CA2074399A1 - Magnetic toy - Google Patents

Magnetic toy

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Publication number
CA2074399A1
CA2074399A1 CA 2074399 CA2074399A CA2074399A1 CA 2074399 A1 CA2074399 A1 CA 2074399A1 CA 2074399 CA2074399 CA 2074399 CA 2074399 A CA2074399 A CA 2074399A CA 2074399 A1 CA2074399 A1 CA 2074399A1
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Prior art keywords
magnet
article
magnetic toy
container
magnetic
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CA 2074399
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French (fr)
Inventor
Nobuo Ohnishi
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Takara Co Ltd
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Takara Co Ltd
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63HTOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H33/00Other toys
    • A63H33/26Magnetic or electric toys
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63HTOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H13/00Toy figures with self-moving parts, with or without movement of the toy as a whole

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Abstract

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A magnetic toy capable of exhibiting comical motion and concurrently producing sound to permit a viewer to take interest.
A first magnet is rotatably arranged in an upper portion of a hollow container and associated with a driving section connected to a vibration sensor. An article is movably arranged on a recessed stage on the container and provided on a bottom thereof with a second magnet, which is arranged so as to magnetically interact with the first magnet. The vibration sensor is connected to a sound generating unit.

Description

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, TITLE OF T~IE INVENTION
MAGNETIC TOY

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a magnetic toy, and more particularly to a magnetic toy adapted to exhibit unique or fanciful motion suf~icient to permit a viewer to take interest and and surprise while producing sound.
A toy which utilizes magnetism has been conventionally proposed and put into practice. However, the conventional magnetic toy is substantially stationarily constructed, resulting in failing to exhibit unique motion sufficient to permit a viewer to take interest and surprise. Thus, the conventional magnetic toy soon loses its popularity with time. Also, the conventional magnetic toy is not constructed so as to produce sound~

_UMMARY OF T~IE INVENTION
The present invention has been made in view of the foregoing disadvantage of the prior art.
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a magnetic toy which is capable of permitting a viewer to take interest and surprise.
~ t is another object of the present invention to provide a magnetic toy which is capable of exhibiting fanciful and comical motion while producing sound.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a magnetic toy which is capable of accomplishing the above-described objects with a simple structure.
In accordance with the present invention, a magnetic toy is provided. The magnetic toy includes a hollow container made of a non-magnetic material, a first magnet rotatably arranged in an upper portion of the container, a sensor switch actuated by a predetermined external stimulus and a driving section connected to the sensor switch. The first magnet is operatively connected to the driving sec-tion. The magnetic toy also includes an article formed in imitation oE any desired real thing and movably . ~ , .. .. ..

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arranged on the container. The article is provided thereon with a second magnet, which is arranged so as to magnetically interact with the first magnet. The magnetic toy Eurther includes a sound generating unit arranged in association with the sensor switch.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the sensor switch comprises a vibration sensor.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the article is put on a recessed stage provided on the container.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a transparent envelope is arranged for housing the container and article therein. The envelope may be formed in imitation of a casing for housing said real thing of which said article is designed after the model.
In the magnetic toy of the present invention constructed as described above, actuation of the driving section leads to rotation of the first magnet, of which a magnetic action is on the second magnet provided on the article arranged on the hollow container, so that the article may exhibit comical motion full of variety while producing sound from the sound generating unit.
The driving section and sound generating unit are connec-ted to the sensor switch. Thus, when the sensor switch comprises a vibration sensor, the magnetic toy carries out both movement and sound generation due to vibration of a predetermined level or more. Alternatively, when a sound sensor or a CdS sensor is substituted for the vibration sensor, the magnetic toy may be operated by sound or light, resulting in highly varied in operation.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF l'HE DRAWINGS
These and other objects and many of the attendant advantages of the present invention will be readily appr~ciated as the same becomes better understood by reference to the ~ollowing detailed description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings in which like reference numerals designate like or corresponding parts throughout; wherein:
Fig. 1 is a perspective view generally showing an : .

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embodiment of a magne-tic toy according to -the present invention;
Fig. 2 is a schema-tlc vertical sectional view showing an internal s-tructure of the magnetic toy shown in Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing operation of -the magnetic toy shown in Fig. 1; and Fig. 4 is a schematic perspective view showing ano-ther embodiment of a magnetic toy according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Now, a magnetic to~ according to the present invention will be described hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings.
~ eferring now to Figs. 1 to 3, an embodiment of a magnetic toy according to the present invention is illustrated.
A magnetic toy of the illustrated embodiment is generall~
indicated at reference numeral 1 and generally includes a hollow container 2 and a movable article 17.
The hollow container 2 is formed of a synthetic resin material into a flat barrel-like shape, in which a driving section 3, a first magnet 4, a sound generating unit 5, a vibration sensor or sensor switch 6, a battery 7 for a power supply and a main switch 8 are arranged, The container 1 i5 formed on an upper portion thereof with a recessed stage 9 on which the article 17 is movably supported or placed.
The driving section 3 includes a motor 10 acting as a driving source and a reduction gear mechanism 11 which is driven by the motor 10. The driving section 3 also includes a bel-t 13 through which the motor 10 and a gear 12 constituting a part of the reduction gear mechanism 11 are operatively connected to each other~ The reduction gear mechanism 11 also includes another gear 14 which is arranged in an upper central portion of the container 2 and supported on a shaft 15. The above-described first magnet 4 is mounted on the shaft 15 so as to be rotated together with the gear 14. The motor 10 is adapted to repeat normal rotation and reverse rota-tion at predetermined time intervals.

" ~7~3~1 The movable article 17 which is placed on the recessed s-tage 9 of the hollow container 2, in the illustrated embodiment, is formed into a shape like shelled peanuts. The article 17 is mounted on a bottom thereof with a second magnet 16, which is so arranged that an N pole thereot is upward located and an S pole thereof is downward located. The article 17 may be formed into any olher suitable shape like an animal, an insect or the li]ce.
I~he sound genera-ting uni-t 5 may comprise a sound synthesizing IC and adapted to produce synthesized sound.
However, the sound generating unit S is not limited to such a sound synthesizing IC and sound produced by the unit 5 may be voice.
The power supply battery 7 is arranged so as to be replaceable through a bottom of the hollow container 2 and the ;
main switch 8 is arranged so as -to be operable from an outside of the hollow container 2.
The sound generating unit 5, vibration sensor 6, power supply battery 7, rnain switch 8 and motor 10 are electrically connected to each other. More particularly, as shown in Fig. 3, a drive control circuit 18 is electrically connected through the main switch 8 to the power supply battery 7. The drive control circuit 18 includes a sensor signal processing circuit 20 and a rotation control circuit 19 for controlling switching bet~een normal rotation of the motor 10 and its reverse rotation and functions to feed each of the sound generating unit 5 and motor 10 with a control signal depending on an actuation signal produced by the vibration sensor 6.
The sound generatiny unit 5 includes a sound synthesizing unit 51 and a speaker 52 and adapted to produce predetermined sound for a predetermined period oE time in synchronism with actuation of the motor 10. The vibration sensor 6 is constructed so as to detect vibration generated due to movement oE the article 17 as well as external vibration applied to the magnetic toy 1, to thereby generate an actuation signal full of variety. This causes the drive control circuit 1~ to output a varied signal, resulting in movemen-t of the article 17 ' , being rendered highly comical. In the illustrated embodiment, the vibration sensor is used as a sensor for detecting an external stimulus. ~l-terna-tively, a pyroelectric sensor Eor de-tecting infrared rays emitted from a human body, a sound sensor, a pho-tosensor or the like may be substituted for the vibration sensor.
Now, the manner oE operation of -the magnetic toy of the illustrated embodimen-t constructed as described above will be described hereinaEter.
When the vibration sensor 6 detects vibration of a predetermined level or more while keeping the main switch 8 turned on, the motor 10 is controlled to permit the first magnet .
4 to be rotated through the reduction gear mechanism 11.
Rotation of the first magnet ~ causes the first magnet 4 and the second magnet 16 mounted on the bottom of the article 17 formed in imitation of shelled peanuts to magnetically in-teract with each other, so that both magnets repeat magnetic repulsion and attraction. This permits the article 17 to comically get about on the recessed stage 9 of the hollow container 2. Concurrently, the sound generating unit produces synthesized sound.
Referring now to Fig. 4, another embodiment of a magnetic toy according to the present invention is illustrated.
A magnetic toy of the illustrated embodiment is so constructed that a hollow container 2 and an article 17 mounted on a recessed stage 9 of the container 2 are housed in a transparent envelope 55 which is arranged so as to be detachable with respect to container 2. The envelope 55 may be formed in imitation of a casing for housing a real -thing of which the article 17 is designed after the model. The envelope 55 is removably mounted on an upper portion thereof with a lid 56. The xemaining part of the embodiment may be constructed in substantially the same manner as as the embodiment described above with reference to Figs. 1 to 3. Thus, it will be noted that the magnetic toy of Fig. 4 carries out the same operation as that shown in Figs. 1 to 3.
In the embodiment oE Fig. 4, the envelope 55 as well as : . i; .i - ~' , 3 ~ ~

the article 17 is formed in imitation of a real thing, so that a viewer may be impressed as if a real thing jumped about for joy.
Also, housing of the article 17 in the envelope 55 efEectively prevents the article from being lost during transportation or the like.
While preferred embodiments of the invention have been described with a certain degree of particulari-ty with reference to the drawings, obvious modifications and varia-tions are possible in light of the above-teachings. I-t is there~ore t~ be understood that within the scope of the appended claims, the invention may be practiced otherwise than as specifically described.

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Claims (5)

1. A magnetic toy comprising:
a hollow container made of a non-magnetic material;
a first magnet rotatably arranged in an upper portion of said container;
a sensor switch actuated by a predetermined external stimulus;
a driving section connected to said sensor switch;
said first magnet being operatively connected to said driving section;
an article formed in imitation of any desired real thing and movably arranged on said container;
said article being provided thereon with a second magnet;
said second magnet being arranged so as to magnetically interact with said first magnet; and a sound generating unit arranged in association with said sensor switch.
2. A magnetic toy as defined in Claim 1, wherein said sensor switch comprises a vibration sensor.
3. A magnetic toy as defined in Claim 1, wherein said article is put on a recessed stage provided on said container.
4. A magnetic toy as defined in Claim 1, further comprising a transparent envelope for housing said container and article therein.
5. A magnetic toy as defined in Claim 4, wherein said envelope is formed in imitation of a casing for housing said real thing of which said article is designed after the model.
CA 2074399 1992-04-10 1992-07-22 Magnetic toy Abandoned CA2074399A1 (en)

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JP4-30353 1992-04-10
JP3035392U JPH0582492U (en) 1992-04-10 1992-04-10 Magnetic toys

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CA (1) CA2074399A1 (en)
DE (1) DE9210379U1 (en)
ES (1) ES1024583Y (en)
FR (1) FR2689779A3 (en)
GB (1) GB2265839A (en)
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US5417605A (en) * 1994-01-03 1995-05-23 Thinkway Trading Corporation Toy with dancing figure
US5587545A (en) * 1994-03-10 1996-12-24 Kabushiki Kaisha B-Ai Musical toy with sound producing body
WO2000051698A1 (en) * 1999-03-04 2000-09-08 Giochi Preziosi Lussemburgo S.A. Toy comprising a self-moving toy-figure
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GB2265839A (en) 1993-10-13
ITTO920205V0 (en) 1992-08-06
IT227619Y1 (en) 1997-12-15
ITTO920205U1 (en) 1994-02-06
JPH0582492U (en) 1993-11-09
NL9202057A (en) 1993-11-01
DE9210379U1 (en) 1992-10-01
ES1024583U (en) 1993-09-01
GB9215437D0 (en) 1992-09-02
ES1024583Y (en) 1994-05-01

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