Performance output toy

Abstract

To provide a highly entertaining performance output toy.SOLUTION: A main toy body of a performance output toy has: an operation input unit; a performance output unit; a memory unit; a control unit; a first attachment unit and a second attachment unit to which a sub-toy body is detachably attached; a first information acquisition unit which acquires identification information of the sub-toy body attached to the first attachment unit; and a second information acquisition unit which acquires identification information of the sub-toy body attached to the second attachment unit. Operation data stored in the memory unit includes predetermined combination operation data corresponding to a predetermined combination of two pieces of identification information. When the sub-toy bodies are attached to the first attachment unit and the second attachment unit, respectively, the control unit determines whether or not the combination of the identification information acquired respectively is a predetermined combination, and if the combination of the identification information is the predetermined combination, the control unit operates the performance output unit on the basis of the predetermined combination operation data in response to an operation on the operation input unit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an effect output toy.

Background Art

[0002] Toys capable of outputting effects using voice or the like are known.

[0003] The toy described in Patent Document 1 includes a medal having an IC tag with identification information written thereon, and a scanner capable of reading the identification information written on the IC tag of the medal. Each time the scanner reads the identification information of the medal, the scanner outputs a voice corresponding to the read identification information. Further, when the scanner reads the identification information of a plurality of medals, if the combination of the read plurality of identification information is a predetermined combination, the scanner outputs a voice corresponding to the predetermined combination.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0004]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] In the toy described in Patent Document 1, when a plurality of identification information that is a predetermined combination is read by the scanner, as soon as the reading is completed, a voice is output from the scanner. For this reason, the user cannot participate in the progress of the effect, and there is room for improvement in enhancing the interest of the toy.

[0006] An object of the present invention is to provide an effect output toy with high interest.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0007] The production output toy according to the present invention includes a main toy body and a plurality of sub-toy bodies to which different identification information is assigned. The main toy body includes an operation input unit, a production output unit, a storage unit that stores a plurality of operation data of the production output unit, a control unit that operates the production output unit based on the operation data, a first mounting portion and a second mounting portion to which the sub-toy body is detachably mounted, a first information acquisition unit that acquires the identification information of the sub-toy body mounted on the first mounting portion, and a second information acquisition unit that acquires the identification information of the sub-toy body mounted on the second mounting portion. The operation data includes predetermined combination operation data associated with a predetermined combination of the two pieces of identification information. The control unit determines whether the combination of the identification information respectively acquired by the first information acquisition unit and the second information acquisition unit is the predetermined combination when the sub-toy body is mounted on the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion, and when the combination of the identification information respectively acquired by the first information acquisition unit and the second information acquisition unit is the predetermined combination, the control unit operates the production output unit based on the predetermined combination operation data in response to an operation on the operation input unit.

[0008] Further, in the production output toy according to the present invention, the operation data includes general-purpose combination operation data commonly associated with a combination of the two pieces of identification information other than the predetermined combination. The control unit may operate the production output unit based on the general-purpose combination operation data in response to an input to the operation input unit when the combination of the identification information respectively acquired by the first information acquisition unit and the second information acquisition unit is a combination other than the predetermined combination.

[0009] Further, in the production output toy according to the present invention, the operation data includes individual operation data associated with one piece of the identification information. The control unit may operate the production output unit based on the individual operation data corresponding to the identification information acquired by the first information acquisition unit or the second information acquisition unit when the sub-toy body is mounted on the first mounting portion or the second mounting portion.

[0010] In addition, in the effect output toy according to the present invention, the operation data includes notification operation data for notifying that the combination of the two pieces of identification information is the predetermined combination, and when the sub-toy body is attached to the first attachment portion and the second attachment portion, the control unit When the combination of the two pieces of identification information acquired by the first information acquisition unit and the second information acquisition unit is the predetermined combination, the effect output unit may be operated based on the notification operation data.

[0011] In addition, in the effect output toy according to the present invention, the sub-toy body has a movable part, and the main toy body further has a drive part that operates the movable part of the sub-toy body attached to the first attachment part and the movable part of the sub-toy body attached to the second attachment part in response to an operation on the operation input part.

[0012] In addition, in the effect output toy according to the present invention, the drive unit may operate the movable part of the sub-toy body attached to the first attachment part and the movable part of the sub-toy body attached to the second attachment part at different timings.

[0013] In addition, in the effect output toy according to the present invention, the operation input part may be rotatable infinitely.

[0014] In addition, the effect output toy according to the present invention includes a main toy body and a plurality of sub-toy bodies to which different identification information is assigned. The main toy body includes an operation input unit, an effect output unit, a storage unit that stores a plurality of operation data of the effect output unit, a control unit that operates the effect output unit based on the operation data, a plurality of mounting parts to which the sub-toy bodies are detachably mounted, and an information acquisition unit provided in each of the plurality of mounting parts for acquiring the identification information of the mounted sub-toy body. The operation data includes predetermined combination operation data associated with a predetermined combination of the identification information composed of a plurality of the identification information. The control unit determines whether or not the combination of the identification information acquired by the information acquisition unit of each of the plurality of mounting parts is the predetermined combination when the sub-toy body is mounted on each of the plurality of mounting parts, and when the combination of the identification information acquired by the information acquisition unit of each of the plurality of mounting parts is the predetermined combination, the control unit operates the effect output unit based on the predetermined combination operation data in response to an operation on the operation input unit.

[0015] In addition, in the effect output toy according to the present invention, the operation data includes general-purpose combination operation data commonly associated with combinations of the identification information other than the predetermined combination. The control unit may operate the effect output unit based on the general-purpose combination operation data in response to an input to the operation input unit when the combination of the identification information acquired by the information acquisition unit of each of the plurality of mounting parts is a combination other than the predetermined combination.

[0016] In addition, in the effect output toy according to the present invention, the operation data includes individual operation data associated with one of the identification information. The control unit may operate the effect output unit based on the individual operation data corresponding to the identification information acquired by the information acquisition unit of the mounting part on which the sub-toy body is mounted when the sub-toy body is mounted on any one of the plurality of mounting parts.

[0017] Further, in the production output toy according to the present invention, the operation data includes notification operation data for notifying that a combination of the identification information obtained by each of the information acquisition units of the plurality of mounting units is the predetermined combination, and when the sub-toy body is mounted on each of the plurality of mounting units, the control unit may operate the production output unit based on the notification operation data when the combination of the identification information obtained by each of the information acquisition units of the plurality of mounting units is the predetermined combination.

Effects of the Invention

[0018] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a production output toy with high interest.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Modes for Carrying Out the Invention

[0020] FIG. 1 shows an example of a production output toy for explaining an embodiment of the present invention.

[0021] The performance output toy 1 includes a main toy body 2 and a sub-toy body 3 detachably attached to the main toy body 2. A belt 4 is provided on the main toy body 2, and the main toy body 2 is configured to be attachable, for example, to the waist of a user by this belt 4. Further, the sub-toy body 3 that is attached and detached from the main toy body 2 is configured to be graspable by the user.

[0022] The main toy body 2 includes an operation input unit 21, and a first attachment part 22a and a second attachment part 22b to which the sub-toy body 3 is detachably attached.

[0023] The operation input unit 21 has a grip part 211 that protrudes laterally from one side surface of the rectangular parallelepiped-shaped housing 20 of the main toy body 2. The grip part 211 is infinitely rotatable around a shaft A around the shaft A extending laterally of the housing 20.

[0024] One sub-toy body 3 is attached to each of the first attachment part 22a and the second attachment part 22b. The first attachment part 22a and the second attachment part 22b are configured to attach the sub-toy body 3 from above the housing 20, and are open to the front side of the housing 20 so that the attached sub-toy body 3 is visible from the outside.

[0025] FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 show the configuration of the sub-toy body 3.

[0026] As shown in FIG. 2, the sub-toy body 3 has a cylindrical housing 31 and a movable part 32 accommodated in the housing 31 so as to be reciprocally movable in the axial direction of the housing 31. The peripheral wall of the housing 31 is made of a transparent or translucent material, and the movable part 32 is visible from the outside of the housing 31. A guide hole 35 extending in the axial direction of the housing 31 and communicating with the inside of the housing 31 is formed in the bottom of the housing 31, and a movable shaft 34 inserted into the guide hole 35 is provided on the movable part 32. In this embodiment, the movable part 32 is provided so as to be reciprocally movable by swinging the sub-toy body 3 in the axial direction.

[0027] The sub-toy 3 is provided with different identification information for each type of sub-toy 3. The identification information may be composed of electronic information recorded in an electronic tag such as an RFID (radio frequency identifier) tag. In this example, as shown in FIG. 3, it is composed of a plurality of protrusions 33 provided on the outer surface of the housing 31 of the sub-toy 3. The protrusions 33 are arranged in two directions, the axial direction and the circumferential direction of the housing 31, and the identification information is composed of the arrangement pattern of the protrusions 33 in this arrangement. In this example, taking the arrangement of the protrusions 33 in the axial direction as rows and the arrangement in the circumferential direction as columns, the protrusions 33 are arranged in 4 rows and 3 columns, but the number of rows and columns can be changed as appropriate.

[0028] FIG. 4 shows the functional blocks of the main toy 2.

[0029] The main toy 2 includes the operation input unit 21, the first information acquisition unit 23a and the second information acquisition unit 23b, the effect output unit 24, the storage unit 25, and the control unit 26.

[0030] The first information acquisition unit 23a is provided in the first mounting unit 22a and acquires the identification information of the sub-toy 3 (the first sub-toy 3a) mounted on the first mounting unit 22a. The second information acquisition unit 23b is provided in the second mounting unit 22b and acquires the identification information of the sub-toy 3 (the second sub-toy 3b) mounted on the second mounting unit 22b.

[0031] The effect output unit 24 includes a sound-emitting body such as a speaker and is configured to be able to output an effect using sound, and a light-emitting body such as an LED (Light Emitting Diode) and is configured to be able to output an effect using light.

[0032] The storage unit 25 includes a storage medium such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a RAM (Random Access Memory), and stores a program executed by the control unit 26 and operation data of the effect output unit 24.

[0033] The control unit 26 is mainly composed of a microprocessor and operates according to the program stored in the storage unit 25. Then, the control unit 26 detects that the accessory body 3 is attached to the first attachment part 22a and the second attachment part 22b, and also detects an operation on the operation input unit 21, reads operation data from the storage unit 25, and operates the effect output unit 24 based on the read operation data.

[0034] The storage unit 25 stores, as operation data of the effect output unit 24, predetermined combination operation data, general-purpose combination operation data, individual operation data, and notification operation data. Among these, the predetermined combination operation data, the general-purpose combination operation data, and the individual operation data are stored in association with the identification information of the accessory body 3.

[0035] The predetermined combination operation data is operation data associated with the case where the combination of the identification information of the accessory body 3 (the first accessory body 3a) attached to the first attachment part 22a acquired by the first information acquisition unit 23a and the accessory body 3 (the second accessory body 3b) attached to the second attachment part 22b acquired by the second information acquisition unit 23b is a predetermined combination. That is, the predetermined combination operation data is associated with a predetermined combination of two pieces of identification information. When there are a plurality of predetermined combinations, the predetermined combination operation data may be common to the plurality of predetermined combinations. However, if the predetermined combination operation data is made different for each predetermined combination and the operation of the effect output unit 24 (emission color, emission pattern, output sound, etc.) based on the predetermined combination operation data is also made different, the motivation to search for a combination of identification information that becomes a more predetermined combination can be enhanced.

[0036] On the other hand, the general combination operation data is operation data associated with the case where the combination of the identification information of the sub-toy 3 (the first sub-toy 3a) attached to the first attachment part 22a acquired by the first information acquisition part 23a and the sub-toy 3 (the second sub-toy 3b) attached to the second attachment part 22b acquired by the second information acquisition part 23b is not a predetermined combination. That is, the general combination operation data is commonly associated with the combination of two pieces of identification information other than the predetermined combination.

[0037] Also, the individual operation data is associated with one piece of identification information. The individual operation data is different for each piece of identification information, and the operation of the effect output part 24 based on the individual operation data is also different.

[0038] The notification operation data is operation data for notifying that the combination of the identification information of the sub-toy 3 (the first sub-toy 3a) attached to the first attachment part 22a acquired by the first information acquisition part 23a and the sub-toy 3 (the second sub-toy 3b) attached to the second attachment part 22b acquired by the second information acquisition part 23b is a predetermined combination when it is a predetermined combination. In the case where there are a plurality of predetermined combinations of two pieces of identification information, the notification operation data may be different for each predetermined combination or may be common to a plurality of predetermined combinations. When it is different for each predetermined combination, the notification operation data is also stored in association with the predetermined combination.

[0039] The control unit 26 reads out the individual operation data associated with the identification information acquired by the first information acquisition unit 23a and the identification information acquired by the second information acquisition unit 23b from the storage unit 25, and operates the effect output unit 24 based on the read operation data. Further, when the combination of the identification information acquired by the first information acquisition unit 23a and the identification information acquired by the second information acquisition unit 23b is a predetermined combination, the control unit 26 reads out the notification operation data from the storage unit 25, and operates the effect output unit 24 based on the read operation data. Further, when the combination of the identification information acquired by the first information acquisition unit 23a and the identification information acquired by the second information acquisition unit 23b is a predetermined combination, the control unit 26 reads out the predetermined combination operation data associated with the predetermined combination from the storage unit 25, and by detecting an operation on the operation input unit 21, operates the effect output unit 24 based on the read operation data. Further, when the combination of the identification information acquired by the first information acquisition unit 23a and the identification information acquired by the second information acquisition unit 23b is not a predetermined combination, the control unit 26 reads out the general-purpose combination operation data commonly associated with the combination of two pieces of identification information other than the predetermined combination from the storage unit 25, and by detecting an operation on the operation input unit 21, operates the effect output unit 24 based on the read operation data.

[0040] FIG. 5 shows the configurations of the first mounting unit 22a and the second mounting unit 22b.

[0041] The first information acquisition unit 23a provided in the first mounting unit 22a has a plurality of switches 27a, 27b, 27c corresponding to the number of columns in the arrangement of the protrusions 33 of the sub-toy body 3. The switch 27 is pressed by the protrusion 33 of the sub-toy body 3 to turn on, and the installation pattern of the protrusion 33 is converted into binary data (for example, "1" for ON and "0" for OFF) based on the ON / OFF of the plurality of switches 27, whereby the identification information of the sub-toy body 3 mounted on the first mounting unit 22a is acquired.

[0042] The second information acquisition unit 23b provided in the second mounting portion 22b also has a plurality of switches 27a, 27b, 27c corresponding to the number of columns in the arrangement of the protrusions 33 of the sub-toy body 3. The installation pattern of the protrusions 33 of the sub-toy body 3 is converted into binary data (for example, "1" for ON and "0" for OFF) based on the ON / OFF states of the plurality of switches 27, so that the identification information of the sub-toy body 3 mounted on the second mounting portion 22b is acquired.

[0043] FIGS. 6(A) and 6(B) show an example of a method for acquiring the identification information of the sub-toy body 3.

[0044] In the example shown in FIGS. 6(A) and 6(B), the protrusions 33 on the sub-toy body 3 are arranged in 4 rows and 3 columns, and the identification information of the sub-toy body 3 is constituted by the arrangement pattern of the protrusions 33 in this matrix. The first information acquisition unit 23a and the second information acquisition unit 23b are provided with three switches 27a to 27c corresponding to the number of columns in the arrangement of the protrusions 33.

[0045] As shown in FIG. 6(A), the protrusions 33 in the left column of the sub-toy body 3 are displaced to the bottom side of the sub-toy body 3 (the side of the first mounting portion 22a or the second mounting portion 22b when the sub-toy body 3 is mounted on the first mounting portion 22a or the second mounting portion 22b) compared to the protrusions 33 in the central column and the right column. When the sub-toy body 3 is mounted on the first mounting portion 22a or the second mounting portion 22b, the protrusions 33 in the left column contact the leftmost switch 27a at a slightly faster timing than the timing when the protrusions 33 in the central column contact the central switch 27b and the timing when the protrusions 33 in the right column contact the rightmost switch 27c.

[0046] Then, the control unit 26 subsequently reads the protrusions 33 in the left column as indicating "row separation". That is, when the switch 27a is pushed down by the protrusion 33 in the first row of the left column and turned ON, the presence or absence of the protrusion 33 in the first row of the center column is read based on the ON / OFF of the switch 27b within a predetermined time from when the switch 27a is pushed down by the protrusion 33 in the left column and turned ON, and the presence or absence of the protrusion 33 in the first row of the right column is read based on the ON / OFF of the switch 27c. The presence or absence of the protrusions 33 in the first row of the center column and the right column is converted into binary data. For example, in FIG. 6(A), the data for the first row is "10". Then, when the switch 27a is pushed down by the protrusion 33 in the second row of the left column and turned ON, the presence or absence of the protrusion 33 in the center column read based on the ON / OFF of the switch 27b within a predetermined time from when the switch 27a is pushed down by the protrusion 33 in the left column and turned ON, and the presence or absence of the protrusion 33 in the right column read based on the ON / OFF of the switch 27c are read as the presence or absence of the protrusion 33 in the second row of the center column and the presence or absence of the protrusion 33 in the second row of the right column. The presence or absence of the protrusions 33 in the second row of the center column and the right column is converted into binary data. For example, in the example of FIG. 6(A), the data for the second row is "01". This reading operation is repeated by the control unit 26 for the remaining rows, and the data for the third row is "10" and the data for the fourth row is "10". In this way, since the protrusions 33 in the left column indicate "row separation" and the reading operation is performed, the identification information of the sub-toy 3 is accurately acquired regardless of the speed at which the user attaches the sub-toy 3 to the first attachment portion 22a or the second attachment portion 22b. Incidentally, in the example of FIG. 6(A), the identification information of the sub-toy 3 is acquired on the assumption that the protrusions 33 in the left column indicate "row separation", and the data is such that the first row is "10", the second row is "01", the third row is "10", and the fourth row is "10".

[0047] Furthermore, in this example, the rows of protrusions indicating the row separations are configured to be interchangeable between the left column and the right column. That is, as shown in FIG. 6(B), the protrusions 33 in the right column may be displaced to the bottom side of the sub-toy 3 (the side of the first mounting portion 22a or the second mounting portion 22b when the sub-toy 3 is mounted on the first mounting portion 22a or the second mounting portion 22b) relative to the protrusions 33 in the central column and the protrusions 33 in the left column. In this case, the control unit 26 may perform a reading operation assuming that the protrusions 33 in the right column indicate the "row separation". That is, based on the ON / OFF of the switch 27a within a predetermined time from when the switch 27c is pushed down by the protrusion 33 in the first row of the right column and turned ON, the presence or absence of the protrusion 33 in the first row of the left column is read, and based on the ON / OFF of the switch 27b, the presence or absence of the protrusion 33 in the first row of the central column is read. The presence or absence of the protrusions 33 in the first row of the left column and the central column is converted into binary data. For example, in FIG. 6(B), the data for the first row is "01". Then, when the switch 27c is pushed down by the protrusion 33 in the second row of the right column and turned ON, the presence or absence of the protrusion 33 in the left column read based on the ON / OFF of the switch 27a within a predetermined time from when the switch 27c is pushed down by the protrusion 33 in the right column and turned ON, and the presence or absence of the protrusion 33 in the central column read based on the ON / OFF of the switch 27b are read as the presence or absence of the protrusion 33 in the second row of the left column and the presence or absence of the protrusion 33 in the second row of the central column. The presence or absence of the protrusions 33 in the second row of the left column and the central column is converted into binary data. For example, in the example of FIG. 6(B), the data for the second row is "01". This reading operation is repeated by the control unit 26 for the remaining rows, and the data for the third row is "11" and the data for the fourth row is "01". In this way, since the reading operation is performed assuming that the protrusions 33 in the right column indicate the "row separation", the identification information of the sub-toy 3 is accurately acquired regardless of the speed at which the user mounts the sub-toy 3 on the first mounting portion 22a or the second mounting portion 22b. In the example of FIG. 6(B), the identification information of the sub-toy 3 is acquired assuming that the protrusions 33 in the right column indicate the "row separation", and the data is such that the first row is "01", the second row is "01", the third row is "11", and the fourth row is "01".

[0048] In the column indicating the line break, the protrusions 33 are installed in all rows. When the first switch to be pressed down among the switches 27a and 27c is the switch 27a, the control unit 26 controls the reading timing of the ON / OFF of the other switches 27b and 27c based on the ON / OFF of the switch 27a hereafter (that is, recognizes the line break), and when the first switch to be pressed down is the switch 27c, the control unit 26 controls the reading timing of the other switches 27a and 27b based on the ON / OFF of the switch 27c hereafter (that is, recognizes the line break).

[0049] When the protrusions 33 in the left column always indicate the line break, the identification information of the sub-toy body 3 is 2, which is the number of combinations of the presence or absence of the protrusions 33 in the central column and the presence or absence of the protrusions 33 in the right column. 8 = 256, but as described above, depending on which column the first switch to be pressed down corresponds to, the column recognized as the column of protrusions indicating the line break can be changed, so that the number of identification information can be increased. Note that the protrusions 33 in the central column may be displaced to the bottom surface side of the sub-toy body 3 compared to the protrusions 33 in the left column and the protrusions 33 in the right column and be the protrusions indicating the line break.

[0050] Referring to FIG. 5 again, a drive pin 220a that engages with the movable shaft 34 of the sub-toy body 3 mounted on the first mounting portion 22a is provided at the bottom of the first mounting portion 22a, and a drive pin 220b that engages with the movable shaft 34 of the sub-toy body 3 mounted on the second mounting portion 22b is provided at the bottom of the second mounting portion 22b. These drive pins 220a and 220b protrude and retract in response to the rotational operation of the grip portion 211 of the operation input unit 21, and raise and lower the engaging movable shaft 34. The movable portion 32 of the sub-toy body 3 also rises and falls in response to the rise and fall of the movable shaft 34. In the present embodiment, since the sub-toy body 3 is made of a transparent or translucent material, the state in which the movable portion 32 rises and falls inside it can be visually recognized from the outside, so the rise and fall of this movable portion 32 constitutes part of the effect.

[0051] FIG. 7 shows the configuration of a drive unit including drive pins 220a and 220b that raise and lower the movable part 32 of the sub-toy body 3.

[0052] The drive unit including drive pins 220a and 220b is operated by an operation input unit 21. The operation input unit 21 includes a crankshaft 212 provided with a grip part 211, and a first shaft 213 and a second shaft 214 to which the rotation of the crankshaft 212 is transmitted via gears 215a to 215d. And, a cam 216 for rotation detection and a pair of cams 217a and 217b for protruding and retracting the drive pins 220a and 220b are provided on the second shaft 214.

[0053] A switch 219 is connected to the cam 216 for rotation detection via a slider 218. The switch 219 is pressed by the slider 218 interlocked with the rotation of the cam 216 and turns ON. When the switch 219 turns ON, an operation on the operation input unit 21 is detected.

[0054] The drive pin 220a is in sliding contact with the outer periphery of the cam 217a, and the drive pin 220b is in sliding contact with the outer periphery of the cam 217b. The drive pins 220a and 220b are protruded and retracted in conjunction with the rotation of the cams 217a and 217b, and the movable part 32 of the sub-toy body 3 is raised and lowered. That is, the drive unit is constituted by the cams 217a and 217b and the drive pins 220a and 220b.

[0055] The drive unit that raises and lowers the movable part 32 is operated by an operation on the operation input unit 21. Since the operation on the operation input unit 21 is a rotation operation around the axis A of the grip part 211, the user can continue to raise and lower the movable part 32 that constitutes a part of the effect as described above until it is satisfactory by a simple operation of continuously turning the grip part 211. Note that the two movable parts 32 may be raised at the same timing, or a predetermined angular difference may be provided between the cam 217a and the cam 217b, and the two movable parts 32 may be raised at different timings from each other. Thereby, the operation of the movable part 32, that is, the effect becomes colorful.

[0056] In this example, the rotation of the first shaft 213 is transmitted to the light-emitting unit 24b of the production output unit 24.

[0057] FIG. 8 shows the configuration of the light-emitting unit 24b.

[0058] The light-emitting unit 24b includes a single light emitter 241, a rotating disk 242 disposed in front of the light emitter 241, and a shaft 243 that supports the rotating disk 242. A gear 244 is fixed to the shaft 243, and the rotation of the first shaft 213 is transmitted to the shaft 243 via a plurality of gears including the gear 244, and the rotating disk 242 also rotates integrally with the shaft 243.

[0059] The rotating disk 242 is provided with a plurality of openings 245 to 247. The plurality of openings 245 are arranged on the same circumference, and the plurality of openings 246 and the plurality of openings 247 are also arranged on the same circumference respectively. The light of the light emitter 241 is visually recognized from the outside through the plurality of openings 245 to 247. Then, when the rotating disk 242 rotates, the light visually recognized through the plurality of openings 245 to 247 is visually recognized as rotating. For example, a similar effect can be achieved by rotating a plurality of light emitters, but one light emitter 241 is sufficient, so the cost can be reduced.

[0060] The surface of the rotating disk 242 is preferably made of a material (such as a metal plate) that reflects external light.

[0061] Also, the light emitter 241 is preferably a multicolor LED in order to make the production more colorful.

[0062] Also, as shown in FIG. 8, the plurality of openings of the rotating disk 242 preferably consist of a combination of a plurality of long holes 245 and 246 extending in the radial direction and a plurality of arc holes 247 extending in the circumferential direction. Since there are portions that do not transmit light between the holes, the light is blocked, and the visual effect that the light appears to rotate due to the afterimage effect is emphasized.

[0063] Further, it is desirable that the light emitter 241 be disposed at the top of the hemispherical container 248, the inner surface of the container 248 be processed to reflect light, and the rotating disk 242 be disposed at the opening of the container 248. Thereby, light is efficiently guided to the rotating disk 242.

[0064] FIG. 9 is an overall flowchart showing the process executed by the control unit 26 of the main toy body 2.

[0065] First, when the sub-toy body 3 is attached to the first attachment part 22a or the second attachment part 22b (step S1 - Yes), the control unit 26 acquires the identification information of this sub-toy body 3 (step S2). As described above, the identification information is acquired by converting the installation pattern of the protrusions 33 of the sub-toy body 3 into data based on the ON / OFF states of the plurality of switches 27a and 27b. Note that the attachment of the sub-toy body 3 to the first attachment part 22a or the second attachment part 22b may be detected, for example, by switches provided respectively in the first attachment part 22a and the second attachment part 22b and pressed by the sub-toy body 3, or may be detected based on the start (or acquisition) of the acquisition of the identification information of the sub-toy body 3 by the switch 27.

[0066] Next, the control unit 26 checks whether the identification information has already been stored in the storage unit 25. If the identification information is not stored in the storage unit 25 (step S3 - No), the control unit 26 stores the acquired identification information in the storage unit 25 as first identification information (step S4), and operates the effect output unit 24 based on the individual operation data corresponding to the first identification information stored in the storage unit 25 (step S5).

[0067] On the other hand, if the identification information (first identification information) is stored in the storage unit 25 (step S3 - Yes), the control unit 26 stores the acquired identification information in the storage unit 25 as second identification information (step S6), and operates the effect output unit 24 based on the individual operation data corresponding to the second identification information stored in the storage unit 25 (step S7).

[0068] Subsequently, the control unit 26 checks whether the first identification information and the second identification information are in a predetermined combination. If the first identification information and the second identification information are not in the predetermined combination (step S8 - No), when the control unit 26 detects an operation on the operation input unit 21 (step S9 - Yes), it operates the effect output unit 24 based on the general - purpose combination operation data stored in the storage unit 25 (step S10).

[0069] On the other hand, when the first identification information and the second identification information are in the predetermined combination, the control unit 26 operates the effect output unit 24 based on the notification operation data stored in the storage unit 25 (step S11). Thereby, the user knows that the combination of the two sub - toy bodies 3 mounted on the first mounting part 22a and the second mounting part 22b is a predetermined combination prior to operating the operation input unit 21, and the sense of anticipation for the effect of this combination increases.

[0070] Then, after operating the effect output unit 24 based on the notification operation data, when the control unit 26 detects an operation on the operation input unit 21 (step S12 - Yes), it operates the effect output unit 24 based on the predetermined combination operation data stored in the storage unit 25 (step S13).

[0071] According to the effect output toy 1 configured as described above, the operation of the effect output unit 24 based on the predetermined combination operation data and the operation of the effect output unit 24 based on the general - purpose combination operation data are executed only when the user operates the operation input unit 21. Thereby, the user can experience a sense of fulfillment that they are involved in the progress of the effect, and the interestingness of the toy increases.

[0072] In addition, the effects output from the effect output unit 24 based on the predetermined combination operation data are different from the effects output from the effect output unit 24 based on the general-purpose combination operation data. The predetermined combination operation data corresponds to a predetermined combination of the first identification information and the second identification information, and the general-purpose combination operation data commonly corresponds to combinations other than the predetermined combination. Thereby, the effects can be made more diverse, and furthermore, the user can be provided with the pleasure of searching for the predetermined combination of the first identification information and the second identification information, and the interest of the toy can be further enhanced. From the perspective of making the effects more diverse, for example, the individual operation data for each identification information can be connected, and the combination operation data corresponding to the combination of the first identification information and the second identification information can be adaptively generated by connecting the individual operation data for each identification information. However, in this case, there is no predetermined combination of the first identification information and the second identification information, and the pleasure of searching for the predetermined combination cannot be provided to the user.

[0073] Also, in the present embodiment, the invention has been described with two mounting parts and two information acquisition parts, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, three or more mounting parts may be provided, and an information acquisition part may be provided for each mounting part. At this time, the predetermined combination operation data may be operation data associated with the case where the combination of identification information obtained from the information acquisition parts of the plurality of mounting parts is a predetermined combination, that is, the operation data associated with the predetermined combination of identification information. The control unit may also determine whether the combination of identification information obtained from the information acquisition parts of the plurality of mounting parts is a predetermined combination. Also, the general-purpose combination operation data may be operation data commonly associated with combinations of identification information other than the predetermined combination, and the notification operation data may be operation data for notifying that the combination of identification information obtained by the information acquisition parts of the plurality of mounting parts is a predetermined combination.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0074] 1 Effect output toy 2 Main toy body 3 toy bodies 20 housings 21 operation input section 22a first mounting section 22b second mounting section 23a first information acquisition section 23b second information acquisition section 24 effect output section 25 memory section 26 control section 27 switch 31 housing 32 movable part 33 protrusion 211 gripping part 212 crankshaft 213 first shaft 214 second shaft 216 cam 217 cam 217a cam (drive part) 217b cam (drive part) 219 switch 220a drive pin (drive part) 220b drive pin (drive part) 241 light emitter 242 rotating disk 243 shaft 244 gear 245 opening 246 opening 247 opening 248 container

Claims

1. A main toy body; A plurality of sub-toys each having different identification information; Equipped with The main toy body is An operation input unit; A performance output unit; A storage unit that stores a plurality of pieces of operation data of the performance output unit; A control unit that operates the performance output unit based on the operation data; a first mounting portion and a second mounting portion to which the sub-toy object is detachably attached; a first information acquisition unit that acquires the identification information of the sub-toy object attached to the first attachment unit; a second information acquisition unit that acquires the identification information of the sub-toy object attached to the second attachment unit; having the action data includes predetermined combination action data associated with a predetermined combination of two pieces of the identification information, The control unit is when the sub-toy object is attached to the first attachment portion and the second attachment portion, determining whether or not a combination of the two pieces of identification information acquired by the first information acquisition portion and the second information acquisition portion is the predetermined combination; A performance output toy that operates the performance output unit based on the specified combination operation data in response to an operation on the operation input unit when the combination of the two identification information acquired by the first information acquisition unit and the second information acquisition unit is the specified combination.

2. 2. The effect output toy according to claim 1, the action data includes general combined action data commonly associated with a combination of two of the identification information other than the predetermined combination, The control unit is a performance output toy that operates the performance output unit based on the general combination operation data in response to input to the operation input unit when the combination of the two identification information acquired by the first information acquisition unit and the second information acquisition unit is a combination other than the specified combination.

3. 3. The performance output toy according to claim 1, The motion data includes individual motion data associated with one of the identification information, The control unit of this performance output toy operates the performance output unit based on individual operation data corresponding to the identification information acquired by the first information acquisition unit or the second information acquisition unit when the sub-toy object is attached to the first attachment unit or the second attachment unit.

4. The effect output toy according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the operation data includes notification operation data for notifying that a combination of two pieces of the identification information is the predetermined combination, The control unit of this performance output toy operates the performance output unit based on the notification operation data when the combination of the two identification information acquired by the first information acquisition unit and the second information acquisition unit is the predetermined combination when the sub-toy object is attached to the first attachment unit and the second attachment unit.

5. The performance output toy according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The secondary toy body has a movable part, A performance output toy, wherein the main toy body further has a drive unit that operates the movable part of the secondary toy body attached to the first attachment part and the movable part of the secondary toy body attached to the second attachment part in response to an operation on the operation input unit.

6. 6. The performance output toy according to claim 5, The driving unit is a performance output toy that operates the movable part of the sub-toy body attached to the first mounting part and the movable part of the sub-toy body attached to the second mounting part at different timings.

7. The performance output toy according to any one of claims 1 to 6, The operation input unit is a performance output toy that can be rotated infinitely.

8. A main toy body; A plurality of sub-toys each having different identification information; Equipped with The main toy body is An operation input unit; A performance output unit; A storage unit that stores a plurality of pieces of operation data of the performance output unit; A control unit that operates the performance output unit based on the operation data; A plurality of mounting parts to which the sub-toy objects are detachably mounted; an information acquisition unit provided in each of the plurality of attachment units and acquiring the identification information of the attached sub-toy object; having the action data includes predetermined combination action data associated with a predetermined combination of the identification information consisting of a plurality of the identification information, The control unit is when the sub-toy objects are attached to the respective attachment parts, determining whether or not a combination of the identification information acquired by the information acquisition parts of the respective attachment parts is the predetermined combination; A performance output toy that operates the performance output unit based on the specified combination operation data in response to an operation on the operation input unit when a combination of the identification information acquired by the information acquisition unit of each of the multiple attachment units is the specified combination.

9. 9. The effect output toy according to claim 8, the action data includes general combined action data commonly associated with combinations of the identification information other than the predetermined combinations, The control unit is a performance output toy that operates the performance output unit based on the general combination operation data in response to input to the operation input unit when a combination of identification information consisting of the identification information acquired by the information acquisition unit of each of the multiple attachment units is a combination other than the specified combination.

10. The performance output toy according to claim 8 or 9, The motion data includes individual motion data associated with one of the identification information, The control unit is a performance output toy that, when the secondary toy object is attached to any of the multiple attachment parts, operates the performance output unit based on individual operation data corresponding to the identification information acquired by the information acquisition unit of the attachment part to which the secondary toy object is attached.

11. The performance output toy according to any one of claims 8 to 10, the operation data includes notification operation data for notifying that a combination of the identification information, which is made up of the identification information acquired by the information acquisition units of each of the plurality of attachment units, is the predetermined combination, The control unit is a performance output toy that, when the sub-toy object is attached to each of the multiple attachment parts, operates the performance output unit based on the notification operation data when a combination of the identification information acquired by the information acquisition unit of each of the multiple attachment parts is the predetermined combination.

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