JP2000037569A - Mechanical device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To give a surprise or an unexpected sense to a watcher by showing a different scene in such a way that second doors positioned in front of first doors and openable are controlled to open after the second doors are once closed and the first doors are open to appear an ornamental body. SOLUTION: A clock with a mechanical device has first doors 40 and 40 at a lower section of a clock body, a stage 35 disposing an ornamental body 34 such as a marionette at its back section, and seconds doors formed from separated doors 1 and 2 in front of the doors 40. The separated doors 1 and 2 are constituted from a pair of connecting two separated doors which are disposed at right and left sides, and they are moved to right and left sides from a center. At a time zone except exact hours, the separated doors 1 and 2 are housed in a case and the first doors 40 can be recognized by watching from a front side in an open state. At exact hours, the stage 35 is appeared by opening the doors 1 and 2 after the stage 35 is moved forward in a state that the separated doors 1 and 2 are once closed and the doors 40 are covered.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a method for opening a door,
The present invention relates to a mechanism for making a decorative body appear.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Today, at a predetermined time, such as on the hour or when a monitor switch is pressed, a door is opened to make a decoration such as a doll appear, and the decoration is operated in time with music. There has been proposed a mechanical timepiece in which a door is closed and a decorative body is stored (for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H4-2598).
No. 89).

[0003]

In the above-mentioned conventional mechanical timepiece, when the door is opened and the decorative body arranged on the back side of the door appears on the front side of the timepiece, the door is opened to the viewer. It is easy to understand how the decorative body appears on the front side of the watch,
Lack of surprise and surprise to the viewer.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of such a conventional problem, and an object of the present invention is to associate the opening and closing of a curtain with a door, and to show the scene completely changed by opening and closing the door. An object of the present invention is to provide a mechanism that creates an atmosphere as if watching the video and gives the viewer a surprise or surprise.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, there is provided a karakuri apparatus in which a decorative body appears on the front side by opening a first door. The door is open so that it can be seen from the front,
And a second door that is closed so that the first door is invisible from the front side, and after the second door is closed, the first door is opened and the decorative body appears. And then the second
A control circuit for opening the first door is provided, and a pattern is formed on at least the first door or the second door.

That is, with this structure, the outer wall of the first door can be normally viewed from the front side of the apparatus. For example, at a predetermined time such as the hour, the second door is closed once and the first door is closed. Cannot be seen from the front side of the apparatus, and instead, the outer wall of the second door can be seen from the front side of the apparatus. Second
With the door closed, open the first door to reveal the decoration, and then open the second door to hold the decoration from the front of the watch, and the viewer will see the scene. Because it is completely different, it can provide the feeling of watching the stage, giving the viewer surprise and surprise.

[0007] In addition, the present invention relates to a mechanism in which a decorative body appears on the front side by opening the first door, and is arranged in front of the first door so that the first door is visible from the front side. An open state and a second door that is closed so that the first door is invisible from the front side. After closing the second door, open the first door. Make the decoration appear,
Thereafter, a control circuit for opening the second door was provided, and the outer wall of the first door was made a mirror surface.

In other words, with this configuration, the second door is normally open, so that the mechanism can be used as a mirror for daily life by the mirror provided on the outer wall of the first door, or the inside of the apparatus can be used. The object placed in the projector can be viewed from the front side of the projection device.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A description will now be given, with reference to FIGS. 1 to 12, of a mechanism according to the present invention, in which the mechanism is used in a timepiece. The mechanical timepiece 100 of this specific example includes a clock body 50 and the clock body 5.
0, a first door 40, 40 disposed below the first door 40,
A stage 35 on which a decorative body such as a doll provided at the rear of the first door is disposed, and a first door 40 for opening and closing the first doors 40, 40 is provided.
, A second door provided in front of the first doors 40, 40, a second drive mechanism 20 for opening and closing the second door, and a third drive for driving the decorative body. It comprises a drive mechanism and a control circuit for controlling the first to third drive mechanisms.

FIGS. 4 and 5 show a state in which a decorative plate arranged in front of a driving device 20 for driving a second door (hereinafter, referred to as divided doors 1 and 2) is removed for easy explanation. The drive device 20 housed inside the case 13 is shown, but the drive device 20 is originally hidden by the decorative plate.

The split doors 1 and 2 (second door) of this embodiment are:
In the case 13, a pair of two divided doors is provided on the left and right in a pair, and a door opening / closing structure of a type in which the pair of divided doors is moved right and left from the center. That is, one is a first divided door 1 on the center side and a second divided door 2 connected thereto, and the other is a first divided door 1 on the center side and connected to the second divided door 2 similarly. This is the second divided door 2. Then, the pair of left and right divided doors 1 and 2 are opened and closed by the drive of the drive device 20 to be guided left and right by a regulating groove described later. Note that a picture piece (not shown) is drawn on the left and right pair of the two divided doors, that is, on a surface of a total of four divided doors 1 and 2, that is, four divided doors 1 and 2. 2 constitutes one picture.

As shown in FIG. 3, the first divided doors 1, 1
The first regulating grooves 3 and 3 in the left and right direction for guiding the traveling of the vehicle and the second regulating grooves 4 and 4 for guiding the traveling of the second divided doors 2 and 2 are provided. The first regulating grooves 3, 3 are provided at the front part of the case 13, similarly to the grooves guided when a normal door opens and closes in the left-right direction.

The second regulating grooves 4 are formed in a curved shape.
The curved state is formed in a direction away from the first restriction grooves 3. In this example, the first regulating grooves 3 and 3 and the second regulating grooves 4 and 4 are symmetrically provided above and below the divided door.

The split doors 1 and 2 are provided on the back surfaces of the ends adjacent to each other, with a hinge-shaped connecting member 5 fixedly connected to the door so as to be rotatable.

Further, the first divided door 1, 1 is provided with an engaging portion which engages with the first regulating groove 3, 3, and the second divided door is provided with the second regulating groove 4, 4. Is provided with an engaging portion that engages with. In this example, the first regulating grooves 3 and 3 and the second regulating grooves 4 and 4 provided above the opening 11 constitute a so-called guide rail for suspending each divided door from above. The upper engaging portions of the divided doors 1 and 1 and the divided doors 2 and 2 are constituted by rotating suspension bodies 1a and 2a which engage with the guide rails.

On the other hand, the first regulating grooves 3 and 3 and the second regulating grooves 4 and 4 provided below the opening 11 are formed in the horizontal plate of the opening 11, and correspondingly, the divided door The lower and upper engaging portions of the split doors 1 and 1 and the split doors 2 and 2 are formed by protrusions 1b and 2b that engage with the grooves.

A driving device 20 for driving the split doors 1 and 2
In the case of this example, as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the split doors 1 and 2 are driven to open and close by a motor, a rack and a pinion, and are housed below the case 13. The motor 21 is installed at substantially the center below the horizontal plate, and a pinion 23 is provided above the motor 21 via wheel trains 22 and 22.
Before and after this pinion 23, a rack 2 long in the left-right direction is used.
4 and 25 are arranged so as to sandwich the pinion 23. One rack 24 is linked to the protrusion 1b of the divided door 1 on the right side in the figure via a fixture 24a, and the other rack 25 is It is linked to the projection 1b of the split door 1 on the left side in the figure via a fixing tool 25a.

When the motor 21 rotates, the train wheel 22,
The pinion 23 rotates through the rack 22, and the racks 24 and 25 meshing with the pinion 23 are driven in the left and right directions, respectively.
That is, one of the racks 24 moves to the right, so that the first divided door 1 linked to the rack 24 moves to the right, and the second divided door 2 connected to the divided door 1 also moves to the right. Moved in the direction. Similarly, the other rack 25 moves to the left, the first divided door 1 linked to the rack 25 moves to the left, and the second divided door 2 connected to the divided door 1
Is also moved to the left.

When the split doors 1, 1 start to move, the split doors 1, 1
1 moves left and right with its engaging portions (the rotary suspension 1a and the protrusion 1b) being regulated by the first regulating grooves 3 and 3. on the other hand,
The second divided doors 2 and 2 have their engaging portions (rotary suspension 2a
And the projection 2b) is restricted by the second restriction grooves 4 and 4, and starts to rotate around the connecting members 5 and 5. Furthermore, split doors 1, 1
As the movement of the divided doors 2 and 2 proceeds, the rotation of the divided doors 2 and 2 proceeds, and as shown by the broken line in FIG. It is brought at right angles to the split doors 1,1 of the eyes. Therefore, compared to the case where the divided doors 2 and 2 are simply opened and closed, the storage interval in the left-right direction can be smaller.

Next, a description will be given of a first door and a decorative body arranged behind the split doors 1 and 2 (second door).
As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, behind the divided doors 1 and 2, first doors 40 and 40, a stage 35 on which a decorative body 34 is mounted, and a driving mechanism 33 for driving the stage are unitized. A mechanism unit 31 is provided. The mechanism unit 31 includes a projecting mechanism for projecting a stage 35 on which the decorative body 34 is disposed, and a stage 35.
After being protruded, it rotates and, in conjunction with the rotation, the decorative body 34
Not shown, and first doors 40, 40
Is composed. A mechanism receiving plate 36 is provided with a mechanism for projecting the stage 35 and a mechanism for rotating the stage 35, and is fixed to the case 32 by the receiving plate 37.

A mechanism for projecting the stage 35 and a mechanism for rotating the stage 35 and the decorative body 34 are described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 1-1107988 and Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 1-179899 filed by the present applicant. Since the contents are the same, only the outline will be described. As shown in FIG. 10, the stage 35 is rotatably supported by a stage receiver 48 by a shaft 59, and the stage receiver 48 is slidably supported on a support member 54 erected on a mechanism receiving plate 56. . Reference numeral 55 denotes a pressing member for pressing the flange portions 56 projecting from both sides of the stage receiver 48 from above, and has a role of preventing the stage receiver 48 from coming off accidentally. A rack 60 is formed on the lower surface of the stage receiver 48, and a mechanism for transmitting a rotational force from a protruding motor 51 mounted below the mechanism receiving plate 56 to a pinion 53 meshing with the rack 60 via an intermediate gear 52. Has become. A slide arm 47 shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 has an elongated through hole formed at the center thereof, and serves as a guide groove described later. One end of the slide arm 47 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, a pressing portion 42 for pressing the inner wall 41 of the first doors 40, 40 is rotatably mounted on a column 49 erected on the rear side of the stage 35 with a pin 45. Provided.

As shown in FIG. 9A, a synthetic resin roller 64 is loosely fitted on the slide arm 47 with a pin 63 as shown in FIG. 9A, and when the first doors 40 are opened and closed. The pressing portion 42 and the inner wall 41 of the first door are prevented from sliding. The guide pin 45 for guiding the through hole of the slide arm 47 is press-fitted and fixed to the receiving plate 37 as shown in FIG. The first doors 40, 40 are normally urged in the closing direction by a hinge 46 with a coil spring, and the inner wall 41 is mirror-finished to give a decorative effect. The outer walls 43 of the first doors 40 are also mirror-finished.

Normally, as shown in FIG.
5, the slide arm 47 is stored in the unit 31, and the first doors 40, 40 are also closed. When a predetermined time is reached, the motor 51 rotates, is transmitted to the intermediate wheel 52, the pinion 53, and the rack 60, and protrudes the stage 35 to a predetermined position. At this time, the slide arm 47 interlocked with the extension of the stage 35 presses the inner wall 41 of the first door with the pressing portion 42 to open the first doors 40, 40. That is, the motor 51 allows the first doors 40 and 40 to be opened at the same time as the stage 35 is protruded. When storing the stage 35, the motor 51 may be rotated in the reverse direction. When the opening angle of the first door is to be changed, it is possible to change the length or the shape of only the slide arm 47, and it is apparent that the change is possible only by changing the position of the guide pin 45. It is. The operation of the motor 51 is controlled by a control circuit described later.

Next, the mechanism of the decoration, the opening and closing operation of the first door, and the opening and closing operation of the second door will be described with reference to FIGS. The control of this series of operations is performed by the control device.

At a time other than the hour or when the monitor switch is not depressed, as shown in FIG. 1, the timepiece 100 has the split doors 1 and 2 (second door) housed inside the case 13 and The first doors 40, 40 disposed behind the doors 1, 2 (second doors) are closed. That is, in a normal state (a time zone other than the hour or when the monitor switch is not pressed), the mirror surface provided on the outer wall 43 of the divided doors 1 and 2 (second door) is used as a mirror for daily life. be able to.

When a normal time signal or a monitor switch signal due to the pressing of the monitor switch is input to the control circuit from a normal state, as shown in FIG.
The driving device 20 is driven so that the doors 40, 40 are not visible, and the divided doors 1, 2 (second doors) are closed so as to close the opening 11. Therefore, the divided doors 1 and 2 (second door) housed inside the case 13 appear on the front side of the watch, and the pattern of the pattern drawn on the surface of the divided doors 1 and 2 (second door) is displayed. A scene appears, and this change can be seen (S1).

After the split doors 1 and 2 (the second door) appear on the front side of the timepiece, the motor 51 as a first door drive mechanism is driven to protrude the stage 35 and simultaneously the first door 4
By opening 0 and 40, the stage 35 on which the decorative body 34 is mounted is made to appear on the front side (S2). At this time, since the divided doors 1 and 2 (the second door) are closed, the appearance of the decorative body 34 cannot be seen from the front of the watch.

After the decorative body 34 appears, the divided doors 1,
2 (second door) is stored in the case 13 (S3). At this time, the decorative body 34 can be seen from the front side of the timepiece. Since the viewer does not show the movement of the first doors 40, 40, the scene has changed greatly when the split doors 1, 2 (the second door) are opened. You can give surprises and surprises as if you were.

After opening the divided doors 1 and 2 (second door),
In order to operate the decorative body 34, a decorative body driving mechanism (not shown) is driven to make the decorative body 34 perform a mechanism operation (S
4).

When the mechanism operation is completed, the driving device 2
0 to close the divided doors 1 and 2 (second door) (S
5).

After closing the split doors 1 and 2 (the second door), the motor 51 is driven to move the stage 35 backward, thereby closing the first doors 40 and 40 and moving the decorative body 34 into the unit. (S6). At this time, the split doors 1, 2
Since the (second door) is closed, the state in which the decorative body is stored cannot be seen from the front of the watch.

After the decorative body 34 is stored in the unit, the driving device 20 is driven again, and the divided doors 1 and 2 (second
Is opened (S7). At this time, the first
The outer walls 43 of the doors 40, 40 appear, and the outer walls 4
The mirror surface provided in 3 can be used as a mirror. In addition, since the viewer does not show the movement of the first doors 40, 40, the first doors 40, 40 may have any mechanism.
It is not understood whether or not 40 has appeared, so that it is possible to provide a scene change, and it is possible to give surprise and unexpectedness. still,
In the state as shown in FIG. 1, it waits until the next hour signal is input or a monitor switch signal is input. While waiting, split doors 1, 2
Since the (second door) is open, the clock can be used as a mirror for daily life by the mirror surface provided on the outer wall 43.

According to this specific example, when the stage 35 is protruded so that the first doors 40, 40 are changed from the closed state to the open state, the divided door 1 disposed in front of the first doors 40, 40 is provided. , 2 (the second door) is in the closed state, so that the first doors 40, 40 cannot be seen to open. Also,
So that the first doors 40, 40 are changed from the open state to the closed state,
When the stage 35 is stored, the divided doors 1 and 2 (second doors) arranged in front of the first doors 40 and 40 are in a closed state, and thus the first doors 40 and 40 are closed. Can not see.

According to this embodiment, the second door is divided into two doors 1 and 2 which slide left and right. However, the door is not structured so as to slide right and left. For example, the opening and closing door disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 4-259889 is disclosed. The mechanism may be used to represent a state in which a flower is blooming when the door is open, and conversely, to represent a state in which the door is closed when the door is closed. Further, it is not necessary to divide the second door, and the second door may be formed as a single plate. Furthermore, in this specific example, the first door is a double door, but the present invention is not limited to this, and it is possible to open and close by sliding left and right using a split door similar to the second door as in this specific example. There is also. In this case, the first
The door and the second door are provided with two opening and closing door mechanisms as shown in FIGS. Therefore, since both doors slide right and left to open and close, the apparatus can be made thin.

According to this embodiment, the stage 35 is protruded by the slide arm 47 and the first doors 40, 4
Although 0 is open, the stage may be protruded and the first door may be opened by rotating a worm wheel as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 5-1586. Further, it is not always necessary to protrude the stage. For example, the first door may be opened by a push rod as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 5-11091, and the decorative body may not protrude.

The karakuri unit 31 shown in FIG. 13 is of a type in which the decorative body 34 does not protrude, unlike the previous embodiment. Further, the first doors 40, 40 are opened and closed by a mechanism different from that of the previous specific example. However, such a door opening and closing mechanism is the same as that of Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 5-11091, and the description is omitted. The first doors 40, 40 are disposed in a closed state and inclined at about 45 degrees with respect to the front direction of the watch (the direction of the arrow in FIG. 13). First door 4
A mirror surface is formed on the inner walls 41, 41 and the outer walls 43, 43 of the reference numerals 0, 40, and a pair of clocks is provided near the mirror surfaces in the case 13 in the direction perpendicular to the front of the clock in the vicinity of the mirror surfaces. The bodies 50, 50 are installed.

Therefore, when the first doors 40, 40 are closed and viewed from the front of the watch, the clocks 50, 50 are shown on the outer walls 43, 43. Therefore, in a normal state, the second door (not shown) is open, so that the timepieces 50, 50 can be seen through the mirror surfaces of the outer walls 43, 43. In addition, as shown in FIG. 13, when the first doors 40, 40 are open, the outer walls 43, 43 also rotate, and thus, when the first doors are open, the clocks 50, 50 are opened.
The decorative body 34 stored in the unit 31 can be seen from the front side of the watch.
In the specific example, the upper part of the mechanism clock 100 is a clock body and the lower part is a mechanism, but it is also possible to integrate as shown in FIG.

According to this specific example, a mirror surface is formed on the inner wall 41 of the first doors 40, 40, and when the door is opened, the protruding decorative body is shown, but instead of the mirror surface, for example, As disclosed in JP-A-7-146381, a decorative body such as a doll may be attached to the inner wall of the door.

Further, according to this embodiment, the first door 40,
A picture is provided on the outer walls of the divided doors 1 and 2 (second door) with the outer wall of 40 being a mirror surface, and different pictures are provided on both the first doors 40 and 40 and the divided doors 1 and 2. Is also good. In some cases, only one of the first doors 40, 40 and the divided doors 1, 2 (second door) is provided with a pattern, and the other is not provided with a pattern. In some cases, the outer walls of the first doors 40, 40 are mirrored, and the divided doors 1, 2 are not provided with a pattern.

[0040]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mechanical mechanism in which a decorative body appears on the front side by opening the first door, and is arranged in front of the first door. A state in which the first door is opened so as to be visible from the front side, and a second door which is in a closed state so that the first door is not visible from the front side. After closing the second door, open the first door to make the decoration appear, and then
A control circuit for opening the second door is provided, and a pattern is formed on at least the first door or the second door.

Therefore, normally, the outer wall of the first door can be seen from the front side of the apparatus. For example, at a predetermined time such as the hour, the second door is closed once and the first door is moved to the front side of the apparatus. From the outside, and instead, the outer wall of the second door can be seen from the front side of the apparatus. Then, when you open the second door, you can see the scene of the eccentric decoration, and give the viewer the feeling of watching the stage, giving surprise and surprise .

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a karakuri apparatus in which a decorative body appears on the front side when the first door is opened, wherein the karakuri apparatus is arranged in front of the first door, and Is opened so that it can be seen from the front side, and
Has a second door that is in a closed state so that the door is invisible from the front side, and after closing the second door, the first door is opened to make the decorative body appear, A control circuit for opening the second door was provided, and the outer wall of the first door was made a mirror surface.

Therefore, during standby (in a normal state), the second door is open, so that the mechanism can be used as a mirror for daily life by the mirror provided on the outer wall of the first door. Alternatively, it is possible to project an object arranged inside the apparatus and to see the object from the front side of the apparatus.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a normal state (a time zone other than the hour or when a monitor switch is not pressed) according to a mechanical timepiece according to a specific example.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the timepiece according to the embodiment, showing a state when the hour is pressed or when a monitor switch is pressed, and showing a state in which a divided door (second door) is closed.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing a state in which the first door and the second door are opened and a decorative body appears in the mechanical timepiece according to this specific example.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a structure of a divided door (second door) of the present specific example, and is a front view in a state where the divided door (second door) is opened.

FIG. 5 is a view for explaining the structure of a divided door (second door) of this specific example, and is a front view in a state where the divided door (second door) is closed.

FIG. 6 is a view for explaining the structure of the split door (second door) of this specific example, and is a cross-sectional view showing the open / closed state of the split door.

FIG. 7 is a view for explaining the structure of the first door of this specific example, and is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the first door is closed.

FIG. 8 is a view for explaining a structure of a first door of the specific example, and is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the first door is opened.

9A is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 8, FIG. 9B is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 8, and FIG.
It is C sectional drawing.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation of protruding a stage.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing control of this specific example.

FIG. 12 is an exemplary view for explaining the flow of a series of operations in this specific example.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory view of a main part showing another specific example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 2 division door (2nd door) 3 1st control groove 4 2nd control groove 5 connecting tool 34 decoration 35 stage 40 1st door 50 clock

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A mechanical device in which a decorative body appears on the front side by opening a first door, wherein the decorative body is disposed in front of the first door, and the first door becomes visible from the front side. And a second door which is closed so that the first door is invisible from the front side, and the first door is closed after the second door is closed. And a control circuit for opening the second door, wherein a pattern is formed on at least the first door or the second door. 2. A karakuri apparatus in which a decorative body appears on the front side by opening a first door, wherein the apparatus is arranged in front of the first door, and the first door becomes visible from the front side. And a second door which is closed so that the first door is invisible from the front side, and the first door is closed after the second door is closed. A control circuit for opening the second door to open the decorative body, and thereafter opening the second door, wherein an outer wall of the first door has a mirror surface.