JPS6144488B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Field of Application) The present invention relates to a coaster placed under tableware or a spoon (hereinafter simply referred to as a spoon, etc.). The present invention relates to a coaster in which at least one of a light emitting device and a music box operates when placed on the coaster.

(Background) FIG. 1 is a partially sectional side view showing an example of a conventional light-emitting device-equipped pot previously proposed by the present inventors.

In the figure, 1 is a light emitter, 2 is its case 2
0 is the main body of the light emitting device 1 made of plastic or the like, 3 is the micro switch disposed in the case 20, and 3a is the micro switch 3.
This is a switching button.

Note that the micro switch 3 has a tip (to be described later) placed on a table or the like, and the button 3a.
When it is pressed and pushed in, it turns off, and when it is lifted and the pressure is released, it turns on.

4 is a lens or filter (hereinafter referred to as a lens, etc.); 5 is a cylindrical holding member made of an elastic material such as plastic, similar to the case 20 of the main body portion 2, and holds the lens, etc.; 6 is a cylindrical holding member; It is, for example, a tip made of transparent glass that fits into the upper opening of the holding member 5.

As is clear from FIG. 1, the light emitter 1 is roughly composed of a main body 2 and a holding member 5. These components are integrally fitted into each other by press-fitting the main body section 2 into the lower opening of the holding member 5 as shown in FIG.

FIG. 2 shows the first part in a state separated from the holding member 5.
The figure shows a plan view of the main body 2, and FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram thereof.

In these figures, the same reference numerals as in FIG. 1 indicate the same or equivalent parts. 7 is a battery, 8 is a light bulb, 9
is a conductor, and 10 is a terminal.

As described above, the light emitter 1 of this example has a tip 6.
When the user lifts up the switch and releases the pressure on the switching button 3a of the microswitch 3, the microswitch 3 is turned on and the light bulb 8 lights up, as is clear from the circuit diagram of FIG.

At this time, if a colored light bulb 8 is used or a colored lens is used as the lens 4, the color will be reflected in the cup and its contents such as beer, and the color will be reflected in the cup 6 and its contents, such as beer. This will change the color of beer, etc.

This can be expected to give a fantastic feeling to people who drink beer or the like, and liven up the atmosphere at social gatherings, for example.

Furthermore, in case of an emergency, the contents such as beer can be thrown away and the pot can be used as a guide light in the same way as an electric lamp, which is very convenient.

By the way, apart from the above-mentioned tip with a light emitting device proposed by the present inventors, it is also possible to attach a light emitting device as described above to a coaster that is the base of the tip, etc., without having to attach it directly to the tip. However, it is thought that it can liven up the atmosphere of social gatherings, etc.

Furthermore, the same effect can be obtained by attaching a music box to the coaster instead of the light emitter, and if both the light emitter and the music box are attached to the coaster, it will evoke even more fantastical feelings. It is thought that it is possible to do so.

In other words, it is expected to have the effect of further enlivening the atmosphere of social gatherings, etc.

In addition, in this case, in the conventional tip with a light emitting device, the light is lit (operated) only when the tip is picked up, but in the coaster according to the present invention,
I have come to think that it may be possible to make the coaster work when a tip or the like is placed on the coaster.

(Objective) In view of the above-mentioned idea, an object of the present invention is to arrange at least one of a light emitting device and a music box, and when a tip or the like is placed on or picked up, at least one of the light emitting device and the music box is disposed. To provide an underlay for the above-mentioned tip, ie, a coaster, which can be activated or inactivated.

(Summary) A first feature of the present invention is that a battery is housed in a bottomed cylindrical body and connected to each other, and at least one of a light bulb and a music box circuit, and the light bulb and music box circuit are connected to each other according to their on/off states. a switch mechanism that blinks and operates at least one of the above;
an upper surface plate that covers the upper opening of the bottomed cylindrical body; It is constructed of a cantilever-shaped movable contact that engages with the switching knob and can come into contact with and separate from the fixed contact in accordance with the vertical movement of the knob. A second feature of the present invention is a battery housed in a bottomed cylindrical body and connected to each other, at least one of a light bulb and a music box circuit, and at least one of the light bulb and music box circuit depending on the on/off state. A switch mechanism for blinking and operating one side, and a top plate covering the upper opening of the bottomed cylindrical body are provided, and the switch mechanism has a protrusion protruding from the bottom surface of the bottomed cylindrical body, and a switching knob that can move up and down, a cantilever-shaped movable contact that engages with the switching knob and can come into contact with and separate from a fixed contact according to the up and down movement of the knob, and the movable contact and a movable piece that is disposed between the bottom surface of the bottomed cylindrical body and is movable between the fixed side of the movable contact and the switching knob; The difference is that the intervals between the two are made uneven.

(Example) Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained using the drawings.

The coaster of the present invention is roughly divided into a coaster body and a top plate.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing an embodiment of the coaster main body of the present invention with a top plate, which will be described later, removed, and FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line -- in FIG. 4.

In these figures, the same reference numerals as in FIG. 2 indicate the same or equivalent parts.

11 is a cantilever-shaped movable contact whose height (distance) from the inner bottom surface of the cylindrical state 50 of the coaster main body is large on the fixed contact 12 side and small on the fixed end side.

13 does not come into contact with the back surface of the movable contact 11 when it is on the side of the switching knob 14 (the state shown in FIG. 5), but when it is on the fixed side, it comes into contact with the back surface of the contact 11. The contact 11 and the fixed contact 12
It is a moving piece that separates the

This movable piece 13 has the tip of the long lower piece divided into two parts by an arc-shaped notch, so that when it is placed on the side of the knob 14, the tip of the moving piece 13 is bent so as to sandwich the knob 14. It can be moved further to the left. The movable piece 13 can be easily formed by bending a punched plate into a U-shape.

These constitute the switch mechanism 40 of this embodiment.

Further, 30 is a music box circuit shown as a block.

The circuit configurations of the music box circuit and the light emitter of this embodiment are as shown in FIG. however,
In Figure 4, to avoid complicating the drawing,
The connection relationship between the music box circuit 30 and the light emitter is not shown.

First, the switch mechanism 40 in this embodiment will be explained.

4 and 5, when the coaster with a light emitting device and music box is used, the switch mechanism 40 of the present embodiment is set as shown in these figures.

That is, by moving the movable piece 13 in the direction of arrow A, the movable piece 13 touches the bottom of the case and the movable contact 11.
It should be located in an area with a large distance from the bottom surface of the

At this time, for example, when the tip is lifted from the coaster, that is, when no load is applied to the coaster, the movable contact 11 and the fixed contact 12 come into contact. As a result, the light bulb 8 lights up, and as will be explained later, the music box circuit 30 also comes into operation.

That is, the present embodiment is configured so that the switch mechanism 40 is not turned off by the coaster's own weight alone.

Furthermore, when the tip is placed on the coaster, the switching knob 14 is pushed up, and this action causes the contacts 11 and 12 to be pushed up.
They are separated from each other, the light bulb 8 is turned off, and the music box circuit 30 is also turned off at the same time.

That is, when the movable piece 13 is located in an area where the distance between the bottom surface of the cylindrical state 50 and the bottom surface of the movable contact 11 is large, the normal on/off operation when using the coaster with the light emitting device and music box of this embodiment is performed. It can be done.

On the other hand, when the coaster of this embodiment is not used, the protrusion (hereinafter referred to as a button) 14a of the switching knob 14 is pressed with a finger or the like, and the button 14a is pressed and inserted deeper than the outer bottom surface of the cylindrical state 50.

As a result, the movable contact 11 and the fixed contact 12 are separated from each other. Therefore, the moving piece 13 is moved in the direction of arrow B in FIG. 5 by tilting the coaster as a whole, and is positioned in an area where the distance between the bottom surface of the cylindrical state 50 and the bottom surface of the movable contact 11 is small. .

After that, if you release your finger, the movable contact 1
1 is prevented from coming into contact with the fixed contact 12 by the movable piece 13, resulting in a state as shown in FIG. In other words, the switch remains off.

In this state, the movable piece 13 is moved by the movable contact 11 to its movable bottom surface (bottom surface of the cylindrical body 50).
Since the button 14a is strongly pressed against the button 14a, no matter how you tilt the coaster with the light emitting device and music box of this embodiment, the next time the button 14a is pressed with a finger or the like,
This switch mechanism 40 will continue to be in the OFF state until it is moved in the direction of arrow A.

That is, when the coaster is not in use, it is possible to completely stop the function of the coaster without applying any weight such as a tip.

Here, the music box circuit 30 shown in FIGS. 4 and 6 will be explained using the drawings.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram mainly showing an example of the music box circuit 30.

In this figure, the same reference numerals as in FIGS. 4 and 6 indicate the same or equivalent parts. 31 is, for example,
Melody ROM commercially available as 7910 type, 3
2 is an address counter, 33 is a clock circuit, 3
4 is a preset switch, 35 is an amplifier, and 36 is a speaker.

In this music box circuit 30, when the switch mechanism 40 is turned on and power X is supplied from the battery 7, the address counter 32 counts the clocks of the clock circuit 33 and plays the melody.
Specify the addresses of ROM31 one after another.

As a result, the melody ROM 31 sequentially outputs the stored melody signals. This melody signal will be amplified by the amplifier 35 and emitted from the speaker 36.

Since several songs are recorded in the melody ROM 31, which song to select is determined by operating the preset switch 34 (initial setting). It should be noted that if the operating knob of the preset switch 34 is arranged so as to be exposed outside the cylindrical body 50, it will be obvious that a desired song can be freely selected from the outside.

Furthermore, in order to improve the sound emission state from the speaker 36, a cylindrical body 50 facing the speaker 36 is
It is necessary to provide a large number of through holes in the part.

In the above explanation, as is clear from Figure 6,
Although the music box circuit 30 was connected in parallel to the light bulb 8, it is of course possible to connect the music box circuit 30 in series.

In the switch mechanism 40 of the above-described embodiment, the movable contact 11 and the fixed contact 12 are kept separated even when the coaster with the light emitting device and the music box is not in use, that is, even when no tip or the like is placed on the coaster. This was the case when the moving piece 13 having a U-shaped cross section was used. However, the switch mechanism in the present invention is not limited to this, and can be modified as follows.

(1) Even when the movable piece 13 is made into a rectangular parallelepiped, cube, or other shape as shown in FIG. 9, and the shape of the movable contact 11 is bent as shown in FIG. You can get the same effect.

(2) Even if the shape of the movable contact 11 remains the flat plate shape shown in FIG. 5, the bottom surface on which the moving piece 13 slides can be made so that one side is higher than the other, as shown in FIG. It is clear that the same effect as shown in FIG. 5 can also be obtained.

In addition, even in the variations of (1) and (2) above, when the coaster is used, when no tip or the like is placed on it - that is, when the coaster is only under its own weight,
It goes without saying that the switch mechanism should be configured to be in the on state, as in the case of FIG.

By the way, in all of the coasters of the present invention explained above, when the coaster is used, the light emitting device and the music box operate when no tip is placed on the coaster, and the operation stops when a tip or the like is placed on the coaster. Ta. However, the coaster of the present invention is not limited to those described above.

That is, if the switch mechanism of the coaster of the present invention is configured as shown in FIG. 11, for example,
An operating state completely opposite to that described above is possible.

This is because, in the switch mechanism shown in FIG. 11, as is clear from the comparison with FIG.
As a result of arranging the fixed contact 12 above the movable contact 11, the movable contact 11 and the fixed contact 12 are in a separated state when no tip, etc. is placed on it, but when a tip, etc. is placed, the switching knob 14 is pushed in. In rare cases, the movable contact 11 is lifted up, as shown in FIG.
This is because it comes into contact with 2. That is,
This causes the light emitter and music box circuit 30 to become operational.

It can be easily assumed that such a switch mechanism does not require the movable piece 13 to prevent its closing. That is, when the coaster having the switch mechanism is not in use, its open state is automatically ensured.

Further, in the above explanation, the light emitting device and the music box circuit 30 are both installed in the coaster of the present invention, but as described above, the effects of the present invention can be achieved even if either one is installed. .
Note that the circuit configuration and the like in this case can be very easily guessed, so the explanation thereof will be omitted here.

Further, for example, in a coaster having a light emitter and a music box circuit 30, a switch (for example, a fifth
The switch mechanism shown in the figure) is used as a switch to operate the music box circuit 30, and together with this,
If you use a switch (for example, the switch mechanism shown in Fig. 11) that closes when you place a tip on the coaster as a switch that lights up the light emitter, when you put the tip on the coaster, the light emitter will light up and the corresponding You can make the music box sound when you pick up the tip.

In addition, such an operating state can be achieved by using a single changeover switch such that when the movable contact contacts one fixed contact, for example, a light emitting device is operated, and when the movable contact contacts the other fixed contact, a music box circuit is operated. can also be realized.

Next, the above-described top plate of the coaster of the present invention will be explained.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing an example of the top plate used in the coaster of the present invention, and FIG. 14 is a sectional view thereof.

As is clear from the figure, this top plate has a flat plate part 60, the upper side is open so that a pot etc. can be placed, and the lower side is integrated with the coaster body part. It is open as possible.

Therefore, if the flat plate part 60 is made semi-transparent, if the coaster main body part described above is equipped with a light emitting device or a light emitting device and a music box, when a cup or the like is placed or picked up, When the switch mechanism is turned on, the light from the light bulb 8 forming the light emitter is transmitted.

Therefore, as in the conventional example, by using a colored light bulb 8, by making the flat plate part 60 a colored translucent one, or by combining a color filter,
Colored light will be emitted.

Moreover, if pictures, patterns, characters, etc. are displayed on the flat plate part 60, when the light bulb 8 is turned on,
The characters and the like stand out, further enhancing the effect of the coaster of the present invention.

(Effects) As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, at least one of a light emitting device and a music box is installed on a coaster on which a cup or the like is placed,
In addition, at least one of the lighting of the light emitting device and the operation of the music box is controlled in response to picking up the tip or placing it on the coaster, thereby evoking a fantastic feeling. As a result, it has the effect of greatly enlivening the atmosphere of social gatherings, etc.

Furthermore, in the case of the coaster of the present invention that operates when no tip or the like is placed on it and does not operate when the tip or the like is placed, i.e., a coaster having a movable piece in the switch mechanism, in what posture is the coaster held? Also, the switch can be prevented from closing, and when the coaster is in use, the switch can be turned off by placing a tip or the like and pressing the button on the switching knob. Another advantage is that it can be easily switched so that it turns on when picked up.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a partially sectional side view showing an example of a conventional tip with a light emitting device, Fig. 2 is a plan view of the main body of the light emitting device in Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is its circuit diagram, and Fig. 4 is the invention of the present invention. A plan view showing an example of the coaster main body of
The figure is a cross-sectional view taken along the line -- in Fig. 4, Fig. 6 is a circuit diagram showing an example of the circuit shown in Fig. 4, Fig. 7 is a sectional view showing the sliding state of the moving piece in Fig. 5, and Fig. 8 is the fourth,
A block diagram showing an example of the music box circuit shown in FIG. 6, and FIGS. 9, 10, and 11 respectively correspond to FIG. The figure is a sectional view showing the movable state of FIG. 11, FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing an example of the top plate of the coaster of the present invention, and FIG. 14 is a sectional view thereof. 7...Battery, 8...Light bulb, 9...Conducting wire, 10...
...terminal, 11...movable contact, 12...fixed contact,
13...Movement piece, 14...Switching knob,
30... Music box circuit, 40... Switch mechanism, 50... Cylindrical body, 60... Flat plate part.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. Batteries housed in a bottomed cylindrical body and connected to each other, at least one of a light bulb and a music box circuit, and at least one of the light bulb and music box circuit depending on the on/off state thereof. and a top plate that covers the upper opening of the bottomed cylindrical body, the switch mechanism having a protrusion protruding from the bottom surface of the bottomed cylindrical body, and It is characterized by comprising a switching knob that can move up and down, and a cantilever-shaped movable contact that engages with the switching knob and switches between contact and separation from a fixed contact according to the up and down movement of the knob. Coaster. 2. The coaster according to claim 1, characterized in that a light bulb and a music box circuit are connected in parallel. 3. The coaster according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the top plate is translucent. 4. Claim 1, characterized in that pictures, patterns, characters, etc. are displayed on the top plate.
3. The coaster described in Section 2, Section 2, or Section 3. 5 Batteries housed in a bottomed cylindrical body and connected to each other, at least one of a light bulb and a music box circuit, and a switch that blinks and operates at least one of the light bulb and music box circuit according to the on/off state thereof. and a top plate that covers the upper opening of the bottomed cylindrical body, and the switch mechanism has a protrusion projecting from the bottom surface of the bottomed cylindrical body and is movable up and down. a knob, a cantilever-shaped movable contact that engages with the switching knob and whose contact and separation states with the fixed contact are switched according to the vertical movement of the knob, and a bottomed cylindrical body between the movable contact and the A movable piece is disposed between the movable contact and the bottom and is movable between the fixed side of the movable contact and the switching knob, and the distance between the movable contact and the bottom of the bottomed cylindrical body is uneven. A coaster featuring the following. 6. The coaster according to claim 5, characterized in that a light bulb and a music box circuit are connected in parallel. 7. The coaster according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the top plate is translucent. 8. Claim 5, characterized in that pictures, patterns, characters, etc. are displayed on the top plate.
7. The coaster described in Section 6 or Section 7.