JPH0465716B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a movable toy that can operate in conjunction with a built-in notification function such as an alarm of a clock.

[Conventional technology and problems to be solved]

There have been many known toys with clocks built into them, but there are only a few that combine a movable toy with a clock, and the inventor of the present invention has discovered that there are only a few toys that combine a clock with a movable toy. To their knowledge, it was unknown.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional technology, and the movable toy of the present invention includes a drive section, a clock unit, and a switching operation section of the drive section in a toy body that is movable by providing an operating mechanism. The clock unit has a display section facing the outer surface of the toy body, and a signal terminal capable of outputting a notification signal at a predetermined time, and the switching operation section has a plurality of display sections. The toy is characterized by having a transistor or the like, which operates upon receiving the notification signal, and activates the drive section to move the toy body.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings. The illustrated movable toy is merely one example, and the present invention is not limited to the illustrated structure, shape, circuit configuration, etc.

FIG. 1 shows a circuit diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of a toy car embodying the embodiment of FIG.

In the figure, the movable toy has a toy main body 1 having an external shape imitating the shape of an automobile body, and is movable by providing a front wheel 2a and a rear wheel 2b as operating mechanisms.
Inside the toy body 1, there is a motor M as a drive unit.
, a power supply E, a clock unit 3, a plurality of transistors TR ₁ , TR ₂ , TR ₃ , a diode D,
A switching operation circuit consisting of a resistor r... and a capacitor C is incorporated.

The clock unit 3 has a display section 4 provided on the front window 5 of the toy main body 1 as shown in FIG. 2, and normally displays the time. This clock unit 3 can adopt various known ones, but the button 6
A signal terminal that allows you to set the alarm time, etc. for alarms etc. by operating the , and is also connected to diode D.
Any device that can output a notification signal such as an alarm signal from the Sig.

To explain the operation of this example, first, the signal terminal
When no notification signal is output from Sig., each of the transistors TR ₁ to TR ₃ is OFF, the motor M is cut off from the power source E, and the toy body 1 is stopped because the rear wheel 2b does not rotate.

The time set in advance by operating button 6, etc. is shown in the figure.
At 10:41, an alarm signal is sent from the clock unit 3 to the signal terminal Sig. Diode D
If the characteristics are set appropriately, the signal is applied to the base of the transistor TR ₁ as a reverse current, and the transistor TR ₁ is turned on. Then the transistor
The collector current of TR ₁ is applied to the base of transistor TR ₂ , and current flows from the emitter to the collector. Then, as the base potential of the transistor TR ₃ becomes low, the transistor TR ₃ is also turned on, and current flows from the power source E to the motor M, causing it to rotate. The rear wheel 2b is driven, and the toy main body 1 runs while the notification signal is output. do.

If the front wheel 2a of the toy body 1 is turned as shown in FIG. 2, the toy body 1 will rotate on the spot. At this time, if the clock unit 3 also sounds the alarm itself, the toy body 1 will run while sounding the alarm. Although not shown in detail, the rotation of the motor M and the headlight 7 may be linked to emit light while the vehicle is running as shown in FIG. 2.

Note that the display section 4 of the timepiece unit 3 may be provided at an appropriate location other than the front window 5, such as the roof, rear window, or the like. Alternatively, the windows may be made of a transparent material so that the user can see through each window. Furthermore, in the case of adopting a toy car or the like that uses a conventionally well-known mainspring, it is sufficient to provide a means for holding the mainspring in a wound state, and to release the mainspring from this holding means in response to a notification signal. For example, an electromagnetic relay or the like can be used.

Other embodiments are shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. In this embodiment, the display section 4 of the clock unit 3 is placed on the abdomen of a toy body 10 shaped like a monster. A front wheel 1 for changing direction is provided on the underside of the toy body 10.
1a and a driving rear wheel 11b.
It is designed to run in the direction of the arrow in the figure and rotate on the spot. The other configurations and operations are the same as those in the previous embodiment and will be omitted, but the toy body 1
If a flint or a means for igniting the flint is provided inside the mouth 12 of the 0, it can be operated as if fire is being spouted from the mouth 12.

Furthermore, although not shown in the drawings, in both of the above embodiments, it is also possible to mechanically generate sound as the vehicle travels. For example, the rotationally driven rear wheel 2b or front wheel 1
It is also possible to attach a hitting plate to the axle of 1a and generate a hitting sound with each rotation. Note that the operating mechanism is not limited to the illustrated example, and any mechanism may be used as long as the toy bodies 1 and 10 can be moved.

〔Effect of the invention〕

Since the movable toy according to the present invention is as described above, it does not simply emit an alarm or other sound to tell the time, but also emits a time sound when a predetermined time arrives, and also communicates with this time sound to automatically They move around and have the effect of giving viewers a sense of familiarity and interest.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram of the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
The figure is a perspective view, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the second embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a bottom view showing the operating mechanism of FIG. 3. 1, 10...Toy body, 2a, 2b, 11a,
11b...Front, rear wheels, 3...Clock unit, 4...
...display section, E...power supply, M...motor, TR ₁ ,
TR ₂ , TR ₃ ...transistor, D...diode.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A movable toy characterized by having the following requirements such that the toy body automatically moves in response to an output signal. (b) Inside the toy body, which is movable by providing an operating mechanism,
It includes a drive section, a clock unit, and a switching operation section for the drive section. (b) The clock unit has a display section facing the outer surface of the toy body, and a signal terminal capable of outputting a notification signal at a predetermined time. (c) The switching actuator includes a plurality of transistors, etc., and is actuated upon receiving the notification signal to start the drive unit and move the toy body.