JP7553519B2 - Luminous toys - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a light-emitting toy.

For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a conventional performance output toy that has a first main toy body, which is the main body of the toy, and a second main toy body that is a cover member that can be opened and closed relative to the first main toy body, and further includes a secondary toy body attachment section provided on the first main toy body to which a secondary toy body is attached, and a performance output section, and that is configured so that the second main toy body can be changed from a closed state to an open state by attaching the secondary toy body to the secondary toy body attachment section and rotating it.

JP 2022-88055 A

The performance output toy disclosed in Patent Document 1 uses sound effects using voice and music, and light effects using light, providing a highly entertaining toy. In this type of toy, when considering ways to further enhance the entertainment value of the light effects, for example, electronic control of light emission (changes in light emission) is often considered. However, when controlling light emission using electronic control, the current situation is that the toy itself becomes complicated and costs increase.

The present invention aims to provide a light-emitting toy that has a simple structure and can be used for effective decoration.

A light-emitting toy according to one aspect of the present invention includes:
A light emitting portion;
a first member having a first surface facing the light emitting portion and having light transmissivity that imitates a predetermined shape;
The first member has a protrusion on the first surface that represents the decoration of the figure.
It is something.
In addition, a light-emitting toy according to one aspect of the present invention includes:
A light emitting portion;
a first member having a first surface facing the light emitting portion and having light transmissivity that imitates a predetermined shape;
The first member has a protrusion on the first surface that represents a decoration of the figure,
The light from the light emitting unit forms light and dark areas on the first surface due to the convex portions, and the decoration appears as a shadow on a second surface of the first member opposite the first surface due to the light and dark areas.
It is something.
In addition, a light-emitting toy according to one aspect of the present invention includes:
A light emitting portion;
A first member having a first surface facing the light emitting unit and having light transmittance that imitates a predetermined shape;
A second member that covers the light emitting portion and has a higher light transmittance than the first member;
Equipped with
The first member has a protrusion on the first surface that represents a decoration of the figure,
the second member is configured so that light from the light emitting portion can be irradiated onto the convex portion via the second member,
The first member and the second member define a light-emitting space in which light from the light-emitting portion diffuses and spreads,
The light diffused in the light-emitting space forms light and dark areas on the first surface due to the convex portions, and the light and dark areas cause the decoration to appear as shadows on a second surface of the first member opposite the first surface.
It is something.

A light-emitting toy according to one embodiment of the present invention,
a shadow of the convex portion formed on the first surface by the light from the light emitting portion, whereby the decoration is made visible on a second surface of the first member opposite to the first surface;
It is something.

A light-emitting toy according to one embodiment of the present invention,
The protrusions include a plurality of types of protrusions having different protruding heights.

A light-emitting toy according to one embodiment of the present invention,
Among the adjacent convex portions of different types, the one closer to the light emitting portion is formed to have a higher protruding height.

A light-emitting toy according to one embodiment of the present invention,
The protruding height of the convex portion is smaller than the thickness of a region of the first member different from the region in which the convex portion is formed.

A light-emitting toy according to one embodiment of the present invention,
a second member having a curved surface portion that bulges toward the first member,
The curved surface portion covers the light emitting portion.

A light-emitting toy according to one embodiment of the present invention,
The second member has a higher light transmittance than the first member.

A light-emitting toy according to one embodiment of the present invention,
The thickness of the second member is smaller than the thickness of the first member.

A light-emitting toy according to one embodiment of the present invention,
The light generated from the light emitting portion is incident on the convex portion via the curved surface portion.

A light-emitting toy according to one embodiment of the present invention,
The second member has a curved surface portion configured in a hemispherical shape and includes a flat plate portion that protrudes from a base end of the curved surface portion in a direction away from the light emitting portion.

A light-emitting toy according to one embodiment of the present invention,
The first member has an outer edge portion provided with a protruding edge portion that protrudes toward the flat plate portion, and forms a light-emitting space on the first surface side.

A light-emitting toy according to one embodiment of the present invention,
the first member has a first portion overlapping the second member and a second portion different from the first portion;
The light-emitting space formed in the first portion and the light-emitting space formed in the second portion are connected by a space communicating portion.

A light-emitting toy according to one embodiment of the present invention,
The flat plate portion has an outer peripheral end portion formed in a concave shape protruding toward the first member,
The first member is provided so that the protruding edge portion fits inside the outer circumferential end portion.

A light-emitting toy according to one embodiment of the present invention,
A third member having a different color or light transmittance from the first member is provided around the first member so as to surround the protruding edge portion when viewed from the second surface side of the first member.

A light-emitting toy according to one embodiment of the present invention,
The third member has a lower optical transparency than the first member.

A light-emitting toy according to one embodiment of the present invention,
the third member has an inner edge protruding portion in which at least a part of an inner periphery surrounding the first member protrudes toward the flat plate portion,
The inner edge protrusion is connected to the outer circumferential end of the flat plate portion so as to abut against the outer circumferential end of the flat plate portion.

The present invention provides a light-emitting toy that has a simple structure and can be used for effective decoration.

1A and 1B are perspective views showing a light-emitting toy according to one embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1A is a perspective view showing the exterior, and FIG. 1B is a perspective view showing the light-emitting toy with its lid open. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the main body shown in FIG. 1 . FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional perspective view taken along the line AA shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional perspective view taken along the line BB shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a first surface of the first member shown in FIG. 2 . 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC in FIG. 5. 2A is a plan view of the main body of the light-emitting toy shown in FIG. 1, where (a) is a plan view showing the state before the light-emitting part emits light, and (b) is a plan view showing the state when the light-emitting part emits light.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the luminous toy of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a light-emitting toy according to one embodiment of the present invention, in which (a) is a perspective view showing the exterior, and (b) is a perspective view showing the light-emitting toy with a lid portion open.

The light-emitting toy 1 shown in FIG. 1 is a container-type toy whose appearance is, for example, as shown in FIG. 1(a) and has a circular shape in plan view and a roughly elliptical shape in side view. The toy case includes a lower main body 2 and a lid 3 that is decorated on the outside and covers the main body 2.

As shown in FIG. 1(b), the lid 3 is configured to be openable and closable with a hinge 4 provided on one end of the main body 2 as a fulcrum. The lid 3 is biased in the opening direction by, for example, a torsion spring (not shown) provided on the hinge 4, and a locking piece 5 provided on the opposite side of the hinge 4 engages with a locking hole 6 provided on the main body 2 to maintain the closed state. The main body 2 has a first member 10, which is shaped like a nail polish bottle, located approximately in the center, and a third member 30 with a pattern such as a star pattern surrounding it.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the main body 2 shown in FIG.
As shown in Fig. 2, the main body 2 is roughly composed of a main body case 2a, a first member 10 made of a light-transmitting material, and a third member 30 having a lower light transmittance than the first member 10. The first member 10 has a large-diameter first portion 10a that imitates the lower (bottom) portion of a bottle, and a neck portion second portion 10b that protrudes from the first portion 10a. The outer peripheral portion of the first member 10 has a protruding edge portion 10e (see Figs. 3 and 5) that protrudes in the thickness direction of the first member 10, and is configured in a shape that vertically divides an actual bottle in half.

The main body case 2a is provided with a light emitting section 8, and a second member 20 having a hemispherical curved surface section 21 that covers the light emitting section 8. A power supply section 40 equipped with a power source such as a battery is provided adjacent to the second member 20 (upper right side in FIG. 2). The third member 30 has an attachment opening 30h that is opened to match the shape of the first member 10 so that the first member 10 can be fitted into the central area. Therefore, when fixing the first member 10 to the main body case 2a, for example, the first portion 10a is placed in correspondence with the second member 20 provided on the main body case 2a, and the third member 30 is placed over the first portion 10a to combine them and incorporate them into the main body section 2.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional perspective view taken along the line AA shown in FIG.
2, the first member 10 has the aforementioned protruding edge portion 10e whose outer periphery protrudes in the thickness direction (toward the second member 20). The second member 20 also has a flat plate portion 22 that protrudes from the base end portion 21b of the curved surface portion 21 in a direction away from the light emitting portion 8. The flat plate portion 22 has an outer periphery end portion 22e that is configured to have a concave shape that protrudes toward the first member 10 side in correspondence with the first portion 10a of the first member 10. The protruding edge portion 10e of the first member 10 is configured to fit inside the outer periphery end portion 22e.

The light-emitting unit 8 is composed of, for example, an LED provided on the substrate 7. The light-emitting unit 8 is covered by the aforementioned light-transmitting curved surface portion 21, which is dome-shaped (hemispherical) and bulges toward the first member 10. Therefore, the space defined by the first member 10 and the second member 20 on the lower side functions as a light-emitting space SP in which light from the light-emitting unit 8 is diffused and spreads within the light-emitting space SP. In other words, the first member 10 has its first surface, the inner surface 11, illuminated through the light-emitting space SP.

In addition, the inner surface 11 irradiated with light from the light-emitting unit 8 is provided with a protrusion 15 that protrudes in the thickness direction of the first member 10. This protrusion 15 is formed as a pattern that can decorate the first member 10. The pattern formed by this protrusion 15 is configured so that the pattern can be seen from the outer surface 12 side, which is the second surface, of the first member 10, in response to the light emitted by the light-emitting unit 8, as described below.

In addition, a third member 30 having a different color or light transmittance from the first member 10 is provided around the first member 10 so as to surround the protruding edge 10e as described above. This third member 30 has an inner edge protruding portion 30e that is connected to the tip portion of the outer peripheral end 22e of the flat plate portion 22 at the inner peripheral edge surrounding the first member 10 so as to abut against the tip portion of the outer peripheral end 22e of the flat plate portion 22. In this configuration, although the third member 30 is made of a material with lower light transmittance than the first member 10 as described above, the inner edge protruding portion 30e and its surroundings can be made to shine slightly. This is because, for example, the light of the light emitting portion 8 that passes through the flat plate portion 22 can be made to leak slightly from the outer peripheral end 22e through the inner edge protruding portion 30e, thereby illuminating the inner edge protruding portion 30e to be slightly brighter.

Regarding the difference in light transmittance between the first member 10 and the second member 20, for example, the second member 20 may be made of a material with better light transmittance than the first member 10, but in other cases, for example, even if both members are made of the same material, the second member 20 may be made thinner.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional perspective view taken along the line BB shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4, in the first member 10, the first light-emitting space SP1 is formed by the first part 10a overlapping the second member 20, and the second light-emitting space SP2 is formed by the second part 10b protruding from the first part 10a. These two light-emitting spaces SP are connected by a space communication part Cs. For example, the space communication part Cs is formed by forming a notch part 23 at the outer peripheral end part 22e of the second member 20. By forming this space communication part Cs, the light of the light-emitting part 8 can enter the second light-emitting space SP2. As a result, the second light-emitting space SP2 functions as a light-emitting space even if a light-emitting part is not provided. Therefore, even on the second light-emitting space SP2 side, the inner surface 11 of the first member 10 is decorated with a convex part 15 (see FIG. 5).

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the inner surface 11 side of the first member 10 shown in FIG.
5, as described above, the first portion 10a and the second portion 10b of the inner surface 11 of the first member 10 are provided with protrusions 15 having a predetermined pattern. Note that the substantially central region of the first portion 10a is provided with the protrusions 15 as a thick portion having a substantially circular shape that is slightly thicker than the other portions (see FIGS. 3 and 6).

Also, in the approximate center of the first portion 10a, i.e., in the position facing the light-emitting portion 8, a recessed portion 16 is formed to reduce the thickness of the first portion 10a. This recessed portion 16 is configured, for example, in a so-called diamond cut shape, with a surface having multiple flat surfaces.

The second portion 10b is provided with a flange 10f that extends from the tip of the protruding edge 10e toward the outside of the first member 10 (in a direction substantially parallel to the inner surface 11). This flange 10f is positioned inside the third member 30 when the first member 10 is assembled. The fixing portion 17 provided on the flange 10f is fixed, for example, by a fixing screw (not shown) that penetrates from the bottom side of the main body 2.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC shown in FIG.
As shown in Fig. 6, the protruding portion 15 is configured so that its protruding side wall 15w is approximately perpendicular to the inner surface 11. The protruding heights (h1, h2, h3) of the protruding portion 15 have a plurality of different heights depending on the positional relationship with the light-emitting portion 8. As described above, the light-emitting portion 8 is provided at a position facing the recessed portion 16. For example, the protruding portion 15 closer to the light-emitting portion 8 is formed so as to have a higher protruding height (h1>h2>h3). The protruding heights (h1, h2, h3) of the protruding portion 15 are configured to be smaller than the thickness (d) of the region F of the first member 10 where the protruding portion 15 is not formed.

Here, the principle by which the decoration of the protrusions 15 is formed on the outer surface 12 side will be described.
First, the first member 10 is configured as a light-transmitting member as described above, but is not a substantially completely transparent member, and is appropriately colored so as to emit a predetermined color. In this manner, since the first member 10 is configured as a light-transmitting but colorless transparent member, the projections 15 are not visible from the outer surface 12 side of the first member 10 when the light-emitting unit 8 is not emitting light.

On the other hand, when the light emitting portion 8 emits light, as shown in Fig. 6, light L from the light emitting portion 8 irradiates the convex portion 15 through the curved surface portion 21. This irradiation causes the convex portion 15 to form a shadow S on the inner surface 11. This shadow S forms light and dark on the inner surface 11, and as a result, the decorative shape of the convex portion 15 is projected onto the outer surface 12 and becomes apparent.
The recessed portion 16 is the portion closest to the light emitting portion 8, has a large amount of light, and is thinner than the other portions, so that the recessed portion 16 shines brighter than the other portions.

7A is a plan view of the main body 2 before the light-emitting unit 8 emits light, and FIG. 7B is a plan view of the main body 2 when the light-emitting unit 8 emits light.
As described above, when the light-emitting portion 8 is off, the first member 10 and the third member 30 are not lit and are shown in their original color, as shown in Fig. 7(a). However, when the light-emitting portion 8 is turned on, the first member 10 shines brighter than the third member 30 disposed therearound, as shown in Fig. 7(b). The first member 10 is then made visible on the outer surface 12 by the protrusions 15 as shadow puppet decorations 15a, 15b, and 16a.

The first portion 10a shines the brightest because the light-emitting portion 8 is located directly below it. However, the second portion 10b does not have the light-emitting portion 8, so it shines a little dimmer than the first portion 10a. The light of the second portion 10b also becomes gradually dimmer as it approaches the tip (the upper side in the figure).

Also, the third member 30 remains mostly its original color because almost no light from the light-emitting section 8 reaches it. However, depending on how the light transmittance of the second member 20 is adjusted, it can be made slightly brighter by the light leaking from the flat plate section 22 of the second member 20. Also, as described above, light entering the inner edge protrusion 30e from the outer circumferential end section 22e of the second member 20 can make the area around the first portion 10a slightly brighter.

As described above, in the light-emitting toy 1 of this embodiment, the decoration of the figure is provided on the inner surface 11 of the figure, so that the decoration cannot be seen from the outer surface 12, which is the opposite side to the inner surface 11, when the light-emitting section 8 is not emitting light. However, when the light-emitting section 8 emits light, the decoration can be made visible on the outer surface 12 by the convex portion 15. As a result, it is possible to give the figure a gimmicky quality when viewed from the outer surface 12. Furthermore, because the decoration is provided on the inner surface 11 of the first member 10, it is possible to form it integrally with the first member 10, making it easy to form the decoration.

The convex parts 15 of the light-emitting toy 1 of this embodiment have multiple types of convex parts 15 with different protruding heights, so decorations with different widths of shadows can be created. In addition, the convex parts 15 are formed with a higher protruding height on the side closer to the light-emitting part 8, so that the shadow created by the light of the light-emitting part 8 can be reliably created.

In this embodiment of the light-emitting toy 1, the protruding height of the convex portion 15 is configured to be smaller than the thickness of the area F of the first member 10 where the convex portion 15 is not formed, thereby minimizing the change in thickness of the first member 10.

The light-emitting toy 1 of this embodiment can disperse the light from the light-emitting unit 8 toward the first member 10 by covering the light-emitting unit 8 with the curved surface portion 21 of the second member 20 that bulges toward the first member 10. Furthermore, the light is diffused by the second member 20, which can reduce light bias. Furthermore, the shape of the curved surface portion 21 makes it possible to adjust the direction in which the light is diffused.

The second member 20 of the light-emitting toy 1 of this embodiment has a hemispherical curved surface portion 21, so that the light from the light-emitting portion 8 is diffused approximately evenly outward from the curved surface portion 21. In addition, by providing a flat plate portion 22 that protrudes from the base end portion 21b of the curved surface portion 21 in a direction away from the light-emitting portion 8, it is possible to guide part of the light through the flat plate portion 22, which makes it possible to create a light effect using the light leaking from the flat plate portion 22.

In the light-emitting toy 1 of this embodiment, the second member 20 is configured to have higher light transmittance than the first member 10, so that the light from the light-emitting unit 8 can be irradiated to the first member 10 without waste. In addition, as a configuration for improving the light transmittance of the second member 20, for example, the thickness of the second member 20 can be made smaller than the thickness of the first member 10, so that the light transmittance of the second member 20 can be improved even if the same material as the first member 10 is used.

In this embodiment of the light-emitting toy 1, the multiple light-emitting spaces SP are connected by the spatial communication part Cs, so that light can be supplied to the second light-emitting space SP2 that does not have a light-emitting part 8. In addition, the amount of light can be adjusted by changing the size of the opening of the spatial communication part Cs.

In this embodiment of the light-emitting toy 1, the outer edge of the first member 10 is provided with a protruding edge 10e that protrudes toward the flat plate portion 22, and the outer peripheral end 22e of the flat plate portion 22 is configured to protrude concavely toward the first member 10, thereby forming a closed light-emitting space SP between the first member 10. In addition, the protruding edge 10e of the first member 10 is configured to fit inside the outer peripheral end 22e, which not only allows the first member 10 to be positioned when attached, but also gives the outer edge of the light-emitting space SP a thick structure, allowing the protruding edge 10e to emphasize the contour shape of the object.

In addition, the outer peripheral end 22e of the flat plate portion 22 is connected so as to abut against a part of the inner edge protrusion 30e of the third member 30, so that the light guided by the flat plate portion 22 can be made incident on the inner edge protrusion 30e of the third member 30. This makes it possible to produce at least a part of the outline of the object using the color and light of the third member 30.

The light-emitting toy 1 of this embodiment has a third member 30 that is different in color or light transmittance from the first member 10, for example, has a lower light transmittance than the first member 10, and is provided around the protruding edge 10e (the outline of the shaped object) around the first member 10, so that an effective effect can be created in which the shaped object appears to float with the light.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention can be modified as appropriate within the scope of its technical concept. For example, in the above embodiment, the light emitting unit 8 is configured as one unit, but this is not limited to this configuration and multiple units may be provided. Furthermore, the shapes are not limited to those shown in the drawings.

1 Light-emitting toy 8 Light-emitting part 10 First member 10e Protruding edge part 11 Inner surface (first surface)
12 Outer surface (second surface)
15 Convex portion 20 Second member 21 Curved surface portion 21b Base end portion 22 Flat plate portion 30 Third member 30e Inner edge protrusion portion Cs Space communication portion SP Light-emitting space SP1 Light-emitting space having a light-emitting portion (light-emitting space)
SP2 Light-emitting space without a light-emitting part (light-emitting space)

Claims (14)

A light emitting portion;
A first member having a first surface facing the light emitting unit and having light transmittance that imitates a predetermined shape;
A second member that covers the light emitting portion and has a higher light transmittance than the first member;
Equipped with
The first member has a protrusion on the first surface that represents a decoration of the figure,
the second member is configured so that light from the light emitting portion can be irradiated onto the convex portion via the second member,
The first member and the second member define a light-emitting space in which light from the light-emitting portion diffuses and spreads,
The light diffused in the light-emitting space forms light and dark areas on the first surface due to the convex portions, and the light and dark areas cause the decoration to appear as shadows on a second surface of the first member opposite the first surface.
Luminous toys. The light-emitting toy according to claim 1,
The protrusions include a plurality of types of protrusions having different protruding heights.
Luminous toys. The light-emitting toy according to claim 2,
Among the adjacent different types of convex portions, the one closer to the light emitting portion is formed to have a higher protruding height.
Luminous toys. The light-emitting toy according to claim 1,
a protruding height of the protrusion is smaller than a thickness of a region of the first member different from a region in which the protrusion is formed;
Luminous toys. The light-emitting toy according to claim 1,
The second member has a curved surface portion that bulges toward the first member,
The curved surface portion covers the light emitting portion.
Luminous toys. The light-emitting toy according to claim 1 ,
The thickness of the second member is smaller than the thickness of the first member.
Luminous toys. The light-emitting toy according to claim 5,
The light generated from the light emitting portion is incident on the convex portion via the curved surface portion.
Luminous toys. The light-emitting toy according to claim 5,
The second member has a curved surface portion configured in a hemispherical shape and includes a flat plate portion extending from a base end of the curved surface portion in a direction away from the light emitting portion.
Luminous toys. The light-emitting toy according to claim 8 ,
The first member has an outer edge portion provided with a protruding edge portion protruding toward the flat plate portion, and forms the light-emitting space on the first surface side.
Luminous toys. The light-emitting toy according to claim 9 ,
the first member has a first portion overlapping the second member and a second portion different from the first portion;
The light-emitting space formed in the first portion and another light-emitting space formed in the second portion are connected by a space communicating portion.
Luminous toys. The light-emitting toy according to claim 10 ,
The flat plate portion has an outer peripheral end portion formed in a concave shape protruding toward the first member,
The first member is arranged so that the protruding edge portion corresponds to the outer circumferential end portion.
Luminous toys. The light-emitting toy according to claim 9 ,
A third member having a different color or light transmittance from that of the first member is provided around the first member so as to surround the protruding edge portion when viewed from the second surface side of the first member.
Luminous toys. The light-emitting toy according to claim 12 ,
The third member has a lower optical transparency than the first member.
Luminous toys. The light-emitting toy according to claim 12 ,
the third member has an inner edge protruding portion in which at least a part of an inner periphery surrounding the first member protrudes toward the flat plate portion,
The inner edge protrusion is connected to the outer circumferential end of the flat plate portion so as to abut against the outer circumferential end of the flat plate portion.
Luminous toys.

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