GB2506680A - Toy play set with inductive sensor - Google Patents
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Abstract
Toy apparatus has a base unit 400 and a separate toy piece 100. The base unit 400 has a surface 411, an inductor 420 located behind the surface 411, and a driver circuit 430 for driving an electrical current through the inductor 420 for energizing the inductor 420 to create a magnetic field that penetrates out through the surface 411. The toy piece 100 has a body 110, a sensor 120 located in the body 110, and an event generator 130, such as an LED 130A associated with the sensor 120 for in operation generating an event, such as a light event, when the body 110 is moved close to the surface 411 of the base unit 400, with the sensor 120 being subject to said magnetic field.
Description
TOY APPARATUS
The present invention relates to toy apparatus having at least two parts which upon being in close proximity result in generation of an event.
EACKGROUND OW THE INVENTION.
Toy apparatus of the type having at least two parts which upon being in close proximity result in generation of an event are generally known.
The invention seeks to provide improved toy apparatus of this type, which are more fun to play and applicable in a variety of designs.
SU*4ARY OF THE INVENTION According to the invention, there is provided toy apparatus having a base unit and a toy piece separate from the base unit. The bass unit comprises a surface, an inductor located behind the surface, and a driver circuit for driving an electrical current through the inductor fo.r energizing the inductor to create a magnetic field that penetrates out through the surface. The toy piece comnrises a. body, a sensor located in the body, and an event generator associated with the sensor for in operation generating an event when the body is moved close to the surface of the base unit, with the sensor being subject to said magnetic fiel& fleferably, the base unit is stationary, relative to which the toy piece is movable close or away.
More preferabi, the toy apparatus includes a relatively larger structure in which the base unit is provided.
farther more preferably, the base unit has a case containing the inductor and driver circuit, together being a unitary device mounted inside the tructure, Yet further more preferably, the bass unit includes a DC power source for the driver circuit, also contained in the case.
In a preferred. embodiment, the base unit is associated with an appearance resembling that of a food preparation appliance, and the toy piece has its body constructed to resenble an item of food of a nature suitable for proLessing by a said food preparation appliance In another preferred embodiment, the structure has an appearance resembling that of a food preparation appliance, and the toy piece has its bd4y constructed to resemble an item of food of a nature suitabje for processing by a said food preparation appliance.
It is preferred that the indnctor is a wound Inductor.
It is further preferred that the wound inductor has a planar shape extending substantially flat behind the surface and an axis about which it is wound, the axis extending substantially perpendicular to the surface In a preferred embothnent, the driver circuit comprises an inverter for converting the output of a DC power source into a pulsating electrical current for energizing the inductor.
More preferably, said pulsating electrical current is at a frequency of 200kHz.
More preferably, the driver circuit includes a sound generator for generating a sound relevant to the operation of the event generator.
Further more preferably, the driver circuit includes.a detector for detecting operation of the event generator and in response simultaneously enabling operation of the sound generator, such that the sound generator and the event generator operate in tandem.
Yet fu±the,r more pteferably, the. detector is associated with the inductor for detecting an increase in electrical current through the inductor, which increase i electrical current provides electrical power for operation of the event generator.
It is preferred that the sensor of the toy piece comprises a ccii connected to the event generator.
In a first preferred embodiment, the boil is an electric coil adapted to, upon being subject to said magnetsc, field and through electromagnetic inductioi, (or inductive coupling), generate an electrical current for driving the event. generator, More preferably, the event generator comprises an electrical light source for performing a light event Further more preferably, the body of the toy piece encloses the electrical light source and is light tranamnissive for revealing light of the light srce.
More preferably, the event, generator comprises an electric motor for performing a motion event.
Thrther more preferably, the electric mactot has a shaft in drive engagement with an eccentric weight for setting the toy piece into vibration.
In a second preferred ezthodiment, the. sensor includes a magnet in engagement with the coil which is a spring coil, the magnet being arranged to, upon being subject to said magnetic field and through. magnetic interaction, move for driving the event generator.
More preferably, the event generator compriseà at least a part, which is resiliently deformable, of the body and a valve sealing off an interior of the body including said part, the valve, being normally closed under the action of the spring and being openable by the magnet upon movement against the 4cton of the sprang to release sad part front resilient deformation for performing a motion event.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
The invention will, flow be more. particularly described, by way of example only, with reference. to the accompanying drawings, in which: Figure 1 is a front perspective view of a structure of an eathodiment of the toy apparatus in accordance with, the Invention, the structure being in the shape of a chanbers stove; Figure 2 is an internal/cross-sectional view of a base unit and a first toy piece cf the toy apparatus of Fag-tire 1 * the. base unit. being located, inside the structure; Figure 3 is an Internal/cross-sectional view of th sazue base unit and a second toy piece of the toy apparatus of Figure 1; Figure 4 is an internal/cross-sectional view of the same base unit and a third toy piece of the toy appratns of Figure 1; Figure 5 is a circuit diagram of an operating circuit of 5. the base unit of Figures 2 to 4; Figure 6 is a circuit diagram of an operating circuit of the toy pieces of flgures 2 to 4; and Figures 6A to D are circuit diagrams of event generators of the toy pieces of Figures 2 and 3, operated. by the operating circuit of Figure 6.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OP ppzRRan.EODflNTS
Re±erring initially to Figures 1, 2, 5, 6 and 6A to 6C of the drawings, there are shown toy apparatus, erthodying the invention, having a stationary base unit 400 and a (first) toy piece, 100 which is separate or discrete frxu the base unit 400 and may be brought close to or away fron. the base unit 400. The toy apparatus include a relatively larger structure having an appearance resembling that of a f pod preparation appliance such as a Chanbers stove 500, in which the base unit 400 is provided. By being provided or located in the stove 500, the base unit 400 is assocIated wIth the appearance of a Chubers. stove or in general a food preparation theme.
The toy piece 100 has a body 110 constructed or moulded to resemble an item of food, such as a cup cake 100A In this.
tbodirment, of a nature suitable for processing by or preparation using the stove 500. The body 110 may he made of rubber or plastic material and is preferably light transmissive, The Chambers stove 500 has a lower part resanibling an oven 510 and an upper part in the design of a. rack 520 upstanding from the rear of the oven 510. On the top of the oven 510 there are a griddle 530 on the left and a broiler 540 on the right. The broiler 540 has a horizontal upper surface 541.
The base unit 400 has a generally fiat plastic case 410 housing an operating circuit which has an inductor 420 and a driver circuit 430, altogether forming and being a unitary device located inside the Chambers stove 500. More specifically, the b4se unit 490 is mounted internally of the broiler 540, in a horizontal position immediatsly underneath the broiler' s upper surface 541.
Tle. case 410 of the base unit 400 has a flat upper surface 411 which lies immediately underneath and parallel to the broiler's upper surface *541 The inductor 420 i located immediately behind the case's surface 411 The driver circuit 430 is designed to drive an electrical current through the inductor 42.0 fat-energiztng the inductor 420 to create a magnetSc field which penetrates out upwardly through the case's surface 411 and also the broiler's surface 541 to reach the space itrimediately above the broiler's surface 541.
The inductor 420 is a. wound inductor, that being a flat coil (without a soft iron core) which has a planar shape extending substantially flat behind the upper surface 411 of the case 410 and includes an axis about. which it is wound, with the axis extending substantially perpendicular to the surface 411. TIm base unit 400 may include a DC power sot rce also contained in the case 410 for providing power to the driver circuit 430, which is implemented by four battery cells together providing a 611 DC output.
The driver circuit 430 is a microprocessor-based circuit for performing two major functions, namely converting a DC voltage into an AC voltage and generating a sound. The main components of the driver circuit 430 comprise an IC (Le. integrated circuit) 431 availabLe, on the market under the p±.odct code AM4KDO1QX for the second function and an inverter 435 for the first. function.
The IC 431 is a voice and melody synthesizer with a 4-bit microprocessor, having various features including 4-bit Mfl, ROM, RAM, I/O ports, timers, interr-ipt, clock generator, -channel ADC, voice and melody synthesizer, and current 0/A and PWM outputs, etc The IC 431 has three positive power supply pins 11001 to 11003 connected together to the positive terminal of the LV DC power source 440 via a diode Dl and two pairs of capacitors ci -9.
to C4, and two ground pins GND1 and 0N02 connected to* the.
ground An electrical switch 439 connected across the positive power supply pins VDD1 to VDD3 and an I/O pin PRaO (programmed for selecting on and off modes) switches the driver circuit 430 on and off..
The voice and melody synthesizer has one voice channel and two melody channels, with an output selectable between. a curreflt U/A output or a direct-drive PWM output. There are two PWM output pins ?N1 and 2WM2, to which a speaker 433 is connected for being driven to generate a sound or tune of a specifi.c theme relevant to the operation of the toy piece 100, The inverter 435 is implemented by an NPN transistor 436 (product code 8050C) with its collector connected via parallel-connected inductor L3 and diode D3 to the positive terminal of the 6V DC power source 440. and its nittsr to the ground. The output of the inverter 435.i connected to the inductor 420, in parallel with a capacitor CS, for energizing the inductor 420 at a frequency of 200kHz in this eodiment. For input and control, the gate of the transistor 436 is connected via a resistor R2 to an I/O pin PRE3 of the IC 431, ? 5.
The inductor 420 has one end connected to the output of the inverter 435 and the other end connected to a second IC 434 (product code A04606) which is in turn connected -10-.
to an I/O pin ?RB2 of the first XC 43]. (i.e. the voice and melody synthesizer).
In general, the inverter 4.35, under the control of the IC 431, converts the 611 DC output of the pOwer scir.oe 440 into a pulsating or alternating electrical current of a frequency of 200kHz, for energizing the induetor 420 to generate an alternating magnetic field alternating at the same frequency in order tQ operate the toy piece 100 Under the control of the voice and melody synthesizer of the same IC 431, the speaker 433 generates a sound or tune of a specific theme relevant to the operation of the toy piece 100. The arrangement i such that the speaker 433 will operate at generally the same time. as1 or is simultaneously with, the inverter 435, or vice versa.
Inside its body 110. the toy piece 100 includes an operating circuit which is formed by: a sensor 120, an event generator 130 and a voltage reg-ulator 140 wth an input connected to the sensor 120 and an output to the event generator 130. The event generator 130 is associated with and driven by the sensor 120 via the voltage regulator 1.40 for in operation generating an event when the toy piece 100 is placed onto the broiler 540, Upon the 2b toy piece 100 being placed onto the broLler 540, its body is. brought close to the broiler's upper surface 541 and hence the upper surface 411 of the base unit 400 immediately underneath the broiler's upper surface 541, resulting in the sensor 120 being subject to the
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alternating magnetic field in the space right above the broiler 540.
The sensor 120 is implemented by an electric coil 120A (without a soft iron core' and is electrically connected to the event generator 130 The coil 120A is adapted to, upon being sub3ect to the alternating magnetic field and through electromagnetic induction or inductive coupling, generate an electrical current for dnva.ng or energizing the event generator 130, The electrical current from the coal l.20A (for driving the event generator 130) is produced by way of electromagnetic induction or inductive coupling upon the coil 120A by the inductor 420, and this necessitates an increase in the current flowing through the inductor 420 in order to provide electrical power for transmission from the base unit 400 to the toy piece 100 for operating the latter's event generator 130.
Such an increase in the current through the inductor 420 represents operation of the event generator 130 The increase is detected by the second IC 434, which in response simultaneously provides a signal at the I/o pin PRB2 to trigger the first IC 4$* (ie. the voice and melody synthesizer) to drive or enable operation of the speaker 433 to generate a relevant sound or tune to go with the operation of the event generator 130. This results in the, arrangement that the sound or tune will carry on for as long as the event generator 130 is in operation, *ie. the speaker 433 as driven by the voice and melody synthesizer and the event generator 130 operate in tandem.
in general, the second IC 434 is a detector which is associated with the inductor 420 for detecting an increase in electrical current through the inductor 420, which increase in electrical current provides electrical power for operation of the event generator 130.
the event generator 130 may be chosen from a variety of designs and is in this case an electrical light source implemented by a yellow LED 1BOA (Fig-are GA), a set of red, blue and green tEDs 130B (or a single tricolour LED) for colour changing (Figure 63) or an orange LED 130C (Figure GC) for performing a light event of a specific or variable colour. Whilst such an LED(s) is fufly enclosed in the body 110 of the toy piece 100 and hence concealed from sight in all directions, the body 110 is made of a light tranamissive material for revealing the light of the LED(s) ihen energized.
The toy piece 100 or cup cake 100A will, upon being placed on ths broiler 540 and hence subject to the alternating inawietac field generated by the base unit 400 inside the broiler 540, glow through its light transmissive body 110 as its internal LED 130A is lit up by the coil 120A that generates an electrical current through electromagnetic I3-induction tith the alternating magnetic field. To cup cake 100A thus appears being heated or baked by the broiler 540 ie. a cake baking operation.
At the santA time, the driver circuit 430 energizes the speaker 433 to generate a sound, e.g. a sizzling scund, relevant to cake baking operation. The sound adds to and enhances the mimicked or stimulated cake baking.
Referring also to Figures 3 and GD of the. drawings, there is shown a second toy piece 200 embodying the invention, which may be played in the same manner a the first toy piece 100 by being placed onto the broiler 40 of the *Chantsrs stove 500, interacting with the base unit 400 13 inside the broiler 540.
This toy piece 200 has a body 210 made to resemble a different item of food, which is in this embodiment a paper bag of popeorns 200A as a second design, of a nature suitable for processing or preparation by the Chambers stove 500. The bag of popoorns 200A internally incorporates an equivalent sensor 22.0 or electric coil 220A as the cup cake 100A described above, but a different event generator 230 which is now implemented by 25.electriq motor 230A for performing a motion event as a second desigit The electric motor 230A has a shaft in drive engagement with or carrying an eccentric weight 231A for setting the bag of popcorns 200A into vibration. The motor.230A is driven by the coil 220A by means of a voltage regulator equivalent to. the aforesaid voltage regulator 140.
The bag of popco.rns 200A will, upon being placed on the broiler 540 and heime subject to the alternating magnetic field generated by the base unit 400 inside the broiler 540, vibrate as its motor 230A swings the eccentric weight 231A upon being driven by the coil 22( that generates an electrical current through electromagnetic induction with the alternating magnetic field. The bag of popoorns 200A thus appears being baked by the broiler 540, i.e. a popcorn baking operation.
SilftultaIzeo.usly, the driver circuit 430 energizes the speaker 4.33 to generate a sound, eg, a popping sound, relevant to popcorn baking operation. The sound adds to and enhances the mimicking or stimulation of popcorn baking.
zu Referring now also to Figure 4 of the drawings, there is shown a third toy piece 300 embodying the invention, wna.ch may be played in the same manner as the first or second toy piece.100 or 200 by being placed onto the broiler 540 of the Chambers stove 500, interacting with the base unit 400 inside the broiler 540.
This toy piece 300 has a body 310 made to resemble an item of food, which is in this. embodiment a different design of a cup cake 300A, of a. nature. suitable for processing or preparation by the stove 500. The body 310 is made of a resiliently defonable material (e.g. rubber) and 3s sealed to form an air-tight enclosure with a. small central hole 311 a.t the bottom. The cup cake 300k Internally incorporates a. sensOr 320 qr coil 320k of a different type and also. different evcnt generator 330 in comparison to the counterparts described above..
This coil 320k is a mechanical spring coil 320k, and the sensor 320 includes a permanent magnet 321 in engagement with the. spring coil 320k. The magnet 321. is arranged to, upon being subject to the alternating magnet fIeld and through magnetic interactaon, move for driving the event generator.330, The event generator 330, in this case, is provided by at least a top part 312 of the body 310, which is resiliently deformable, and a valve 331 which.seal,s off the interior of the body 310 including the top part 312 The valve 331 2Q provided by a valve member 3.31k acting upwardly upon a valve seat 3313 under the action of the sprang coil 320k The valve seat 3313 is in coniunication with the bottom hole 311 of the body 310, together providing a passage for air to enter into or leave the interior of the body.310.
This passage is closable by the. yalv niember 331k while engaging the valve seat 331B under the action of the spring coil 320A and is openable when the valve member 331k disengages from the valve seat 331B against the action of the spring coil 320A.
The valve 331 iz normally closed under the action of the spring coil 320A, with its valve member 331A being urged by the coil 320A upwardly against the valve seat $313:. The permanent magnet. 321 is attached to or otherwise, fixed with the valve member 331A for moving the 3ame in operation. To prepare for operation, the body 310 is squeezed to expel air out through the bottom hole 311, with the result that the top part 312 collapses or assumes a collapsed shape, or is deformed. The normally-closed valve 331 stops air re-entering into the body 310 and hence maintains the Oollapsed conditio of the top part 312.
The magnet 321 will, upon being subject to the alternating magnet field and through magnetic interaction and in particular attraction and repulsion, vibrate to momentarily open the vai.ve 3.31 by intermittently pufling the valve member.3.31A off the valve seat 331B, thereby letting air enter into the body.310 to release the body's top part 312 from resilient deformation, or to allow it to resume its normal expanded shape, by virtue, of its own.
resilience, thereby mimicking or stimulating cake rising during a cake baking operation. This is another a. ample of motion event, At the same time, the driver circuit 430 energizes the speaker 433 to generate a sound, e.g. a hissing sound, relevant to cake rising during baking operation., The sound adds to and enhances the mimicking or stimulation of cake baking.
Unlike the earlier toy pieces 100 and 200, this third toy piece 300 incorporates a purely mechanical system fox operation (ae without the aforesa.id voltage regulator 140: and any electrical/electronic devices).
The griddle 530 is another option for installing the base unit 400', or a second base unit 400, to mimic cooking.. It is further envisaged that the (or a third) base unit 400 may be mounted inside the oven 510 which has a floor, in a horizontal position inunediately underneath the floor, The cup cake IOQA or 0OA or the bag of popcorns 200A may be 13 put inside the oven 510 through a fold-down front door of the latter, close to the base unit 400 for operation thereby to simulate baking.
It is noted that the tcy apparatus of the subject *imention is not ited to the t.eine of food, preparation Other themes are also intended. Taking' car driving as an example, the toy piece may be a toy car having LEDs as its indicator lights., which may stop at a road. junction, where an aforesaid base unit is installed inmtediately underneath the road surface, whereupon one of its indicator lights flashes to simulate car turning. As a further example1 a tanic may fire its cannon, with the cannon jerking (i,e.
notion event) and the cannons tip flashing (i.e. light event) , upon reaching a strategic position in a battle
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It goes without saying that the toy apparatus may include more than one toy piece, such as afl three toy pieces 100, 200 and 300 described abate.
The invention has been given ky way of example only, and various other modifications of and/or alterations to the described ebodIments may be made by persons skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention as specified in the appended claims.
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- CLAIMS1. Toy apparatus having a base unit and a toy piece separate from the base unit; the base unit conrising a surface1 an.ind.ctor located behind the surface., and a driver circuit fcr driving an electrical current through the inductor for energizing the indictor to create a magnetic, field that penetrates out through the surface; LO the toy piece comprising a body, a sensor located in the body, and an event generator associated with the sensor for in operation generating an event when the body is moved clcse to the surface of the base unit, with thesensor beinq subject to said magnetic field.
- 2. The toy apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the base unit is stationary, relative to which the toy piece is movable close or away,
- 3. The toy apparatus as claimed in claim 2, including a relatively larger structure in whach the base unit is provided.
- 4. The toy apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein the ?B base unit has a case containing the induator and driver circuit, together being a unitary device mounted inside the structure.
- 5. The toy apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein the -20 -base anit inoIude a DC power source for the driver circuit, also contained in the case.
- 6. The toy apparatus as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2, wherein, the base unit is associated with an appearance resembling that of a food preparation, and the toy piece has its body constructed to resemble an item of food of a nature suitable for processing by a said food preparation appliance.
- 7. The toy apparatus as claimed in any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein the structure has an appearance resetitling that of a Load preparation appliance, and the toy piece has its body constructed to resemble an item of food of a nature suitable for processing by a said food preparation appliance,
- 8.. The toy apparatus as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 1, wherein the inductor is a wound inductor.
- 9. The toy apparatus as claimed in claim 8, wherein the wound inductor has a planar shape extending substantially flat behind the. surace and an axis about which it is wound, the axis extending substantIally perpendictiar to the surf ace
- 10. The toy apparatus as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the driver circuit comprises, an inverter for converting the output of a DC power source into a pulsating electrical current for energizing the inductor.
- 11. The. toy apparatus as claimed in claim 10, wherein said pulsating electrical current is at a frequency of 200kHz.12 The toy appa.ntus as claimed in claim 10 or claim 11, wherein the driver circuit includes a sound generator for generating a sound relevant to the operation of the event generator.13 The toy apparatus as claimed in clanr 12, wherein the c3±iver circuit includes a detector for detecting operatior of the event generator and in response simultaneously 1.5 enabling operation of the sound generator, such that the sound generator and the event generator operate in tandem.14. The. toy apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein detector is aso.ciated with the inductor for detecting an 2.0 increase in electrical crrent through the inductor which increase in electrical current provides electrical power for operation of the event generator.15. The toy apparatus as claimed in any one of claims I to 14, wherein the sensor of the toy piece comprises a coil connected to the event generator.16. The toy apparatus as claimed in claim 15, wherein the coil is an electric coil adapted to, upon being subject to said magnetic field a*d. througb electromagnetic induction, generate an &Lectncal current for driving the event generator.17. The toy apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the event generator comprises an electrical light source for performing a light event - 18 The toy apparatus as claimed Sn claim 17, wherein the body of the toy piece encloses the electrical light source and is light transmissive for revealing light of the light source.19. The toy apparatus as claimed in claim 16,. wherein the event generator comprises an electric motor for performing a motion event, 20. The toy apparatus as claimed in claim 19, wherein the electric motor has a shaft in drive engagement with an eccentric weight for setting the toy piece into vibration 21 The toy apparatus as claimed in claim 15, wherein the .ensor includes a magnet in engagement with the coil which is a spring coil, the magnet being arranged to, upon being subject to said magnetic field arid through magnetic interaction, move for driving the event generator.22.. The toy apparatus as claimed in claim 21, wherein the event generator comprises at least a part, which is resiliently deformable, of the body and a valve sealing off an interior of the body including said part, the valve being normally closed under the action of the sprinç and being openable by the magnet upon movement against the action of the spring to release said part from resilient deformation for peroning a motion event 23. Toy apparatus. substantially as hereinbefore described with. reference to Figures 1 to. 60 of the accoitanying drawings.
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