JPH06255A - Suspension merry-go-round - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide a hanging Mary that can attract the attention of an infant by light and effectively assist the development of their vision. In a baby suspension merry that is rotatably suspended, the merry includes a light emitting means 26c,
At least a part of the light emitted from the light emitting means 26c is guided below the merry 10.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hanging merry which is one of baby toys.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a hanging merry having a mechanism for rotating various ornaments is used by being hung on the ceiling or the like of a room in which an infant is sleeping. Such a hanging merry is particularly used during the period from the time of birth to the time of about 6 months after the baby spends lying on his / her back. This period coincides with the visual development period of the infant, and Mary has a great influence on the visual development of the infant while entertaining the infant.

[0003]

By the way, in the conventional hanging merry, various ornaments are rotated, or by combining them with a music box or the like, movement of the ornament or music is used to draw the attention of the infant. there were. However, for infants at this time, the visual development was most remarkable as compared with other sensory organs, and the hanging Mary that stimulated this point and effectively assisted the visual development was not used.

In view of the above points, the present invention has an object to provide a hanging Mary which can attract the attention of an infant by light and effectively assist the development of the visual sense of the infant.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, the above object is to provide a hanging merry for babies, which is rotatably suspended, wherein the merry is provided with a light emitting means, and the light emitted from the light emitting means is This is accomplished by a hanging merry configured at least in part below the merry. Here, as the light emitting means, a suitable light emitting device such as a miniature bulb or an LED can be selected. Further, when the Mary is suspended from the ceiling or the like, "downward" means downward in the vertical axis direction. Moreover, in the present invention, "downward" includes the oblique downward direction with respect to the suspended Mary.

Of the light emitted from the light emitting means, light directed upward may be reflected and guided to the lower side of Mary.

The light emitting means directly emits light downward from the merry, and is guided through a space in the merry to a position different from the place to which the light emitting means is mounted, so that the light is emitted downward. You may comprise.

When a plurality of the light emitting means are arranged and a current is supplied to a part of the plurality of light emitting means to emit light, the current is supplied to the other light emitting means. By not performing this, a part of the light emitting means and the other light emitting means may be alternately blinked. Here, "light emitting means blinks alternately" means
For example, when five light emitting means are provided, three of the light emitting means emit light, the other two turn off, one light emitting means emits light, and the other four turn off. Etc. is meant.

The part of the light emitting means and the other light emitting means can be alternately blinked in synchronization with the rotation of Mary.

The part of the light emitting means and the other light emitting means can be configured to alternately blink in accordance with the melody generated by Mary.

[0011]

According to the above construction, the light emitted from the light emitting means of the hanging Mary goes downward, and stimulates the sight of an infant lying on his back below the hanging Mary. The light from the hanging merry includes direct light that is directly provided by a light source, such as an LED, mounted on the merry, and reflected light that is provided together with the direct light by the reflecting means of the merry.

When there are a plurality of light-emitting means mounted on the suspension merry, they flash each other to effectively stimulate the infant's vision. Moreover, these blinks, when synchronized with the movements of Mary's rotating ornaments, are still effective in visual stimulation.

If the Mary rotates and the plurality of light emitting means blinks in accordance with the melody of the music box or the like attached to the Mary, the baby's sight and hearing are stimulated at the same time.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT A preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

Since the following examples are preferred specific examples of the present invention, various technically preferable limitations are given, but the scope of the present invention is particularly limited in the following description. The present invention is not limited to these modes unless there is a statement to limit the above.

1 and 2 show a first embodiment of a suspension merry according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view seen from below, and FIG. 2 is a partial sectional view thereof.

In the figure, the hanging merry 10 has a substantially dome-shaped main body 12 having a space therein, a wing-shaped portion 14 formed so as to largely project from the main body 12 obliquely upward in the drawing, and the wing-shaped portion. Below the portion 14, the main body 12
And a projection 16 that extends horizontally from the. further,
On a horizontal lower surface of a main body 12 to which a later-described reflection plate is attached, a speaker housing portion 18 having a shape like a dome faced down is disposed with its upper surface facing, and the speaker housing portion 18 has a hollow interior. The speaker 20 is housed in the space.

A not-shown hook-shaped suspension member, for example, is attached to the central upper end of the main body 12. As a result, the entire Mary can be hung on the ceiling or the fixed arm of the baby bed in which the baby is sleeping. This suspension member is fixed to, for example, a rotating shaft of a built-in motor (not shown) in the main body 12, and the Mary 10 is rotated around the central axis of the main body 12 in a suspended state by the operation of this motor.

The appearances of the vane-shaped portion 14, the projecting portion 16 and the speaker 18 extending from the main body 12 are particularly well shown in FIG. 1, and the suspension member 22 is hung from the vicinity of the tip of the projecting portion 16 via a suspending rod 24. It hangs freely.

A built-in battery such as a battery is housed inside the main body 12 (not shown). This battery is adapted to supply a current to a large number of miniature light bulbs 26a, 26b, 26c, which are light emitting means mounted on the main body 12, through a control circuit described later. Moreover, preferably, this current supply is performed at a predetermined timing in synchronization with the rotation of the Mary main body 12 by the control circuit, as described later.

Here, the miniature bulb 26a is mounted on the lower surface of the main body 12 so as to face downward, and its light emitting portion is exposed to the lower side of the main body 12. Therefore, the light emitted from the miniature bulb 26a proceeds so as to spread downward in the figure. This light is reflected by the surface of the reflection plate 18a fixed to the flat upper surface of the speaker housing 18 as shown by the arrow, and goes upward, and a part thereof goes to the surface of the protruding portion 16 and the like around the main body 12. . This causes these surfaces to be illuminated as if they were raised by this ray. A part of the other light is reflected by the lower surface of the reflection plate 12 a fixed to the lower surface of the main body 12, and most of the light is directed to spread below the Mary 10, and a part of the light is incident on the hanging member 22. Then, the suspension member 22 is made to shine so as to stand out.

The hanging member 22 is constituted by fixing a dome-shaped transparent resin portion 22b to a colored transparent resin plate 22a made of synthetic resin. This colored transparent resin plate 22a
A predetermined pattern 22c made of phosphorescent paint is drawn on.
Therefore, the reflected light incident from the reflection plate 12a of the main body 12 effectively stimulates the visual sense. Moreover, the hanging member 22 rotates while swinging slightly when the Mary main body 12 rotates, so that the hanging member 22 has a more beautiful appearance.

Referring to FIG. 2, the vane-shaped portion 1 of the main body 12
The miniature bulb 26b is also arranged inside the vicinity of the root of No. 4.

The light from the miniature bulb 26c directly attached to the lower surface of the vane-shaped portion 14 goes directly downward, and the light emitted from the miniature bulb 26c and traveling in the vane-shaped portion 14 is fluorescent. The light is incident on the acrylic light emitting unit 14a. This light is guided to the light emitting portion 14a and emitted in the vertical direction.
Therefore, by forming the light emitting portion 14a into, for example, a star shape, a more beautiful appearance can be obtained.
On the other hand, since the light storage unit 15 is made of a light storage material, light is stored in the light storage unit 15 while it is bright and emits light when the room becomes dark. As shown in FIG. 1, for example, it is desirable that the light storage unit 15 be formed by selecting a pattern that a baby including a character such as a fish is pleased with.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of an electric circuit for operating the suspension merry 10 of this embodiment. For example, a CPU 1 which is a control circuit is connected to a ROM 2 which stores a plurality of melody signal information to be read by the CPU 1, motor drive information described later, light emission signal information for driving a light emitting unit, and the like. This CPU1
Reads out the melody information from the ROM 2 in sequence and supplies it to the audio signal generating circuit 3 using, for example, FM audio generating technology, and causes the audio signal generating circuit 3 to generate a predetermined audio signal S1. The voice signal S1 flows as a predetermined melody sound from the speaker 20 via the amplifier 4. Then, the CPU 1 switches a plurality of melody information stored in the ROM 2 by a built-in clock and sequentially reads the melody information, and changes the melody flowing from the speaker 20 at a predetermined cycle.
When you read the last stored melody information,
Also, the first melody information is read out.

Further, the CPU 1 reads out the motor drive information stored in advance in the ROM 2 and gives a command to the motor drive circuit 7 in a predetermined cycle in synchronization with the timer 8. As a result, the motor 6 is driven by applying a predetermined modulated pulse train from the motor drive circuit 7 to the motor 6 built in the main body of the hanging Mary 10. Further, using the motor drive information read from the ROM 2, the CPU 1 drives the motor based on a predetermined program to cause the light emitting unit 9 having a plurality of light emitting means to alternately blink the plurality of light emitting means. A pulse current (ON / OFF current) corresponding to information is supplied.

Alternatively, the CPU 1 may be configured to change the audio information to be read from the ROM 2 based on the turning on / off of the external switch.

This embodiment is constructed as described above,
Next, the operation will be described. The hanging merry 10 is hung from the ceiling, for example, and a switch (not shown) is turned on. As a result, the drive current is supplied to the motor built in the main body 12 as described above, the main body 12 rotates about the vertical axis, and the melody flows from the speaker 20. At this stage, the miniature bulb does not emit light, and when the surroundings are dark, the part made of the phosphorescent material emits light and shines beautifully.

Next, when the light switch attached to the main body 12 is turned on, the CPU 1 reads out the melody information corresponding to the melody different from the above, and the changed melody flows from the speaker 20. The CPU 1 synchronizes with this melody and the rotation of the Mary 10 so that each of the miniature bulbs 26a.
26c is made to blink alternately. The light from the miniature bulb follows the above-mentioned optical path and is guided to the lower side of the hanging merry 10, and in the process, various patterns of the hanging merry 10 emerge. As a result, the baby lying on his back below the hanging merry 10 is strongly attracted, and his vision is stimulated, and his development is stimulated.

FIGS. 4 and 5 show a second embodiment of the suspension merry according to the present invention, FIG. 4 is a perspective view seen from below, and FIG. 5 is a schematic side view.

Since the basic structure of the suspension merry 30, that is, the rotation mechanism, the drive controller of the light emitting means, and the like can be configured in common with the above-described first embodiment, a different configuration will be mainly described. In the figure, the hanging Mary 30 includes a main body 32, an upper structural portion 34 continuously provided on an upper portion of the main body 32, and a speaker housing portion 3 continuously provided on a lower portion of the main body 32.
It consists of 6.

A suspension member 38 for suspending the entire suspension Mary 30 from the ceiling or the like is provided near the center of the upper surface of the upper structure 34. As shown in the drawing, the upper structure portion 34 has an R-shaped inclination and has a shape that gradually expands upward, and the R plates are provided with reflection plates 34a, 34a at predetermined locations along the circumferential direction. It is provided by means such as wearing. Further, a vertically long light storage portion 34b is provided on the side surface of the upper structure portion 34 along the circumferential direction. The phosphorescent portion 34b is formed by means such as applying a phosphorescent paint to the side surface of the upper structure portion 34.

In the case of this embodiment, the main body 32 is entirely formed of a milky white resin material or the like, and the upper portion is a dome shape having an R shape. The body 32 is provided with a diamond-shaped or elliptical transparent portion as shown in the drawing, so that light is emitted from a plurality of light-emitting portions (not shown) provided in the body and having different colors. Has become. further,
The lower surface 32b of the main body 32 is cut so that the main body 32
The light from the light emitting portion is disturbed and is emitted downward.

The speaker accommodating portion 36 is formed of a cylindrical body having an internal space (not shown) for accommodating the speaker, and a plurality of ring portions 37 are integrally formed at predetermined intervals in the lower end region along the circumferential direction. A colored transparent plate 37a is fitted in each ring portion 37. This speaker housing 3
A reflecting plate 36a having a predetermined shape is formed and arranged on the side surface of 6 in an appropriate design. Further, a plurality of light storing portions 36b formed by applying a light storing material along the circumferential direction are provided in the lower portion thereof.

The second embodiment is configured as described above, and its operation is almost the same as that of the first embodiment,
Due to the difference in shape and design, a unique and beautiful operation state different from that of the first embodiment is exhibited.

Specifically, the hanging merry 30 is hung from the ceiling, for example, and a switch (not shown) of the main body 32 is turned on to drive the built-in motor to rotate the whole body around the vertical axis, and a melody flows from the speaker 20. .

Next, when a light switch (not shown) is turned on, the CPU 1 reads the voice signal information corresponding to the melody different from the above from the ROM, and the changed melody flows from the speaker. In synchronization with the melody and the rotation of the merry 30, the CPU 1 causes the light emitting portions in the main body 32 to alternately blink. A part of the light from the miniature bulb is emitted from each transparent portion 32a of the hanging merry 30 in a plurality of colors, and a part of the emitted light follows the optical path shown in FIG. Toward the upper part, the light is reflected by the reflection plate 34a and guided obliquely downward.

A part of the other light from the miniature bulb is
The lower surface 32b of the main body 32 is confused and moves downward, and the cut lower surface 32b shines brightly. Each of the light storing parts 34b and 36b stores light in a bright state, and emits light when used in a dark room.

Therefore, also in the second embodiment, it is possible to strongly attract the interest of the baby lying on his back below the hanging merry 30, and to stimulate the visual sense and the development thereof. .

The shape and design of the hanging merry according to the present invention is not limited to the mode of each of the above-mentioned embodiments, but a part of the merry may be rotated even if the entire merry is not rotated. In other words, if the light from the light emitting part of Mary is guided downward, it can effectively draw the baby's attention and stimulate its vision. The configuration for controlling the light emission of the hanging merry and the generation of the melody is not limited to the circuit shown in FIG. Other circuits may be adopted, for example, the tip of the brush for current supply fixed to the rotation shaft of the motor may be brought into contact with the terminals of the miniature light bulbs, which are the respective light emitting parts, in order to illuminate them. . Further, as the light emitting means of the hanging Mary, not only the miniature bulb but also a light emitting device such as an LED can be appropriately selected and used. Further, for example, when an LED is used, it can be configured to be a power-saving type and can be operated faster than a configuration using a miniature bulb, which is advantageous in terms of blink control and the like.

[0041]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a hanging merry capable of attracting the attention of an infant by the light emitted from the light emitting portion and promoting the visual development thereof.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing a suspension merry according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a part of the hanging Mary of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of an electric circuit for emitting light and generating a melody of the hanging merry of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view showing a second embodiment of the hanging Mary of the present invention.

5 is a schematic side view of the hanging merry of FIG. 4;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 CPU 2 ROM 20 Speaker 10, 30 Suspended Mary 12, 32 Main body 18, 36 Speaker housing 12a, 18a, 34a, 36a Reflective surface

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A suspension merry for babies that is rotatably suspended, wherein the merry is provided with a light emitting means, and at least part of light emitted from the light emitting means is guided below the merry. The hanging merry. 2. The hanging merry according to claim 1, wherein, of the light emitted from the light emitting means, light directed upward is reflected and guided to the lower side of the merry. 3. The light emitting means directly emits light downward from the merry and is guided through a space in the merry to a portion different from the location where the light emitting means is attached and emits downward from this location. The hanging merry according to claim 1, wherein the hanging merry is configured as follows. 4. A plurality of the light emitting means are arranged in a plurality, and when a current is supplied to a part of the plurality of light emitting means to emit light, the current of the other light emitting means is changed. The suspension merry according to claim 1, wherein a part of the light emitting means and the other light emitting means are alternately blinked by stopping the supply. 5. The part of the light emitting means and the other light emitting means,
The hanging merry according to claim 4, wherein the hanging merry is configured to alternately blink in synchronization with the rotation of the merry. 6. The part of the light emitting means and the other light emitting means,
The hanging Mary according to claim 4, wherein the hanging Mary is configured to alternately blink in accordance with the melody generated by Mary.