JP6990126B2 - Luminous toys - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a luminous toy.

The toy described in Patent Document 1 includes a disk-shaped case having translucency, a disk-shaped rotating body rotatably supported inside the case, and a driving means for rotating the rotating body. The rotating body has a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs), a detecting means for detecting the rotation of the rotating body, and a control means for controlling the light emission of the LED, and the rotating body is rotated by a driving means that can be operated from the outside of the case. Then, the control means causes the LED to emit light based on the detection result of the detection means.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2000-70555

In the rotating toy described in Patent Document 1, the LED is rotated integrally with the rotating body, and a large number of LEDs are required to perform various effects by utilizing the light emission of the LED, and the toy becomes expensive. Further, the LED, the detecting means, and the controlling means are provided in the rotating body, and a battery for supplying electric power to the LED, the detecting means, and the controlling means is also provided in the rotating body. For this reason, the rotating body becomes heavy, a load is applied to the support portion and the driving means of the rotating body, and there is a concern that the durability is lowered. When the detection means, the control means, and the battery are provided in the case, the weight of the rotating body can be reduced, but the wiring for supplying electric power to the LED is loaded, and there is a concern that the durability is also lowered. Ru.

An object of the present invention is to provide a light emitting toy having excellent durability.

The light-emitting toy according to the present invention has a light-emitting portion having one or more light-emitting elements, a first surface which is light-transmitting and intersects with light emitted from the light-emitting element and into which the light is incident, and the first surface. It has a second surface that intersects with a surface, and includes a movable portion in which a plurality of recesses are formed in the second surface, and the movable portion includes a movable portion in a direction in which the plurality of recesses cross the light. It is characterized by being moved.

Further, in the light emitting toy according to the present invention, the plurality of recesses constitute one or more groups, and the group of recesses is inclined with respect to the moving direction of the movable portion and the traveling direction of the light. They may be lined up at intervals on the line.

Further, in the light emitting toy according to the present invention, the movable portion is formed in the shape of an annular plate, the light emitting portion is arranged on the center side of the movable portion, and the light emitting element is the movable portion. The light is emitted in the radial direction of the portion, the first surface is the inner peripheral surface of the movable portion, the second surface is the end surface on one side of the movable portion in the axial direction, and the movable portion is the central axis. It may be rotated around.

Further, in the light emitting toy according to the present invention, the plurality of recesses form one or more groups, and the group of recesses are spaced on a spiral line extending from the central axis of the movable portion to the outer diameter side. You may line up side by side.

Further, in the light emitting toy according to the present invention, the light emitting unit has a plurality of light emitting elements, and the plurality of light emitting elements may be arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction of the movable part.

Further, in the light emitting toy according to the present invention, the plurality of recesses may be through holes.

Further, in the light emitting toy according to the present invention, the light emitting element may blink.

Further, in the light emitting toy according to the present invention, the light emitting element may blink in multiple colors.

Further, in the light emitting toy according to the present invention, a mounting portion on which the auxiliary toy holding the identification information is detachably mounted, a reading unit for reading the identification information of the secondary toy mounted on the mounting portion, and the like.
A control unit that changes the blinking pattern of the light emitting element based on the identification information read by the reading unit may be provided.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a light emitting toy having excellent durability.

It is a perspective view of an example of a light emitting toy for demonstrating embodiment of this invention. FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II of the light emitting toy of FIG. It is a front view of the movable part of the light emitting toy of FIG. It is a perspective view of the drive part of the light emitting toy of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the operation of the drive part of the light emitting toy of FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows the mode of the effect of the state which the movable part of the light emitting toy of FIG. 1 is stopped. It is a schematic diagram which shows the mode of the effect of the state which the movable part of the light emitting toy of FIG. 1 is rotating at a low speed. It is a schematic diagram which shows the mode of the effect of the state which the movable part of the light emitting toy of FIG. 1 is rotating at a medium speed. It is a schematic diagram which shows the mode of the effect of the state which the movable part of the light emitting toy of FIG. 1 is rotating at a high speed. It is a functional block diagram of the modification of the light emitting toy of FIG. It is a perspective view of an example of the auxiliary toy body used for the light emitting toy of FIG. It is an enlarged perspective view of the mounting part of the light emitting toy of FIG. It is a schematic diagram of another example of a light emitting toy for demonstrating embodiment of this invention.

1 and 2 show an example of a light emitting toy for explaining an embodiment of the present invention.

The light emitting toy 1 includes a movable portion 101 and a light emitting unit 102. The movable portion 101 is light transmissive and is formed in the shape of an annular plate. The light emitting unit 102 has a plurality of light emitting elements 103. The light emitting element 103 is, for example, a light emitting diode (LED).

The movable portion 101 is fixed to the rotary table 105 housed in the housing 104 of the light emitting toy 1. The rotary table 105 is provided with a rotary shaft 106 that coincides with the central axis of the movable portion 101, and the movable portion 101 and the rotary table 105 are supported by a housing 104 so as to be rotatable around the rotary shaft 106. There is. The movable portion 101 and the rotary table 105 may be integrally formed.

In this example, the movable portion 101 is rotated by a manual operation, and the housing 104 is provided with a pair of handles 107a and 107b as operating portions. The housing 104 is provided with an opening that makes the surface 101b, which is the end surface of the movable portion 101 on one side in the axial direction, visible, and the pair of handles 107a and 107b are arranged so as to sandwich the opening from the left and right. It is supported by the housing 104 so that it can move linearly in the left-right direction.

The light emitting portion 102 is housed in the case 108, and the case 108 is arranged on the center side of the movable portion 101 in a non-contact manner with the movable portion 101 and the rotary table 105. The case 108 is fixed to the housing 104 via a pair of support plates 109 bridged between the case 108 and the edge of the opening of the housing 104 on the surface 101b of the movable portion 101. The light emitting element 103 is arranged so as to emit light in the radial direction of the movable portion 101.

The light emitted from the light emitting element 103 is incident on the inner peripheral surface (first surface) 101a of the movable portion 101. The peripheral wall of the case 108 interposed between the light emitting element 103 and the inner peripheral surface 101a of the movable portion 101 is light-transmitting or has an opening so that light can pass therethrough. .. A plurality of recesses 110 are formed on the surface (second surface) 101b of the movable portion 101 that intersects with the inner peripheral surface (first surface) 101a on which light is incident. These recesses 110 move in the circumferential direction with the rotation of the movable portion 101, and cross the light incident on the inner peripheral surface 101a and traveling inside the movable portion 101. In particular, in the present embodiment, these recesses 110 move in the circumferential direction with the rotation of the movable portion 101, and the light incident on the inner peripheral surface 101a and traveling inside the movable portion 101 is transmitted to the surface 101b. It is designed to cross along a plane parallel to.

FIG. 3 shows an example of arrangement of the recess 110.

In the example shown in FIG. 3, the plurality of recesses 110 constitute a plurality of recesses 111, and the plurality of recesses 110 included in one recess group 111 are spiral lines L1 centered on the central axis of the movable portion 101. They are lined up at intervals above. The number of recesses 111 is not limited and may be one. The movable portion 101 is rotated in the rotation direction A when the spiral wire L1 is traced from the outer diameter side to the inner diameter side.

4 and 5 show an example of a drive unit that rotates the movable unit 101.

As described above, the movable portion 101 is rotated by a manual operation, and the pair of handles 107a and 107b as the operating portion are connected to the drive unit 112. The drive unit 112 includes a rack 113, a plurality of intermediate gears 114a to 114c, and an output gear 115 fixed to the rotating shaft 106 of the movable unit 101.

The rack 113 is fixed to one of the handles 107a and is moved integrally with the handle 107a. One handle 107a and the other handle 107b are connected to each other via a connecting member 116, and are interlocked so as to approach or separate from each other. Therefore, even when the other handle 107b is operated, the handle 107a moves in conjunction with the handle 107b, and the rack 113 is moved integrally with the handle 107a. The linear movement of the rack 113 is converted into rotation by the intermediate gear 114a that meshes with the rack 113. Then, the speed is appropriately increased by the plurality of intermediate gears 114a to 114c, and the speed is transmitted to the output gear 115 fixed to the rotating shaft 106. As a result, the movable portion 101 is rotated.

Here, when the pair of handles 107a and 107b are operated so as to be separated from each other, the rack 113, the plurality of intermediate gears 114a to 114c, and the output gear 115 are sequentially meshed with each other, and the movable portion 101 is rotated in the rotation direction A (FIG. 3). And see FIG. 5). On the other hand, when the pair of handles 107a and 107b are operated so as to approach each other, one of the plurality of intermediate gears 114a to 114c is configured to be disengaged from the mesh. For example, when the intermediate gear 114c is urged by a spring (not shown) in a direction in which it meshes with the adjacent intermediate gear 114b and the output gear 115, and the pair of handles 107a and 107b are operated so as to approach each other, the intermediate gear 114b By rotation, it is configured to be ejected from the meshing with the intermediate gear 114b and the output gear 115. One intermediate gear disengages from meshing. As a result, the output gear 115 idles, and the movable portion 101 continues to rotate in the rotation direction A due to inertia.

The rotation of the movable portion 101 is not limited to manual operation, and may be rotated by a motor.

6 to 9 schematically show an aspect of the effect when the movable portion 101 is rotated by gradually increasing the rotation speed from the stopped state. In the following, it is assumed that the light emitting element 103 of the light emitting unit 102 is intermittently turned on.

FIG. 6 shows a state in which the movable portion 101 is stopped. The light emitted from the light emitting element 103 of the light emitting unit 102 is incident on the inner peripheral surface (first surface) 101a of the movable unit 101, and travels in the radial direction inside the movable unit 101 while spreading at an appropriate light distribution angle. Then, the light traveling in the radial direction inside the movable portion 101 is scattered in the recess 110 located on the optical path among the recesses 110 provided on the surface (second surface) 101b of the movable portion 101. As a result, the recess 110 located on the optical path is visually recognized as emitting light. The shape of the recess 110 is not particularly limited, and may be a hemispherical shape, a cylindrical shape, a conical shape, a polygonal prism shape, or a polygonal pyramid shape. Further, the recess 110 may be a hole having a bottom or a through hole.

The number of light emitting elements 103 is not limited, but preferably, the light emitting unit 102 includes a plurality of light emitting elements 103, and these light emitting elements 103 are arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the movable unit 101. As a result, even when the movable portion 101 is stopped, for example, all the recesses 110 can be made to emit light, and the splendor of the effect can be increased. The recess 110 that emits light while the movable portion 101 is stopped can be appropriately set depending on the number (interval) of the light emitting elements 103 and the light distribution angle in relation to the arrangement of the recess 110.

As shown in FIG. 7, when the movable portion 101 is rotated, the light emission of each recess 110 extends in the rotation direction due to the afterimage effect and is visually recognized as an arcuate band 117. Then, as shown in FIG. 8, the length of the arcuate band 117 increases as the rotation speed of the movable portion 101 increases, and as shown in FIG. 9, it is visually recognized as a circular band 118. In this way, depending on the rotation speed of the movable portion 101, the effect of utilizing the light emission of the concave portion 110 changes in various ways.

In this example, a plurality of recesses 110 included in one recess group 111 are arranged at intervals on the spiral line L1, and the movable portion 101 traces the spiral line L1 from the outer diameter side to the inner diameter side. Is rotated in the rotation direction A of. Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the arc-shaped light band 117 on the inner diameter side precedes the arc-shaped light band 117 on the outer diameter side in the rotation direction A. This makes it possible to emphasize the rotation of the movable portion 101.

Further, the plurality of recesses 110 arranged at intervals on the spiral line L1 are arranged so as to be displaced in the circumferential direction with respect to the light emitting element 103. As a result, it is possible to prevent the light reaching the recess 110 arranged on the outer diameter side from being attenuated by the recess 110 arranged on the inner diameter side, and the plurality of recesses 110 are linearly aligned with the light emitting element 103 in the radial direction. Compared to the case where they are lined up, the brightness of the plurality of recesses 110 can be made uniform.

The light emitting element 103 may be continuously lit or may be blinked during the lighting period. When the movable portion 101 is rotated at a low speed by blinking the light emitting element 103, the light emission of the recess 110 at the time of lighting is connected and visually recognized, and when the movable portion 101 is rotated at a high speed. The light emission of the recess 110 at the time of lighting is interrupted and visually recognized. This makes it possible to emphasize the increase in the rotational speed of the movable portion 101. Further, the light emitting element 103 can emit light in multiple colors (for example, red and white), and may blink in multiple colors. In this case, the arc-shaped light band 117 and the circular band 118 are bands composed of multiple colors according to the light emitting color of the light emitting element 103 (for example, the light emitting element 103 can emit light in red and white). If so, the arc-shaped light band 117 and the circular band 118 are formed by alternately connecting the red part and the white part), so that the effect using the light emission of the concave portion 110 can be changed more variously. Can be done.

According to the light emitting toy 1 configured as described above, the light emitting element 103 is not provided in the movable portion 101 rotated with respect to the housing 104, but is fixedly provided in the housing 104. .. As a result, the wiring for supplying electric power to the light emitting element 103 can be released from the load caused by the rotation of the movable portion 101, and the durability can be improved. Further, the weight of the movable portion 101 can be reduced, the load applied to the support portion of the housing 104 that rotatably supports the movable portion 101 and the drive portion 112 that rotates the movable portion 101 can be reduced, and the durability can be improved. Further, depending on the number and arrangement of the recesses 110 provided in the movable portion 101, various effects can be produced without using a large number of light emitting elements 103, and the light emitting toy can be inexpensive.

FIG. 10 shows a modified example of the light emitting toy 1.

In this modification, the light emitting toy 1 uses the identification information ID held by the sub toy body 2 to change the effect of using the light emitted from the recess 110 in a wider variety of ways.

The light emitting toy 1 further includes a reading unit 120 that reads the identification information ID held by the sub toy body 2, and a control unit 121 that operates the light emitting unit 102 based on the identification information ID read by the reading unit 120.

The control unit 121 includes a storage medium 122 and a processor 123. The storage medium 122 is, for example, a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), or the like, and stores a program executed by the processor 123 and control data for controlling the lighting of the light emitting element 103. The processor 123 reads the control data from the storage medium 122 and operates the light emitting unit 102 based on the read control data.

FIG. 11 shows an example of the secondary toy body 2.

The sub-toy body 2 includes an information holding unit 125 having at least one element constituting the identification information. In this example, the element constituting the identification information is the protrusion 126 arranged on the surface of the sub-toy body 2, and the identification information ID is formed by the arrangement pattern of the protrusion 126.

FIG. 12 shows the configuration of the reading unit 120 that reads the identification information ID of the auxiliary toy body 2 shown in FIG.

The light emitting toy 1 includes a mounting portion 127 to which the auxiliary toy body 2 holding the identification information ID is detachably mounted. In this example, the mounting portion 127 is provided in front of the case 108 that houses the light emitting portion 102. A reading unit 120 for reading the identification information ID of the sub-toy body 2 is provided in the mounting unit 127.

The reading unit 120 has a detection unit 128 for detecting the protrusion 126 of the sub-toy body 2, and the detection unit 128 includes a switch 129 that can be pushed down by the protrusion 126. When the sub-toy body 2 is mounted on the mounting portion 127, the protrusion 126 of the sub-toy body 2 is detected by the switch 129, and the identification information ID is read based on the arrangement pattern of the protrusion 126.

The processor 123 of the control unit 121 reads the control data corresponding to the identification information ID read by the reading unit 120 from the storage medium 122, operates the light emitting unit 102 based on the read control data, and operates the light emitting unit 102, and the recess 110 of the movable unit 101. Change the production using the light emission of. The change in the effect can be exemplified by a change in the lighting cycle of the light emitting element 103 that is intermittently turned on, a change in the blinking speed during the lighting period of the light emitting element 103, and a case where the light emitting element 103 can emit light in multiple colors. Further, the change in emission color can be exemplified. The mode for holding the identification information ID and the method for reading the identification information ID in the sub-toy body 2 are not limited to the above.

Up to this point, the movable portion 101 has been described as being rotated, but the movable portion 101 is not limited to the one that is rotated. In the example shown in FIG. 13, the movable portion 201 is light-transmitting and is formed in the shape of a rectangular plate. Then, the movable portion 201 is reciprocated and linearly moved in the direction indicated by the arrow B parallel to the surface 201b.

The light emitted from the light emitting element 203 of the light emitting unit 202 is incident on the side surface (first surface) 201a substantially parallel to the moving direction B of the movable unit 201. A plurality of recesses 210 are formed on the surface (second surface) 201b of the movable portion 201 that intersects with the side surface 201a on which light is incident. These recesses 210 cross the light incident on the side surface 201a and traveling inside the movable portion 201 due to the reciprocating linear movement of the movable portion 201. In particular, in the present embodiment, these recesses 210 allow light incident on the side surface 201a and traveling inside the movable portion 201 along a plane parallel to the surface 201b due to the reciprocating linear movement of the movable portion 201. It is designed to cross.

When the movable portion 201 is moved, the light emission of each recess 210 is visually recognized as a band extending in the moving direction due to the afterimage effect. Then, as the moving speed of the movable portion 201 increases, the length of the band increases. In this way, depending on the moving speed of the movable portion 201, the effect using the light emission of the concave portion 210 changes in various ways.

Also in this example, the plurality of recesses 210 form one recess group, and these recesses 210 are on the line L2 inclined with respect to the moving direction B of the movable portion 201 and the traveling direction of light. They are lined up at intervals. As a result, it is possible to prevent the light reaching the recess 210 arranged away from the light emitting element 203 from being attenuated by the recess 210 arranged near the light emitting element 203, and the brightness of the plurality of recesses 210 can be made uniform.

1 Luminous toy 2 Secondary toy body 101 Movable part 101a Inner peripheral surface (first surface) of the movable part
101b Surface of moving part (second surface)
102 Light emitting unit 103 Light emitting element 104 Housing 105 Rotating table 106 Rotating shaft 107a, 107b Handle 108 Case 109 Support plate 110 Recessed part 111 Recessing part 112 Driving part 113 Rack 114a to 114c Intermediate gear 115 Output gear 116 Connecting member 117 Light band 118 Band of light 120 Reading unit 121 Control unit 122 Storage medium 123 Processor 125 Information holding unit 126 Protrusion 127 Mounting unit 128 Detection unit 129 Switch 201 Movable unit 201a Side surface of movable unit (first surface)
201b Surface of moving part (second surface)
202 Light emitting part 203 Light emitting element 210 Recessed A Rotational direction B Moving direction ID Identification information L1 line L2 line

Claims (9)

A light emitting part having one or more light emitting elements,
It is light transmissive and has a first surface that intersects with the light emitted from the light emitting element and the light is incident on, and a second surface that intersects the first surface, and the second surface has a plurality of surfaces. The moving part where the recess is formed and
Equipped with
The movable portion is a light emitting toy in which the plurality of recesses are moved in a direction crossing the light. The light emitting toy according to claim 1.
The plurality of recesses constitute one or more groups, and the plurality of recesses constitute one or more groups.
A group of recesses are light emitting toys that are lined up at intervals on a line inclined with respect to the moving direction of the movable portion and the traveling direction of the light. The light emitting toy according to claim 1.
The movable portion is formed in the shape of an annular plate.
The light emitting portion is arranged on the center side of the movable portion.
The light emitting element emits the light in the radial direction of the movable portion, and the light emitting element emits the light.
The first surface is an inner peripheral surface of the movable portion, the second surface is an end surface on one side in the axial direction of the movable portion, and the movable portion is a light emitting toy rotated around a central axis. The light emitting toy according to claim 3.
The plurality of recesses constitute one or more groups, and the plurality of recesses constitute one or more groups.
A group of recesses are light emitting toys that are lined up at intervals on a spiral line extending from the central axis of the movable part to the outer diameter side. The light emitting toy according to claim 3 or 4.
The light emitting unit has a plurality of light emitting elements and has a plurality of light emitting elements.
The plurality of light emitting elements are light emitting toys arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction of the movable portion. The light emitting toy according to any one of claims 1 to 5.
The plurality of recesses are light emitting toys that are through holes. The light emitting toy according to any one of claims 1 and 6.
The light emitting element is a blinking light emitting toy. The light emitting toy according to claim 7.
The light emitting element is a light emitting toy that blinks in multiple colors. The light emitting toy according to claim 7 or 8.
A mounting part on which a secondary toy holding identification information is detachably mounted,
A reading unit that reads the identification information of the secondary toy mounted on the mounting portion,
A control unit that changes the blinking pattern of the light emitting element based on the identification information read by the reading unit, and a control unit.
Luminous toy with.

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