KR102134036B1 - vehicle toys used safely indoors. - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a responsive vehicle toy, and more specifically, a plurality of proximity sensors are installed on a vehicle toy to control the movement according to the children's motions, thereby inducing improved fun and inexpensive even without a separate remote controller. It became safe to use indoors at a cost.

Description

Responsive vehicle toys used safely indoors.{vehicle toys used safely indoors.}

The present invention relates to a responsive vehicle toy, and more specifically, a plurality of proximity sensors is installed on a vehicle toy to control the movements according to children's motions, thereby improving fun and interest while not having a separate remote controller. If not, it is about a responsive vehicle toy that is safely used indoors.

In general, a vehicle toy is provided with a plurality of rotatable moving wheels under a case made of a polygon, and when the switch is turned on by connecting the moving wheel with a driving motor, the battery power is applied to the driving motor and the vehicle toy is It is a toy that moves forward.

For reference, these vehicle toys often move at high speeds until the switch is turned off, and children often hit the walls of the interior space or closets located around them before they stop and stop the vehicle toys.

As the vehicle toys stopped by hitting a hard wall or a closet, there were many cases where the case of the vehicle toy or the built-in parts were damaged, and many of them were not used for a long time and failed.

Therefore, in order to solve the above problems, a remote controller has appeared that can easily control the movement of a vehicle before it hits a hard wall or closet.

In this case, the vehicle toy can be safely used, but the price of the expensive remote controller has been further included, leading to an increase in the price of the vehicle toy.

In addition, as the movement of the vehicle toy is wirelessly controlled by the remote controller, the reception part must always be placed in the ON state, so the battery replacement cycle of the vehicle toy is also quickened, and the maintenance cost is increased by frequent battery exchange.

KR 10-2017-0055236 A KR 20-0375085 Y1

Accordingly, in the present invention, even if a remote controller is not separately provided, the purpose is to use a vehicle toy that is safely used indoors, and in particular, a vehicle toy for bringing out more improved fun and interest as the vehicle toy is operated in various ways in response to children's movements. It is about.

To this end, the present invention, a plurality of moving wheels are installed on the upper portion of the vehicle case is installed a detection unit including a plurality of sensors for detecting whether the approach of children, the inside of the vehicle case driving unit for moving the moving wheel When the control unit is connected to the sensing unit, the control unit controls the driving unit to move the moving wheel when children are reported to the access unit through the sensing unit, and the moving wheel rotates a certain number of times or stops when the specified time has elapsed. By being controlled,

It is a responsive vehicle toy that can be safely used indoors at low cost even if a separate remote control is not provided as the movement of the vehicle toy is easily controlled according to the movement of children.

In addition, the sensing unit of the present invention is to place a plurality of sensors in the front-rear direction and connect it with the control unit,

When the children's body moves in the front-rear direction, the control unit is characterized in that the vehicle toy is moved forward or backward based on the order reported through the respective sensors installed at the front and rear.

In addition, the sensing unit of the present invention is to place a plurality of sensors in the left and right direction and connect it with the control unit,

When the children's body moves in the left-right direction, the control unit is characterized in that the vehicle toy is turned right or left based on the order reported through the respective sensors installed on the left and right sides.

According to the present invention, a plurality of sensors for detecting access is installed in a front-rear direction or a left-right direction, and connected to the control unit to move the vehicle toy according to the movement of the children, such as moving forward or backward or turning left or right.

Even if you don't have a separate remote control, you can safely use the toy at low cost, and the movement of the toy is controlled according to the children's motion, which can lead to greater fun and interest.

As a result, manufacturers can secure better price competitiveness with expanded profits and lower costs.

1 is a perspective view of a vehicle toy according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram of a vehicle toy according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a state diagram of the use of a vehicle toy according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 and 5 is a state diagram of a vehicle toy moving in the front-rear direction according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 and 7 is a use state diagram of a vehicle toy moving in the left and right directions according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 to 11 is a use state diagram showing a state of the vehicle toy moving in all directions according to an embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a use state diagram of a vehicle toy according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, specific details for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a brief example showing a state of a vehicle toy according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a vehicle toy according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a present invention It is a use state diagram of a vehicle toy according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to this, the present invention is a polygon, the On/Off switch and the button 3 are formed on one side of the case 2, a plurality of moving wheels 5 are installed at the bottom, and a battery is provided inside the case. (4) And in the vehicle toy (1) in which the rotating motor (32a) rotates and moves forward by rotating the moving wheel (5) by its power source,

On the upper part of the case (2) of the vehicle toy (1), a detection unit (10) is provided with one or more sensors capable of detecting whether children are approaching,

Inside the vehicle case 2, a driving unit 30 including a rotating motor 32a and an engaging gear to move the moving wheel 5 is installed,

The driving unit 30 is connected to the control unit 20 for controlling to take a specified operation with the detection unit 10,

When the children approach the vehicle toy, the sensing unit 10 reports it to the control unit 20, and the control unit 20 moves the driving unit 30 based on this to move the vehicle toy 1 away from the children Is to take it.

At this time, the control unit 20 automatically stops the vehicle toy 1 by controlling the rotating motor of the driving unit 30 when the vehicle toy 1 is more than a certain distance from the children or when a specified time has elapsed.

As the movement of the vehicle toy is adjusted according to the children's movement, it is safely used indoors at a low cost even without a separate remote control.

For reference, the sensing unit 10 is a sensor capable of detecting whether children are approaching, and a proximity sensor capable of detecting proximity of children according to a change in capacitance or a change in current flowing through a coil. An inductive proximity sensor that detects whether or not, or an ultrasonic proximity sensor that can detect whether children are approached by reflected ultrasound after outputting ultrasound, or whether children are approached through reflected light after outputting infrared rays, etc. It consists of one of the photo proximity sensors to detect.

And although this detection unit 10 may be made of one proximity sensor that detects whether or not approach.

4 and 5, when a plurality of sensors 11 and 12 are installed spaced apart in the front-rear direction and connected to the control unit 20, the children's body moves in the front-rear direction, As each of the sensors 11 and 12 arranged in the front-rear direction is sensed in the order of proximity, it may be constructed to detect children's motion.

That is, in more detail, when the children's body moves from front to rear, it is detected in order from the sensor 11 disposed in front and reported to the control unit 20. Conversely, when the children's body moves from the rear to the front, the control unit reports the results detected in order from the sensors 12 arranged in the rear. For reference, the sensors 11 and 12 may be installed at the front end and the rear end of the vehicle case 2, if possible, so that neighboring sensors are not mistaken for each other when the children approach the body.

In addition, the sensing unit 10, as shown in Figures 6 and 7, a plurality of sensors (12,13) in the left and right directions are spaced apart so as to make a distance difference, and this is connected to the control unit (20) When the children's body moves in the left and right directions, each sensor 12 and 13 may be constructed to report the result detected in the proximity order to the control unit.

That is, when the children's body moves from left to right, the sensors 12 arranged on the left are sequentially detected and reported to the control unit. Conversely, when the children's body moves from right to left, the sensors 13 arranged on the right are sequentially detected and reported to the control unit 20. For reference, the sensors 12 and 13 may be installed to be spaced apart from the left end and the right end of the vehicle case 2, respectively, in order to avoid misrecognition.

In addition, the detection unit 10, as shown in Figures 8 to 11, in order to recognize the movement of children moving in all directions (front, rear, left, right), a plurality of triangles or inverted triangles It is also possible to install the sensors spaced apart.

At this time, the sensing unit 10 senses the movement of children moving in the front-rear direction through the sensors 11 and 13 in the front row, and the sensors 12 and the right side, which are disposed in the left corner of the triangle. It is also possible to construct to detect the movement of children moving in the left and right direction through the sensor 13 disposed at the corner.

In addition, the control unit 20 is for controlling to take a specified operation by installing an IC element and a microcomputer on a printed circuit board made of polygons,

At this time, the control unit 20 is connected to the detection unit, the determination module 21 for determining the motion of the children, and a forward movement module instructing to take a corresponding action based on the result confirmed through the determination module 21 (22) / backward movement module 23 / left turn module 24 / right turn module 25 is made to include any one or more of. Each module at this time means a functional structural combination of hardware and software in order to explain the technical idea of the present invention.

For reference, the determination module 21 is based on the facts reported from the plurality of sensors 11, 12, 13 arranged in the front-rear direction, left-right direction, or triangular shape, according to the strength of the signal or the detected order of the children's body It is a module that determines whether is moved from front to rear or from rear to front or from left to right or from right to left.

In addition, the forward movement module 22 is a module for moving the vehicle toy forward based on the result confirmed through the determination module,

When the determination module 21 confirms that the sensor 12 disposed at the rear operates and the sensor 11 disposed at the front operates, it is determined that the children's hands are moved from rear to front,

The forward movement module 22 is to control the forward movement by rotating the rotary motor forward. In this case, the forward movement module 22 instructs to output an effect sound (for example, a startup sound) generated when the vehicle toy moves forward along with a command for instructing the motor to forward/reverse according to an embodiment or an LED (eg, light) Or siren, etc.).

In addition, the backward movement module 23 is a module that controls to take a backward movement in response to children's motion,

When it is confirmed that the sensor 11 in which the determination module 21 is disposed in front operates, and then the sensor 12 disposed in the rear operates, it is determined that the children's hands are moved from front to rear. ,

In response to this, the reverse movement module 23 reversely rotates the rotating motor to move the vehicle toy backward. At this time, the backward movement module 23 stores a command for outputting an effect sound generated while the vehicle toy moves backward or a command for emitting an LED, along with a command for reversing the motor according to an embodiment. It can also be printed.

In addition, the left turn module 24 is a module that controls to take an action of turning left in response to children's motion,

When the sensor 13 disposed on the right side of the determination module 21 operates, and then the sensor 13 placed on the left side operates, it is determined that the children's hands have taken motion moving from right to left,

In response to this, the left rotation module 24 outputs a command to the driving unit 30 to instruct the steering unit 31 to move to the left while rotating the motor forward. At this time, the left turn module, according to an embodiment, commands to output the designated sound effect (e.g., starting sound) or a command to instruct the LED to emit light (e.g., direction lights, sirens) along with a command to move the steering part to the right/left It may be output to the driving unit.

In addition, the right turn module 25 is a module that controls to take a right turn action in response to children's motion,

When the determination module 21 operates the sensor 12 disposed on the left side and then the sensor 13 disposed on the right side operates, it is determined that the children's hands have taken motion moving from left to right,

In response to this, the right rotation module 25 outputs a command to the driving unit 30 to instruct the steering unit 31 to move to the right while rotating the motor forward. In this case, the right turn module may output a command to output a designated sound effect or a command to instruct an LED (eg, direction light, siren) to emit light, along with a command to move to the right/left according to an embodiment. have.

For reference, the control unit may include a stop module 26 according to an embodiment. At this time, the stop module keeps the vehicle toy in a stopped state when sensors placed in the front and rear are recognized at the same time for a certain period of time, and may stop the vehicle toy in operation according to an embodiment.

In addition, the driving unit 30 includes a gear box 32a including one or more gears and a moving part 32 including a motor 32b coupled to the gear box and rotatable in a forward or reverse direction.

LED 34 which is installed on the upper or front or rear end of the vehicle case 2 and emits light in one or more colors,

Start-up noise when the vehicle starts. And noise generated when stopping. And sound unit 33 for outputting the siren sound of a fire engine or ambulance or police car,

It comprises a steering unit 31 for rotating the wheel of the vehicle toy to the left or right.

For reference, as shown in FIG. 12, the moving part 32 has a gear box 32a in which a plurality of gears are engaged,

A rotating motor 32b is installed on one side of the gearbox, and a rotating shaft of a moving wheel 5 is installed on the other side of the gearbox, so that the moving wheel connected to the other side of the gearbox when the rotating motor 32b is operated (5) The vehicle toy is moved by forward rotation or reverse rotation.

At this time, the gearbox 32a is provided so that the rotating body 32c is exposed to the outside of the gearbox, and the rotating body 32c is coupled to the shaft of the gear embedded inside the gearbox, and the gear located inside rotates. When doing so, the rotating body 32c located on the outside is also installed to rotate together.

And a driving pin (32d) is formed on the rim of the rotating body (32c), the driving pin (32d) is an opening of the assembly table (32e) rotatably installed in the front and rear direction at one lower portion of the gear box (32a) Installed inside,

When the gears engaged with the rotating motor 32b start to rotate, the rotating body 32c installed outside the gear box also rotates,

At this time, the rotating body 32c is configured to make the assembly table 32e reciprocate in the front-rear direction while the driving pin 32d reciprocates along the opening of the assembly table 32e when continuously rotating to one side.

And this assembly (32e) is connected to the lower end of the upper structure (6) rotatably installed left and right on the upper part of the case (2), while being pushed or pulled by the assembly repeatedly reciprocating in the front-rear direction, It is configured to be repeatedly moved in the left and right directions within the range of. In this case, the present invention is to move the structure 6 while moving the moving wheel with one rotating motor.

Therefore, the present invention is to install a detection unit in which a plurality of sensors for detecting access is arranged in the front-rear direction or in the left-right direction, and connected to the control unit to move the vehicle toy according to the movement of the child forward or backward or turn left or right. By being,

Even if a separate remote control is not provided, the vehicle toy can be safely used at a low cost and the vehicle toy operates according to the children's motion, thereby inducing greater fun and interest.

1: Vehicle toy 2: Case
3: Switch 4: Battery
5: movable wheel 6: upper structure
10: detection unit 11: sensor 1
12: sensor 2 13: sensor 3
20: control unit 21: judgment module
22: forward movement module 23: backward movement module
24: left turn module 25: right turn module
30: driving unit 31: steering unit
32: moving part 32a: gear box
32b: rotating motor 32c: rotating body
32d: Drive pin 32e: Assembly table
33: sound field 34: LED

Claims (8)

A detection unit including one or more sensors for detecting whether children are approaching is installed on an upper portion of a vehicle case in which a plurality of moving wheels are installed, and the control unit connected to a driving unit for moving the moving wheel is detected inside the vehicle case. In response to the connection, the control unit controls the driving unit to move the moving wheel when the children report the fact of access through the sensing unit, and controls the control unit to stop when the moving wheel rotates a certain number of times or a specified time has elapsed. In the older toy,
The driving unit for moving the moving wheel comprises a gear box 32a in which a plurality of gears are engaged, and a rotating motor 32b coupled to the gear box to rotate the moving wheel,
A rotating body 32c is installed on the outer side of the gear box 32a, and the rotating body 32c is combined with an axis of a gear built inside the gear box to rotate the rotating motor 32b, which is located on the outside when rotating ( 32c) is also configured to rotate,
A driving pin 32d is formed at the rim of the rotating body 32c, and the driving pin 32d is located inside the opening of the assembly table 32e rotatably installed in the front-rear direction under the gear box 32a. Is installed,
The assembly is connected to the upper structure 6 rotatably coupled to the vehicle case in the left and right directions,
When the moving wheel rotates by the rotating motor 32b, the rotating body 32c also rotates, and the driving pin 32d continuously rotating by the rotating body moves along the opening of the assembly table 32e. As it is made, the assembly table 32e is repeatedly reciprocated in the front-rear direction,
Responsive vehicle toy, characterized in that the upper structure (6) is configured to reciprocate in the left-right direction within a certain angle by an assembly table that reciprocates in the front-rear direction when the vehicle toy is moved. According to claim 1,
The sensor unit is installed in the vehicle case a plurality of sensors spaced in the front-rear direction or left-right direction, each sensor is connected to the control unit, is configured to detect the movement of children moving in the front-rear or left-right direction,
The control unit based on the facts reported from a plurality of sensors arranged in the front-rear direction or the left-right direction according to the intensity of the signal or the detected order, the children's body moved from front to rear or back to front or left And a judgment module to check whether the motion has been moved from right to left or from right to left.
When it is determined that the motion moving from the rear to the front is taken by the determination module, a command instructing to output a starting sound to the sound unit at the time of departure is output, and after the starting sound is output, instructing to rotate the rotating motor forward And a forward movement module configured to output a command and output a command to instruct the LED to emit light when the rotary motor is in operation. According to claim 2,
When it is determined that the motion moving from front to rear is taken by the determination module,
Outputs a command to instruct the LED installed at the rear of the vehicle to emit light at departure,
After the LED is output, a responsive vehicle toy comprising a reverse movement module configured to output a command instructing the rotation motor to reversely rotate. According to claim 2,
When it is determined that the motion moving from right to left by the determination module is taken,
When starting, output a command instructing to output a starting sound to the sound unit,
After the starting sound is output, a command instructing to rotate the rotating motor forward is output,
When the rotating motor is in operation, a responsive vehicle toy comprising a left rotating module configured to output an instruction for blinking an LED installed on the left side of the front of the vehicle along with a command for instructing the steering unit to move to the left. delete delete delete delete

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