an electrical signal, the speaker 16 that outputs the sound to the outside of the toy 1, and the voice input from the microphone 15. A voice processing unit 17 that performs control to synthesize a predetermined voice according to the voice and output the synthesized voice from the speaker 16. The voice recognition / synthesizing mechanism 14 allows the toy 1 to respond appropriately according to the spoken word.
 このとき音声認識合成機構14から話しかけられた言葉により異なる信号を画像表示機構3に送る構成にしてもよい。つまり画像表示機構3と音声認識合成機構14とが互いに連携して動作する構成にすることができる。これによりおもちゃ1は、話しかけられた言葉に応じて、顔画像を変化させるとともに、スピーカ16から音声を出力させることができる。おもちゃ1の感情などの表現力を向上するには有利である。 At this time, a different signal may be sent to the image display mechanism 3 depending on the words spoken from the speech recognition / synthesis mechanism 14. That is, the image display mechanism 3 and the voice recognition / synthesis mechanism 14 can be configured to operate in cooperation with each other. Thereby, the toy 1 can change the face image according to the spoken word and can output the sound from the speaker 16. It is advantageous for improving the expressive power of toy 1 such as emotions.
 例えば振動機構18をおもちゃ1に組み込むことができる。振動機構18は、偏心した質量体が回転軸に固定されたモータ19と、予め複数の振動パターンが格納されていて振動機構18の外部から入力される信号に応じてパターンを選択してモータ19の回転を制御する振動制御部20とを備えている。 For example, the vibration mechanism 18 can be incorporated in the toy 1. The vibration mechanism 18 includes a motor 19 in which an eccentric mass body is fixed to a rotating shaft, and a plurality of vibration patterns stored in advance, and a pattern is selected according to a signal input from the outside of the vibration mechanism 18 to select the motor 19. And a vibration control unit 20 for controlling the rotation of the motor.
 振動機構18の外部から入力される信号は、例えば音声認識合成機構14からの信号を利用する構成にしてもよい。つまり音声認識合成機構14と振動機構18とが互いに連携して動作する構成にすることができる。また画像表示機構3からの信号を利用する構成にしてもよい。表示される顔画像に合わせておもちゃ1を振動させることができる。振動機構18によりおもちゃ1の感情などの表現力を向上することができる。 The signal input from the outside of the vibration mechanism 18 may be configured to use a signal from the voice recognition / synthesis mechanism 14, for example. That is, the voice recognition / synthesizing mechanism 14 and the vibration mechanism 18 can operate in cooperation with each other. Further, a configuration using a signal from the image display mechanism 3 may be used. The toy 1 can be vibrated according to the displayed face image. The vibration mechanism 18 can improve the expressive power of the toy 1 such as emotions.
 例えば発光機構21をおもちゃ1に組み込むことができる。発光機構21は、光を透過する例えば樹脂製の部材と、その内部に組み込まれたライトとを備えている。図1に例示するようにおもちゃ1の例えば耳22を発光機構21で構成することができる。発光機構21は、発光機構21の外部から入力される信号に応じて点滅のパターンおよび光の色を選択して、これに基づきライトを明滅させる。 For example, the light emitting mechanism 21 can be incorporated in the toy 1. The light emitting mechanism 21 includes, for example, a resin member that transmits light, and a light incorporated therein. As illustrated in FIG. 1, for example, the ear 22 of the toy 1 can be constituted by the light emitting mechanism 21. The light emitting mechanism 21 selects a blinking pattern and a light color according to a signal input from the outside of the light emitting mechanism 21, and causes the light to blink based on the selected pattern.
 発光機構21の外部から入力される信号は、例えば音声認識合成機構14または画像表示機構3からの信号を利用する構成にしてもよい。つまり音声認識合成機構14等と発光機構21とが互いに連携して動作する構成にすることができる。 The signal input from the outside of the light emitting mechanism 21 may be configured to use, for example, a signal from the voice recognition / synthesis mechanism 14 or the image display mechanism 3. That is, the voice recognition / synthesizing mechanism 14 and the light emitting mechanism 21 can operate in cooperation with each other.
 例えば各種センサ23をおもちゃ1に組み込むことができる。例えばタッチセンサや三次元加速度センサや温度センサを組み込むことができる。各種センサ23からの出力信号を画像表示機構3等に入力させることにより、例えばおもちゃ1がタッチされたときに、画像表示機構3により目覚めた表情を表示するとともに、音声認識合成機構14によりあいさつ等を発生させることができる。例えば気温が低いときに、画像表示機構3により寒そうな表情を表示するとともに、振動機構18でおもちゃ1を震わせて、発光機構21によりおもちゃ1の耳22を青く光らせることができる。例えばおもちゃ1を高いところから落下させたときには、音声認識合成機構14により悲鳴等を発生させ、発光機構21によりおもちゃ1の耳22を赤で点滅させることができる。 For example, various sensors 23 can be incorporated in the toy 1. For example, a touch sensor, a three-dimensional acceleration sensor, or a temperature sensor can be incorporated. By inputting the output signals from the various sensors 23 to the image display mechanism 3 or the like, for example, when the toy 1 is touched, the facial expression awakened by the image display mechanism 3 is displayed, and the speech recognition and synthesis mechanism 14 greets, etc. Can be generated. For example, when the temperature is low, the image display mechanism 3 can display a cold expression, the vibration mechanism 18 can vibrate the toy 1, and the light emission mechanism 21 can cause the ear 22 of the toy 1 to glow blue. For example, when the toy 1 is dropped from a high place, a scream or the like can be generated by the voice recognition / synthesis mechanism 14, and the ear 22 of the toy 1 can be blinked in red by the light emitting mechanism 21.
 おもちゃ1に磁気センサ23を組み込むことができる。例えばおもちゃ1の口5の近傍であり、左右方向に間隔をあけて二つの磁気センサを組み込むことができる。例えば磁石などを埋め込んだ食べ物などの模型を作成して、これをおもちゃ1の口5に近づけると、磁気センサからの出力信号により、画像表示機構3が食べ物の模型を追いかけるような目4と口5を表示するとともに、音声認識合成機構14により食べ物の模型を欲しがる音声を発生させることができる。各種センサ23をおもちゃ1に組み込むことにより、極めて高い精度でおもちゃ1の感情や状態などを表現することができる。 The magnetic sensor 23 can be incorporated in the toy 1. For example, in the vicinity of the mouth 5 of the toy 1, two magnetic sensors can be incorporated with a space in the left-right direction. For example, when a model of food or the like in which a magnet or the like is embedded is created and brought close to the mouth 5 of the toy 1, the eye 4 and the mouth that the image display mechanism 3 follows the food model by the output signal from the magnetic sensor. 5 can be displayed, and the voice recognition / synthesizing mechanism 14 can generate a voice that wants a food model. By incorporating the various sensors 23 into the toy 1, emotions and states of the toy 1 can be expressed with extremely high accuracy.
 おもちゃ1にプログラム処理機構24を組み込むことができる。プログラム処理機構24には例えば予め物語を格納することができる。物語を読むように音声で指示された場合に、おもちゃ1はこの音声を音声認識合成機構14の処理により認識して、プログラム処理機構24に信号を出力する。プログラム処理機構24に予め格納されていた物語の音声データが、音声認識合成機構14のスピーカ16を介して出力される。 The program processing mechanism 24 can be incorporated in the toy 1. For example, a story can be stored in the program processing mechanism 24 in advance. When the voice is instructed to read the story, the toy 1 recognizes the voice by the processing of the voice recognition synthesis mechanism 14 and outputs a signal to the program processing mechanism 24. The voice data of the story stored in advance in the program processing mechanism 24 is output through the speaker 16 of the voice recognition / synthesis mechanism 14.
 プログラム処理機構24には例えばチェスなどのゲームを予め格納することができる。おもちゃ1は音声認識合成機構14により識別したチェスの駒の動きから次の一手を考え、音声認識合成機構14を介して出力することができる。 In the program processing mechanism 24, for example, a game such as chess can be stored in advance. The toy 1 can consider the next move from the movement of the chess piece identified by the voice recognition synthesis mechanism 14 and can output it through the voice recognition synthesis mechanism 14.
 通信機構25をおもちゃ1に組み込むことができる。通信機構25は、例えばBluetooth(登録商標)やWiFi(登録商標)などの無線通信機構で構成することができる。通信機構25により、例えばプログラム処理機構24に格納される物語やゲームをネットワーク上から新たに入手しておもちゃ1に格納させたり、目4や口5などの顔画像の新しいパターンをネットワーク上から新たに入手したりすることができる。 The communication mechanism 25 can be incorporated in the toy 1. The communication mechanism 25 can be configured by a wireless communication mechanism such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) or WiFi (registered trademark). For example, a new story or game stored in the program processing mechanism 24 is obtained from the network and stored in the toy 1 by the communication mechanism 25, or a new pattern of face images such as the eyes 4 and the mouth 5 is newly obtained from the network. Or you can get it.
1     おもちゃ
2     筐体
3     画像表示機構
4     目
5     口
6     液晶パネル
6a   背面
6b   前面
7     ライト
8     画像処理部
9     信号線
10   基板
11   フレネルレンズ
11a フレネルエリア
11b ピュアエリア
12   表示部
12a 後端面
12b 前端面
13   電源機構
14   音声認識合成機構
15   マイク
16   スピーカ
17   音声処理部
18   振動機構
19   モータ
20   振動制御部
21   発光機構
22   耳
23   センサ
24   プログラム処理機構
25   通信機構
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Toy 2 Case 3 Image display mechanism 4 Eye 5 Mouth 6 Liquid crystal panel 6a Back surface 6b Front surface 7 Light 8 Image processing part 9 Signal line 10 Substrate 11 Fresnel lens 11a Fresnel area 11b Pure area 12 Display part 12a Rear end surface 12b Front end surface 13 Power supply mechanism 14 Speech recognition / synthesis mechanism 15 Microphone 16 Speaker 17 Audio processing unit 18 Vibration mechanism 19 Motor 20 Vibration control unit 21 Light emitting mechanism 22 Ear 23 Sensor 24 Program processing mechanism 25 Communication mechanism

Claims (8)

  1.  液晶パネルと、この液晶パネルの背面から光を照射するライトと、前記液晶パネルに表示される画像の信号を前記液晶パネルに送信する画像処理部と、を有する画像表示機構を備えるおもちゃにおいて、
     前記液晶パネルの前面に配置される表示部を備えていて、この表示部が多数本の光ファイバを平行で束状に固結したファイバ束であり、このファイバ束の束軸方向の後端が前記液晶パネルの前記前面に配置されて、前記ファイバ束の前記束軸方向の前端の前端面が曲面部を有することを特徴とするおもちゃ。
    In a toy including an image display mechanism having a liquid crystal panel, a light that emits light from the back of the liquid crystal panel, and an image processing unit that transmits a signal of an image displayed on the liquid crystal panel to the liquid crystal panel,
    A display unit disposed on the front surface of the liquid crystal panel, wherein the display unit is a fiber bundle in which a large number of optical fibers are bundled in parallel and bundled, and the rear end of the fiber bundle in the bundle axis direction is A toy disposed on the front surface of the liquid crystal panel, wherein a front end surface of a front end of the fiber bundle in the bundle axis direction has a curved surface portion.
  2.  前記ライトが点光源であり、前記ライトと前記液晶パネルとの間に配置されて前記ライトの光を前記ファイバ束の前記束軸方向と平行となる平行光に変換して前記液晶パネルの背面に向けて透過させるフレネルレンズを備える請求項1に記載のおもちゃ。 The light is a point light source, and is disposed between the light and the liquid crystal panel, and converts the light of the light into parallel light that is parallel to the bundle axis direction of the fiber bundle. The toy according to claim 1, further comprising a Fresnel lens that allows the light to pass therethrough.
  3.  前記ファイバ束の前記前端面が、前方に突出した球状面または前方に突出した帯状曲面である請求項1または2に記載のおもちゃ。 The toy according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the front end surface of the fiber bundle is a spherical surface protruding forward or a belt-like curved surface protruding forward.
  4.  前記表示部が、前記おもちゃの目および口の位置にそれぞれ配置されている請求項1~3のいずれかに記載のおもちゃ。 The toy according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the display section is arranged at the position of eyes and mouth of the toy, respectively.
  5.  外部の音声を信号に変換するマイクと、このマイクから入力された音声を識別する処理部と、この処理部で合成される音声を外部に出力するスピーカとを有する音声認識合成機構を備える請求項1~4のいずれかに記載のおもちゃ。 A speech recognition / synthesizing mechanism having a microphone for converting external sound into a signal, a processing unit for identifying the sound input from the microphone, and a speaker for outputting the sound synthesized by the processing unit to the outside. The toy according to any one of 1 to 4.
  6.  液晶パネルの背面にライトを配置して、画像の信号を前記液晶パネルに送信する画像処理部を前記液晶パネルに接続して、前記液晶パネルおよび前記ライトおよび前記画像処理部を有する画像表示機構を筐体に組み込んで製造するおもちゃの製造方法において、
     多数本の光ファイバを平行で束状に固結してファイバ束を形成して、このファイバ束の束軸方向の後端に平面形状の後端面を形成するとともに前記ファイバ束の前記束軸方向の前端に曲面部を有する前端面を形成して表示部を構成して、
     前記表示部の前記後端面を前記液晶パネルの前面に設置することを特徴とするおもちゃの製造方法。
    An image display mechanism comprising: a light disposed on a rear surface of the liquid crystal panel; and an image processing unit that transmits an image signal to the liquid crystal panel is connected to the liquid crystal panel; and the liquid crystal panel, the light, and the image processing unit are provided. In the manufacturing method of toys that are assembled and manufactured in a housing,
    A plurality of optical fibers are bundled in parallel and bundled to form a fiber bundle, and a flat rear end surface is formed at the rear end in the bundle axis direction of the fiber bundle, and the bundle axis direction of the fiber bundle is formed. Forming a front end surface having a curved surface portion at the front end of the display portion,
    A method for manufacturing a toy, characterized in that the rear end surface of the display unit is installed on the front surface of the liquid crystal panel.
  7.  前記ライトを点光源で構成して、前記ライトの光を前記ファイバ束の前記束軸方向と平行となる平行光に変換して前記液晶パネルの前記背面に向けて透過させるフレネルレンズを、前記ライトと前記液晶パネルとの間に配置する請求項6に記載のおもちゃの製造方法。 The light is composed of a point light source, and a Fresnel lens that converts the light of the light into parallel light that is parallel to the bundle axis direction of the fiber bundle and transmits the light toward the back surface of the liquid crystal panel, The toy manufacturing method according to claim 6, wherein the toy is disposed between the liquid crystal panel and the liquid crystal panel.
  8.  前記液晶パネルの前記前面であり、前記おもちゃの目および口にあたる位置に前記表示部をそれぞれ配置する請求項6または7に記載のおもちゃの製造方法。 The toy manufacturing method according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the display unit is disposed at a position corresponding to an eye and a mouth of the toy on the front surface of the liquid crystal panel.
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