阅读说明：本技术 发光玩具 (Luminous toy ) 是由 植田真弘 福谷泰明 浅野真由 笹田泰生 久田将史 于 2019-02-27 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明提供一种耐久性较佳的发光玩具。发光玩具(1)包括：发光部(102),其具有一个以上的发光元件(103)；以及可动部(101),其具有光透过性,并具有第1面(101a)和第2面(101b),第1面(101a)与从发光元件(103)射出的光相交且光射入第1面(101a),第2面(101b)与第1面(101a)相交,在第2面(101b)形成有多个凹部(110),可动部(101)沿由多个凹部(110)将光横切的方向移动。(The invention provides a luminous toy with better durability. The light-emitting toy (1) comprises: a light-emitting unit (102) having one or more light-emitting elements (103); and a movable part (101) having light permeability and having a 1 st surface (101a) and a 2 nd surface (101b), wherein the 1 st surface (101a) intersects with the light emitted from the light emitting element (103) and the light enters the 1 st surface (101a), the 2 nd surface (101b) intersects with the 1 st surface (101a), a plurality of recesses (110) are formed in the 2 nd surface (101b), and the movable part (101) moves in a direction in which the light traverses the plurality of recesses (110).)

1. A light-emitting toy, wherein,

the light-emitting toy includes:

a light emitting section having one or more light emitting elements; and

a movable portion having optical transparency, the movable portion having a 1 st surface intersecting with light emitted from the light emitting element, the light being incident on the 1 st surface, and a 2 nd surface intersecting with the 1 st surface, the 2 nd surface having a plurality of concave portions formed on the 2 nd surface,

the movable portion moves in a direction transverse to the light by the plurality of concave portions.

2. The lighted toy according to claim 1,

the plurality of recesses form one or more groups,

the concave portions of one group are arranged at intervals on a line inclined with respect to the moving direction of the movable portion and the traveling direction of the light.

3. The lighted toy according to claim 1,

the movable portion is formed in a circular plate shape,

the light emitting section is disposed on the center side of the movable section,

the light emitting element emits the light in a radial direction of the movable portion,

the 1 st surface is an inner peripheral surface of the movable portion, and the 2 nd surface is an end surface of the movable portion on one axial side, and the movable portion rotates around a central axis.

4. The lighted toy according to claim 3,

the plurality of recesses form one or more groups,

the recesses of one group are arranged at intervals on a spiral line extending from the center axis of the movable portion to the outer diameter side.

5. The lighted toy according to claim 3 or 4,

the light-emitting section has a plurality of light-emitting elements,

the plurality of light emitting elements are arranged at intervals in a circumferential direction of the movable portion.

6. The light-emitting toy according to any one of claims 1 to 5,

the plurality of recesses are through holes.

7. The light-emitting toy according to any one of claims 1 to 6,

the light emitting element flickers.

8. The lighted toy according to claim 7,

the light emitting elements flash in a plurality of colors.

9. The lighted toy according to claim 7 or 8,

the light-emitting toy further comprises:

a mounting portion to which a sub-toy holding identification information is detachably mounted;

a reading unit that reads identification information of the sub toy attached to the attachment unit; and

and a control unit that changes the blinking pattern of the light emitting element based on the identification information read by the reading unit.

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a luminous toy.

Background

The toy described in patent document 1 includes: the disc-shaped rotating body is rotatably supported by the housing, and the driving unit rotates the rotating body. The rotating body includes a plurality of Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs), a detection unit that detects rotation of the rotating body, and a control unit that controls light emission of the LEDs, and when the rotating body is rotated by a drive unit that can be operated from outside the housing, the control unit causes the LEDs to emit light based on a detection result of the detection unit.

Documents of the prior art

Patent document

Patent document 1: japanese patent laid-open publication No. 2000-70555

Disclosure of Invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

In the case of the rotating toy described in patent document 1, the LEDs rotate integrally with the rotating body, and many LEDs are required to perform colorful performances by the light emission of the LEDs, which makes the toy expensive. The LED, the detection unit, and the control unit are provided in the rotating body, and a battery for supplying power to the LED, the detection unit, and the control unit is also provided in the rotating body. Therefore, the rotating body becomes heavy, and a load is applied to the supporting portion of the rotating body and the driving unit, which may result in a reduction in durability. In the case where the detection unit, the control unit, and the battery are provided in the case, although the weight of the rotating body can be reduced, there is a possibility that a load is applied to a wiring for supplying power to the LED, and the durability is reduced.

The invention aims to provide a luminous toy with better durability.

Means for solving the problems

The light-emitting toy of the present invention is characterized by comprising: a light emitting section having one or more light emitting elements; and a light-transmissive movable portion having a 1 st surface that intersects light emitted from the light-emitting element, the light being incident on the 1 st surface, and a 2 nd surface that intersects the 1 st surface, the 2 nd surface having a plurality of recesses formed in the 2 nd surface, the movable portion moving in a direction that the light traverses the plurality of recesses.

In the light-emitting toy of the present invention, the plurality of concave portions may form one or more groups, and the concave portions of one group may be arranged at intervals on a line inclined with respect to the moving direction of the movable portion and the traveling direction of the light.

In the light-emitting toy of the present invention, the movable portion may be formed in an annular plate shape, the light-emitting portion may be disposed on a center side of the movable portion, the light-emitting element may emit the light in a radial direction of the movable portion, the 1 st surface may be an inner peripheral surface of the movable portion, the 2 nd surface may be an end surface on one axial side of the movable portion, and the movable portion may rotate around a central axis.

In the light-emitting toy of the present invention, the plurality of concave portions may form one or more groups, and the concave portions of one group may be arranged at intervals on a spiral line extending from the center axis of the movable portion to the outer diameter side.

In the light-emitting toy of the present invention, the light-emitting portion may include a plurality of light-emitting elements, and the plurality of light-emitting elements may be arranged at intervals in a circumferential direction of the movable portion.

In the light-emitting toy of the present invention, the plurality of concave portions may be through holes.

In the light-emitting toy of the present invention, the light-emitting element may blink.

In addition, with the light-emitting toy of the present invention, the light-emitting elements may blink in a plurality of colors.

In addition, the light emitting toy of the present invention may further include: a mounting portion to which a sub-toy holding identification information is detachably mounted; a reading unit that reads identification information of the sub toy attached to the attachment unit; and a control unit that changes the blinking pattern of the light emitting element based on the identification information read by the reading unit.

ADVANTAGEOUS EFFECTS OF INVENTION

The invention can provide a luminous toy with better durability.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an example of a light-emitting toy for explaining an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view II-II of the light emitting toy of fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a front view of the movable portion of the light emitting toy of fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a driving portion of the light emitting toy of fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing an operation of a driving part of the light emitting toy of fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a schematic view showing a rendering mode in a state where a movable portion of the light-emitting toy of fig. 1 is stopped.

Fig. 7 is a schematic view showing a rendering mode in a state where the movable portion of the light-emitting toy of fig. 1 is rotating at a low speed.

Fig. 8 is a schematic view showing a rendering mode in a state where the movable portion of the light-emitting toy of fig. 1 is rotated at a medium speed.

Fig. 9 is a schematic view showing a rendering mode in a state where the movable portion of the light-emitting toy of fig. 1 is rotating at a high speed.

Fig. 10 is a functional block diagram of a modification of the light-emitting toy of fig. 1.

Fig. 11 is a perspective view of an example of a sub toy used in the light emitting toy of fig. 10.

Fig. 12 is an enlarged perspective view of the mounting portion of the light emitting toy of fig. 10.

Fig. 13 is a schematic view for explaining another example of the light-emitting toy according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Description of the reference numerals

1. A light emitting toy; 2. a vice toy body; 101. a movable part; 101a, an inner peripheral surface (1 st surface) of the movable portion; 101b, the surface of the movable part (2 nd surface); 102. a light emitting section; 103. a light emitting element; 104. a housing; 105. a rotating table; 106. a rotating shaft; 107a, 107b, a handle; 108. a housing; 109. a support plate; 110. a recess; 111. a set of recesses; 112. a drive section; 113. a rack; 114a to 114c, intermediate gears; 115. an output gear; 116. a connecting member; 117. a light band; 118. a light band; 120. a reading section; 121. a control unit; 122. a storage medium; 123. a processor; 125. an information holding unit; 126. a protrusion; 127. an installation part; 128. a detection unit; 129. a switch; 201. a movable part; 201a, a side surface (1 st surface) of the movable portion; 201b, the surface of the movable part (No. 2); 202. a light emitting section; 203. a light emitting element; 210. a recess; A. the direction of rotation; B. a direction of movement; ID. Identifying information; l1, line; l2, line.

Detailed Description

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

The light-emitting toy 1 includes a movable portion 101 and a light-emitting portion 102. The movable portion 101 has light permeability and is formed in an annular plate shape. The light emitting unit 102 includes 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 a rotary table 105, and the rotary table 105 is housed in a case 104 of the light-emitting toy 1. The rotary table 105 is provided with a rotary shaft 106 that coincides with the center axis of the movable portion 101, and the movable portion 101 and the rotary table 105 are supported by the housing 104 so as to be rotatable about the rotary shaft 106. The movable unit 101 and the rotary table 105 may be integrally formed.

In this example, the movable portion 101 is driven to rotate by manual operation, and the housing 104 is provided with a pair of handles 107a and 107b as an operation portion. The case 104 is provided with an opening through which the front surface 101b, which is one axial end surface of the movable portion 101, can be seen, and the pair of handles 107a and 107b are disposed so as to sandwich the opening from the left and right, and the pair of handles 107a and 107b are supported by the case 104 so as to be linearly movable in the left and right directions.

The light emitting unit 102 is housed in a case 108, and the case 108 is disposed on the center side of the movable unit 101 so as not to contact the movable unit 101 and the rotary table 105. The case 108 is fixed to the case 104 on the surface 101b of the movable portion 101 via a pair of support plates 109 that are disposed between the case 108 and the edge of the opening of the case 104. The light emitting element 103 is arranged to emit light in the radial direction of the movable portion 101.

Light emitted from the light emitting element 103 enters the inner peripheral surface (1 st surface) 101a of the movable portion 101. The peripheral wall of the case 108 located between the light emitting element 103 and the inner peripheral surface 101a of the movable portion 101 has light permeability or an opening portion, and is configured to allow light to pass therethrough. A plurality of concave portions 110 are formed on a surface (2 nd surface) 101b of the movable portion 101 intersecting with an inner peripheral surface (1 st surface) 101a on which light is incident. These recesses 110 move in the circumferential direction as the movable portion 101 rotates, and cross light that enters the inner circumferential surface 101a and travels inside the movable portion 101. In particular, in the present embodiment, these recesses 110 move in the circumferential direction as the movable portion 101 rotates, and cross light that enters the inner circumferential surface 101a and travels inside the movable portion 101 along a plane parallel to the surface 101 b.

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

In the example shown in fig. 3, the plurality of concave portions 110 form a plurality of concave portion groups 111, and the plurality of concave portions 110 included in one concave portion group 111 are arranged at intervals on a spiral line L1 centered on the central axis of the movable portion 101. The number of the concave groups 111 is not limited, and may be one. The movable portion 101 rotates in the rotation direction a when the spiral line L1 approaches from the outer diameter side to the inner diameter side.

Fig. 4 and 5 show an example of a driving unit for rotating the movable unit 101.

As described above, the movable portion 101 is driven to rotate by manual operation, and the pair of handles 107a and 107b as the operation portions are connected to the driving portion 112. The driving section 112 includes: a rack 113, a plurality of intermediate gears 114a to 114c, and an output gear 115 fixed to the rotary shaft 106 of the movable portion 101.

The rack 113 is fixed to the handle 107a and moves integrally with the handle 107 a. One of the handles 107a and the other handle 107b are connected together by a connecting member 116, and are linked so as to approach or separate from each other. Therefore, when the other handle 107b is operated, the handle 107a also moves in conjunction with the handle 107b, and the rack 113 moves integrally with the handle 107 a. The linear movement of the rack 113 is converted into rotation by an intermediate gear 114a engaged with the rack 113. Then, the speed is increased as appropriate by the plurality of intermediate gears 114a to 114c, and the increased speed is transmitted to an output gear 115 fixed to the rotary shaft 106. Thereby, the movable portion 101 is rotated.

When the pair of handles 107a and 107b are operated to be separated from each other, the rack 113, the plurality of intermediate gears 114a to 114c, and the output gear 115 sequentially mesh with each other, and the movable portion 101 rotates in the rotation direction a (see fig. 3 and 5). On the other hand, when the pair of handles 107a and 107b are operated to approach each other, one of the plurality of intermediate gears 114a to 114c is disengaged. For example, the configuration is: the intermediate gear 114c is biased by a spring, not shown, in a direction to mesh with the adjacent intermediate gear 114b and output gear 115, and the intermediate gear 114c is ejected from the meshed state with the intermediate gear 114b and output gear 115 by the rotation of the intermediate gear 114b when the pair of handles 107a and 107b are operated to approach each other. One of the intermediate gears is disengaged, so that the output gear 115 idles, and the movable portion 101 continues to rotate in the rotation direction a by inertia.

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

Fig. 6 to 9 schematically show a rendering mode in a case where the movable portion 101 is stopped from an indefinite state to a state where it is rotated with the rotation speed gradually increased. In addition, 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. Light emitted from the light emitting element 103 of the light emitting section 102 enters the inner peripheral surface (1 st surface) 101a of the movable section 101 and travels in the radial direction inside the movable section 101 while spreading out at an appropriate light distribution angle. Then, the light traveling in the radial direction inside the movable part 101 is scattered off the concave part 110 on the optical path among the concave parts 110 provided on the surface (2 nd surface) 101b of the movable part 101. Thus, the concave portion 110 located on the optical path looks like 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 column shape, or a polygonal pyramid shape. The recess 110 may be a hole with a bottom or a through hole.

The number of light emitting elements 103 is not limited, but it is preferable that the light emitting section 102 includes a plurality of light emitting elements 103, and the light emitting elements 103 are arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the movable section 101. This makes it possible to illuminate all the recesses 110, for example, even when the movable section 101 is stopped, thereby increasing the degree of beauty of the performance. However, the concave portion 110 that emits light with the movable portion 101 stopped can be appropriately set based on the number (interval) of the light emitting elements 103 and the light distribution angle according to the arrangement relationship of the concave portion 110.

As shown in fig. 7, when the movable portion 101 rotates, the light emission of each concave portion 110 visually extends in the rotation direction due to the afterimage effect, and forms an arc-shaped band 117. As the rotation speed of the movable portion 101 increases, the length of the arc-shaped belt 117 is increased as shown in fig. 8, and a circular belt 118 is visually formed as shown in fig. 9. In this way, the performance by the light emission of concave portion 110 changes in a colorful manner according to the rotation speed of movable portion 101.

In this example, the plurality of concave portions 110 included in one concave portion group 111 are arranged at intervals on the spiral line L1, and the movable portion 101 rotates in the rotation direction a when approaching from the outer diameter side to the inner diameter side along the spiral line L1. Therefore, as shown in fig. 7 and 8, the arc-shaped optical band 117 on the inner diameter side leads the arc-shaped optical band 117 on the outer diameter side in the rotational direction a. This can emphasize the rotation of the movable portion 101.

The plurality of recesses 110 arranged at intervals on the spiral line L1 are circumferentially offset from the light emitting elements 103. This prevents light reaching the concave portion 110 disposed on the outer diameter side from being attenuated by the concave portion 110 disposed on the inner diameter side, and makes it possible to make the luminance of the plurality of concave portions 110 uniform, as compared with a case where the plurality of concave portions 110 are aligned in a straight line in the radial direction with respect to the light emitting element 103.

The light emitting element 103 may be continuously turned on or may blink during the lighting period. By blinking the light emitting element 103, the light emission of the concave portion 110 at the time of lighting is visually continuous when the movable portion 101 rotates at a low speed, and the light emission of the concave portion 110 at the time of lighting is visually intermittent when the movable portion 101 rotates at a high speed. This can emphasize the increase in the rotation speed of the movable portion 101. Further, the light emitting element 103 may emit light of a plurality of colors (for example, red and white) and may blink in a plurality of colors. In this case, the arc-shaped light band 117 and the circular band 118 are bands including a plurality of colors corresponding to the emission colors of the light emitting elements 103 (for example, in the case where the light emitting elements 103 can emit red and white light, the arc-shaped light band 117 and the circular band 118 are alternately connected to red portions and white portions), and therefore the appearance of light emission using the concave portion 110 can be changed more colorful.

In the light emitting toy 1 configured as described above, the light emitting element 103 is not provided on the movable portion 101 that rotates relative to the housing 104, but is fixedly provided on the housing 104. This allows the load of the wiring for supplying power to the light-emitting element 103 due to the rotation of the movable portion 101 to be eliminated, thereby improving durability. Further, the weight of the movable portion 101 can be reduced, and the load acting on the support portion of the housing 104 for rotatably supporting the movable portion 101 and the drive portion 112 for rotating the movable portion 101 can be reduced, thereby improving durability. Further, depending on the number and arrangement of the recesses 110 provided in the movable portion 101, it is possible to perform colorful performances without using many light emitting elements 103, and it is possible to reduce the price of the light emitting toy.

Fig. 10 shows a modification of the light-emitting toy 1.

In the present modification, the light emitting toy 1 uses the identification information ID held by the sub toy body 2 to change the appearance of light emission using the concave portion 110 more colorful.

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 lighting of the light emitting element 103. The processor 123 reads out the control data from the storage medium 122, and operates the light emitting unit 102 based on the read-out control data.

Fig. 11 shows an example of the sub toy body 2.

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

Fig. 12 shows a configuration of the reading unit 120 that reads the identification information ID of the sub toy body 2 shown in fig. 11.

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

The reading unit 120 includes a detection unit 128 that detects the protrusion 126 of the sub toy body 2, and the detection unit 128 includes a switch 129 that can be pressed by the protrusion 126. When the sub toy body 2 is attached to the attachment 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 out control data corresponding to the identification information ID read out by the reading unit 120 from the storage medium 122, and operates the light emitting unit 102 based on the read control data to change the performance of light emission using the concave portion 110 of the movable unit 101. The change in performance can be exemplified by a change in the lighting period of the light emitting element 103 that is intermittently lit, or a change in the blinking speed during the lighting period of the light emitting element 103, and when the light emitting element 103 can emit light of a plurality of colors, a change in the emission color can be exemplified. The form of holding the identification information ID of the sub toy body 2 and the method of reading the identification information ID are not limited to the above-described embodiments.

The case where the movable portion 101 rotates has been described above, but the movable portion 101 is not limited to rotation. In the example shown in fig. 13, the movable portion 201 has light transmissivity and is formed in a rectangular plate shape. The movable portion 201 is linearly reciprocated in the direction indicated by the arrow B parallel to the surface 201B.

Light emitted from light emitting element 203 of light emitting unit 202 enters side surface (1 st surface) 201a substantially parallel to moving direction B of movable unit 201. A plurality of concave portions 210 are formed on a surface (2 nd surface) 201b of the movable portion 201 intersecting the side surface 201a on which light enters. These concave portions 210 cross light that enters the side surface 201a and travels inside the movable portion 201 as the movable portion 201 moves linearly back and forth. In particular, in the present embodiment, the concave portions 210 cross light incident on the side surface 201a and traveling inside the movable portion 201 along a plane parallel to the surface 201b as the movable portion 201 moves linearly back and forth.

When the movable portion 201 moves, the light emission of each concave portion 210 visually becomes a band extending in the moving direction due to the afterimage effect. Further, the length of the belt is increased as the moving speed of the movable portion 201 is increased. In this way, the performance by the light emission of the concave portion 210 changes in a colorful manner according to the moving speed of the movable portion 201.

In this example, the plurality of concave portions 210 form one concave portion group, and the concave portions 210 are arranged at intervals on a line L2 inclined with respect to the moving direction B of the movable portion 201 and the traveling direction of the light. This prevents light reaching the concave portion 210 disposed away from the light-emitting element 203 from being attenuated by the concave portion 210 disposed close to the light-emitting element 203, and makes it possible to uniformize the luminance of the plurality of concave portions 210.