TW200924829A - Human figure interactive toy - Google Patents

Abstract

A human figure interactive toy is provided. The interactive toy comprises a processor, a storage unit, and a head portion. The head portion is hollow and includes a face portion. The face portion includes a sensor disposed inside thereof, which is used for detecting human touch to the face portion, thus sending signals to the processor. If the interactive toy is playing an audio file, in response to the signals from the sensor, the processor stop playing the current audio file and select another audio file to play.

Description

200924829, invention description: [Technical field to which the invention pertains] The present invention relates to an interactive toy, an interactive toy for the user's movements. U and - can be sensed to make [previous technology] toys because of a certain education for children's like, with the development of technology, the use of parents and Ο 融合 fusion of various advanced technology toys, launched for the children's toy manufacturers And listening, , ",, children k for a realistic visual effect "money. However, due to children of different ages: children with smaller ages may not be able to distinguish between left and four colors, so Toys needs to introduce different toys for children of different ages, increasing the cost of toy manufacturers. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A primary object of the present invention is to provide a humanoid interactive toy having a sensing unit placed in a face thereof, the sensing unit being triggered when the user taps or touches the face, so that the toy Performing the reservation to stay, making the humanoid interactive toy easy for users of different ages to operate and providing fun for the user. In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a toy, including a place = early 7C, a storage unit and a head, the head is a hollow casing, and has a face-like face portion, and the inner side of the shell wall corresponding to the face portion is covered with a sensing unit for sensing the user The face and the action send a signal to the processing unit, and when the audio file is played, the processing unit stops the playing after receiving the signal of the sensing unit. Sound 7 200924829 - Frequency file and play another audio file. • The invented interactive toy has a sensing unit placed in its face that is triggered when the user taps or touches the face, thereby The toy performs a predetermined operation, so that the humanoid interactive toy is convenient for users of different ages to operate and provide fun for the user. [Embodiment] Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a perspective view of a humanoid interactive toy 1〇〇 according to the present invention. The interactive toy has a human-like appearance, including a main body 2〇〇, a skull head 300, a left arm 600, a right arm 700, a left leg 800, and a right leg 9〇〇. The main body 200 serves as the interactive toy 100. The body 3, the left arm 600, the right arm 700, the left leg 800, and the right leg 900 are all connected to the main body 2. Please also refer to FIG. 2' for a perspective view of the head 300. The head 300 includes a face 310, a cap 320 and a neck 330. The cap 320 is coupled to the top of the face 310. The neck 330 is coupled to the bottom of the face 31〇 for attaching the head 300 to The main body is 2〇〇. ❹ Please also refer to Figure 3' An exploded view of the face 310. The face 310 includes a housing 340, a left ear 350, a right ear 360, a telescoping mechanism 370, a PCB board 380, a flaky left face sensor 390, and a right face sensor 400. The left ear 340 and the right ear 350 are respectively connected to the left and right sides of the housing 340. The telescopic mechanism 370, the PCB board 380, the left face sensor 390, and the right face sensor 400 are disposed on the housing 340. Please refer to FIG. 4 as a plan view of the housing 340. The housing 340 is hollow and has a shape of a half egg shell, and includes a telescopic hole 341 and a neck through hole 342. A left ear mounting portion 343 and a right ear mounting 8 200924829 portion 344. The telescopic hole 341 is located in a through hole in the front casing wall of the casing 340, and the neck connecting hole 342 is a through hole substantially located on the rear casing wall of the casing 340. The left ear attachment portion 343 and the right ear attachment portion 344 are respectively protruded outwardly from the outer surfaces of the shell walls on both sides of the face portion 310, and are substantially in the shape of a truncated cone. The housing 340 has two recessed portions 345, 346 recessed in the inner surface of the housing wall. The corresponding recessed portions 345, 346 are thinner than the other portions of the housing 340, respectively. The 390 and the right face sensor 400 have substantially the same contours. The flaky left face sensor 390 and the right face sensor 400 are closely attached to the recessed portions 345, 346 by glue or other connection. The left ear 350 includes a bracket 351, a left ear sensor 352 and a side cover 353. The bracket 351 is detachably coupled to the left ear mounting portion 343 by a mechanical snap, and the flaky left ear sensor passes Gluing or other connection is closely attached to the inner side surface of the side cover 353. The side cover 353 is detachably connected to the bracket by mechanical snapping. The right ear 360 includes a bracket 361, a right ear. The sensor 362 and the side cover 363, the right ear 360 has the same connection as the left ear 35A' is not mentioned here. Please also refer to FIG. 5, which is a perspective view of the telescopic mechanism 37A. The telescopic mechanism 370 includes a bracket 371, a moving portion 372 to electrically fix the bracket Μ to the inner side of the housing 340, and includes a cover body 371b. The cover body 371a is connected to the support portion, and forms a receiving space for receiving the moving portion 372. The support portion 371b has an elongated slot 375, and the cover body 37 A d has a thin length of 200924829. Slot 377. The motor 373 has a threaded motor shaft 376 that is secured to the bracket 371 for driving the moving portion 372. Please refer to FIG. 6 as an exploded view of the moving portion 372. The moving portion 372 includes a sliding shaft 378, a sliding sleeve 379, a protruding member 410, and a spring 420. Please refer to FIG. 7 as a perspective view of the sliding shaft 378. The sliding shaft 378 is a cylinder comprising a flanged stop 430, a guiding rib 440 and a threaded bore 450. The stopping portion 430 is adjacent to one end of the sliding shaft 378. The guiding rib 440 protrudes from the cylindrical surface of the sliding shaft 378 from the end of the sliding shaft 378 away from the stopping portion 430 along the sliding shaft 378. The axis direction extends until it terminates at the stop 430. The threaded hole 450 extends from the end of the sliding shaft 378 away from the stopping portion 430 along the axis of the sliding shaft 378 for receiving the motor shaft 376 of the motor 373. Please refer to FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 simultaneously, which is a perspective view of the sliding sleeve 379. The sliding sleeve 379 includes a large end 460, a small end 470, a receiving hole 480, a guiding slot 490, an expansion slot 500, and two guiding posts 510. The large end 460 is a rotating body having two parallel first end faces 461 and a second end face 462. The small end 470 is a cylinder projecting from the second end face 462 and extending along the axis of the large end 460. The receiving hole 480 is a through hole extending along the axis of the large end 460 and penetrating the large end 460 and the small end 470. The guide groove 490 is recessed in the surface of the receiving hole 480 and extends in the axial direction of the receiving hole 480. The expansion slot 500 extends from the first end surface 461 along the axis of the large end 460 until the second end surface 462 200924829 penetrates to form two receiving holes 463, 464. The two guides 510 are cylinders projecting from the circumferential surface of the revolving body of the large end 460 and are distributed at 180 degrees. Please refer to FIG. 10 as a perspective view of the protruding member 410. The extension member 410 is a revolving body that includes an inner bore 411 extending in the axial direction of the projection member 410. The projecting member 410 further includes two pairs of long elastic pieces 412 and two pairs of short elastic pieces 413 which are divergently projecting from the edge of the inner hole 411. The two pairs of long elastic pieces 412 are symmetrically distributed at 180 degrees and have a hook portion 414. The two pairs of short shrapnels 413 are symmetrically distributed at 180 degrees and have hook portions 415. When the moving portion 372 is assembled, the spring 420 is first placed in the inner hole 411 of the extending member 410. The sliding shaft 378 is then passed through the receiving hole 480 of the sliding sleeve 379. At this time, the guiding rib 440 is received in the guiding groove 490 of the sliding sleeve 379. The sliding shaft 378 contacts the sliding sleeve 379 due to the stopping portion 430 thereof. The first end face 461 of the large end 460 is supported. Then, the pair of long elastic pieces 412 of the protruding member 410 are received in the receiving holes 463, 464 of the sliding sleeve 379. At this time, the hook portion 414 of the long elastic piece 412 contacts the second end surface 462 of the sliding sleeve 379. The short elastic piece 413 of the protruding member 410 abuts against the first end surface 461. The pair of long elastic pieces 412 are in a divergent shape, and are received by the receiving holes 463 and 464 to be substantially paralleled by a certain pressure, so that the sliding sleeve 379 does not overlap with the protruding piece without external force. 410 separation. Further, after the projecting member 410 is coupled to the sliding sleeve 379, the spring 420 received in the inner hole 411 is pressed by the sliding shaft 378 to be in a compressed state. When the telescopic mechanism 370 is assembled, the two guiding posts 510 of the sliding sleeve 379 are respectively received in the elongated slot 377 of the cover 371a and the elongated slot 375 ' of the supporting portion 11 200924829 * 371b and the motor shaft of the motor 373 The 376 is received in the threaded hole 450 of the 'Moon #378, thereby constituting the sliding screw nut structure. That is, after the two guiding branches 510 are received in the elongated slot 375 and the elongated slot 377, "the motion 372 has only one translational freedom, so that when the motor shaft 376 rotates, the moving portion 372 extends along the elongated slot 374. The linear movement of the telescopic hole 341 visually gives the user the interactive toy 100 $ "nose, elongated or shortened. An external force acts on the protruding member 410. If the humanoid interactive toy 1 跌 falls from a southerly position such that the protruding member 410 collides with the ground, the protruding member 〇1 pushes the sliding sleeve 379 along the sliding The shaft 378 moves and compresses the bomb 420' to convert the energy acting on the protrusion 410 during the collision into the elastic potential energy of the spring 420, thereby reducing the protrusion 41 or the telescopic mechanism 370 is damaged. probability. Please also refer to FIG. 11 as an exploded view of the cap 320. The cap 320 includes a base 321, an upper light guiding portion 322, and a lower light guiding portion 323. The upper light guiding portion 322 is connected to the base body 321, and the lower light guiding portion 323 is connected to the upper light guiding portion 322. The base 321 is a hollow, thin-walled housing that is open at one end and has a generally parabolic profile and a generally circular opening end 324. The upper light guiding portion 322 is a hollow thin-walled housing that is open at both ends and is made of a light-guiding material having a substantially frustum-shaped outline having a small open end 325 and a large open end 326. The small open end 325 is mated with the open end 324 of the base 321 . The lower light guiding portion 323 is a hollow thin-walled casing that is open at both ends, and is made of a light-guiding material, and has a substantially cone-shaped 12200924829-like profile having a large open end 327 and a small open end 328. And a bracket portion 329. The large open end 327 is coupled to the large open end 326 of the upper light guiding portion 322. The bracket portion 329 extends inwardly from the inner surface of the lower wall of the lower light guiding portion 323, and a light emitting member is fixed on the bracket 329. In the embodiment, the light emitting device is an LED lamp 520. The light emitted by the LED lamp 520 can be led out through the upper light guiding portion 322 and the lower light guiding portion 323 to form a light ring surrounding the base body 321 . Please refer to both FIG. 12 and FIG. 13, which are exploded views of the left arm 600 and the right arm 700, respectively. The right arm 700 includes an arm body 710 and a right hand 720. One end of the arm body 710 is connected to the main body 200, and the other end is connected to the right hand 720. The right hand 720 includes a hand skeleton 730 and a skeleton sleeve 740. The two sides of the hand skeleton 730 are respectively fixed with a sheet-shaped right hand sensor 750 and a light emitting member (not shown). In the embodiment, the light is emitted. The pieces are LED lights. The skeleton sleeve 740 is made of a transparent or translucent material and has a certain elasticity, which is hollow and open at one end, and is fitted over the hand skeleton 730 to wrap the hand skeleton 730. Light from the LED light of the right hand 720 can pass through the skeleton sleeve 740. The left arm 600 has the same configuration as the right arm 700. The left arm 600 includes a left hand 620. The left hand 620 includes a skeleton 630 and a skeleton sleeve 640. The two sides of the skeleton sleeve 640 are respectively fixed with a sheet shape. Left hand sensor 650 and LED lights (not shown). Please refer to FIG. 14 , which is a hardware architecture diagram of the interactive toy 100. The interactive toy 100 includes a central processing unit 101 and a memory connected to the central unit 13 and the memory unit (7) 1 and located on the PCB 380. The voice recognition unit, the motor drive unit 1〇4, and the light sensing The device 1〇5 is connected to the central processing unit, and the left hand sensor 650, the right hand sensor 750, the left ear sensor 352, the right ear sensor 362, the left face sensor 390 and the right face. Sensor 400. The memory 102 stores problem audio files, response audio files, and story audio slots. The problem audio file is used to ask a question to the user, and the story audio file is used to output the story to the user. The left hand sensor 650, the right hand sensor 750, the left ear sensor 352, the right ear sensor 362, the left face sensor 390, and the right face sensor 400 may be pressure sensors or touch senses. The detector is configured to sense a user's action on the interactive toy 100 to transmit an input signal to the central processing unit 101, and the central processing unit 101 performs a corresponding action based on the received input signal. For example, the input signals generated by the left ear sensor 352 and the right ear sensor 362 are used to adjust the volume, and the input signals generated by the left face sensor 390 and the right face sensor 400 are used for audio playback control. . When the interactive toy 100 plays the audio cassette, if the left ear feeling is triggered, then 兮;t, 曰, " then the left ear sensor 352 sends a signal to the central processing unit to adjust the processing unit 1〇1 The interactive toy plays the sound of the audio file. When the right ear sensor 362 is triggered, the volume of the interactive toy 1 〇〇 曰 楼 被 is turned down. The user can tap the side cover 353 or 363 ' to trigger the left ear sensor 352 or the right ear sensor 362' to facilitate operation and provide the user with fun. When the interactive toy is playing an audio file, when the left face sensor 39〇200924829 or the right face sensor 400 is triggered, the left face sensor 390 or the right face sensor 400 sends a signal to The central processing unit 101, if the story audio file is being played, the central processing unit 101 selects the previous or next story audio file of the story audio file being played, so that the interactive toy 100 starts playing another story; When the problem audio file is played, the central processing unit 101 selects the previous or next question audio file of the problem audio file being played, so that the interactive toy 1 starts to ask the user another question. For the convenience of the user, when the interactive toy 100 plays the audio file in the memory 102, if the ambient light brightness is lower than a predetermined value, the light sensor 105 sends a signal to the central processing unit 101. The central processing unit 101 controls the LED lamp 520 of the head 300 to continue to emit light for a predetermined time, thereby forming a halo surrounding the head 300. When the interactive toy 100 does not play the audio file, if the brightness of the ambient light is lower than a predetermined value, and the central processing unit 101 receives the signal of the left ear sensor 352 or the right ear sensor 362, the process The unit 101 controls the LED lamp 520 of the head 300 to continue to emit light for a predetermined time. When the interactive toy 100 plays the question audio file or the story audio file in the memory 102, the central processing unit 101 controls according to the transmitted signal of the voice recognition unit 103, the left hand sensor 650 or the right hand sensor 750. The moving portion 372 of the telescopic mechanism 370 is extended or retracted to provide fun to the user. In the present embodiment, each question audio file gives two options for the user to select, the two options respectively corresponding to the left hand sensor 650 and the right hand sense 15 200924829 detector 750, each option and one response Corresponding to the audio files, each of the response audio files corresponds to a state of motion of the moving member 372 of the telescopic mechanism 370, that is, extended or retracted. The correspondence between the above-mentioned problem audio file options, the left-hand sensor 650 and the right-hand sensor 750, the response audio file, and the motion state of the moving portion 372 is recorded in a correspondence table, and the central processing unit 101 according to the correspondence The table performs related operations. The table below shows a part of the correspondence table and records the correspondence corresponding to the option of a question audio file A. Question audio file option sensor response audio file motion status problem audio file A option 1 left hand sensor 650 response audio file A1 motion section 372 extended question audio file A option 2 right hand sensor 750 response audio file A2 motion section 372 After the audio file is played, the central processing unit 101 controls the LED lights of the left hand 620 and the LED lights of the right hand 720 to continue to emit light for a predetermined time, for example, for 5 seconds. The LED light of the left hand 620 and the LED light of the right hand 720 can emit monochromatic light of the same color, and can also emit monochromatic light of different colors. Of course, in order to attract the attention of the user, especially a younger user, such as a child aged 3-5, the LED lights of the left hand 620 and the right hand 720 can be controlled to blink at the same or different frequencies. If the left-hand sensor 650 or the right-hand sensor 750 is triggered within the predetermined time, the left-hand sensor 650 or the right-hand sensor 750 is triggered to send a signal to the central processing unit 101, the central processing unit 101 16 200924829 plays a corresponding response audio file according to the correspondence table, so that the user knows whether the selection made by himself is correct, and controls the moving part 372 to extend or retract according to the correspondence table to visually give the user, Especially for younger children, leaving the impression that the "nose" of the interactive toy 100 is elongated or shortened provides more fun for the user. The following table exemplifies the situation in which the interactive toy 100 plays a question audio file aOOl to interact with the user. Audio file Text Problem audio file aOOl When you are alone at home, there is a stranger knocking on the door, open the door for him or not open the door for him? (The LED of the left hand 620 and the LED of the right hand 720 are illuminated) Respond to the audio file b001 (the left hand sensor 650 is triggered, the extension 410 is extended) Open the door for him? If you are not at home, you can't open a door to a stranger when you are not at home. Be sure to remember you. In response to the audio file b002 (the right hand sensor 750 is triggered, the extension 410 is indented) does not open the door for him? Yes, when adults are not at home, they can't open doors to strangers. It's so smart! When the story audio file is played, if the interactive toy 100 outputs a specific utterance sentence, such as 哎 ' 'I have said to the person again, and the statement indicating that the interactive toy 100 is doing something wrong, the voice recognition unit 1 〇 3 recognizes The particular statement sends a signal to the central processing unit 101, which controls the extension 410 of the telescoping mechanism 370 to extend. When the interactive toy outputs a specific sentence, such as "I recognize my mistake" and the like, indicating that the interactive toy 100 "recognizes" the wrong sentence, the central processing unit 101 controls the extension of the telescopic mechanism 370. The piece 410 is indented. The specific statement of the output of the interactive toy 100 described above is based on the development of the storyline 17 200924829, and the extension or indentation of the protruding member 41〇 is used for cooperation and support = the clearing, that is, the development 'in the senses The user provides more fun for the user by extending or shortening the nose of the interactive toy. The following table ή The f-action audio file soqj^j situation text

Story sound frequency file S001 I tell the story - a story I personally experienced. A long time ago, I lost my way in a forest, tired and hungry. Suddenly, I saw a ^, the wooden house was open, and I went in. There is a table in the wooden house. The table is full of delicious food. I tasted the food. It was too hot and not good. At this time, from the outside, the test came in - only the bear, it actually said: the food outside, but not the food at home is delicious. Then I woke up, huh: This is just a dream for me. Oops, I lied to people again (extending out 410), don't lie, or the nose will grow longer. [Simplified illustration of the figure Figure 1 is a perspective view of the humanoid interactive toy of the present invention. 2 is a perspective view of the head of the humanoid interactive toy shown in FIG. 1. Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the face of the head shown in Fig. 2. 4 is a plan view of the housing of the face shown in FIG. 3. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the telescopic mechanism of the face shown in Fig. 3; Fig. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing the moving portion of the telescopic mechanism shown in Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the sliding shaft of the telescopic mechanism shown in Fig. 5. Figure 8 is a perspective view of the sliding sleeve of the telescopic mechanism of Figure $; Figure 9 is another perspective view of the sliding sleeve of the telescopic mechanism shown in Figure 5 18 200924829

Figure 10 is a perspective view of the extension of the telescopic mechanism of Figure 5. Figure 11 is an exploded view of the cap of the head shown in Figure 2. Figure 12 is an exploded view of the left arm of the humanoid interactive toy shown in Figure 1. Figure 13 is an exploded view of the right arm of the humanoid interactive toy shown in Figure 1. 14 is a hardware architecture diagram of the humanoid interactive toy shown in FIG. 1. [Main component symbol description] Humanoid interactive toy 100

Central Processing Unit 101 Memory 102 Speech Recognition Unit 103 Motor Drive Unit 104 Light Sensor 105 Body 200 300 310 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 Head Face Hat Base Light Guide Lower Light Guide Open End Small Open End Open end large open end 327 19

200924829 Small open end bracket part neck housing telescopic hole neck through hole left ear mounting part right ear mounting part recessed part recessed part left ear bracket left ear sensor side cover right ear bracket right ear sensing side cover telescopic Mechanism bracket cover support moving part motor 328 329 330 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 350 351 352 353 360 361 362 363 370 371 371a 371b 372 373 20

200924829 Elongated slot motor shaft elongated slot sliding shaft sliding sleeve PCB board left face sensor right face sensor extension piece inner hole long spring piece short spring piece hook part hook part spring stop part guide rib threaded hole big end first end face second end Small end receiving hole guide groove 375 376 377 379 380 390 400 410 410 411 412 413 414 415 420 430 440 450 460 461 462 470 480 490 21 200924829

Expansion slot 500 Guide post 510 LED light 520 Left arm 600 Left hand 620 Hand skeleton 630 Skeleton sleeve 640 Left hand sensor 650 Right arm 700 Arm body 710 Right hand 720 Hand skeleton 730 Skeleton sleeve 740 Right hand sensor 750 Left leg 800 Right Leg 900 22

Claims (1)

200924829 X. Patent application scope: 1. A humanoid interactive toy capable of playing an audio file, comprising a processing unit, a storage unit and a head, the head being a hollow shell and having a face-like face The improvement of the part is: the inner surface of the shell wall corresponding to the face portion is covered with a sensing unit for sensing the action of the user on the face, thereby transmitting a signal to the processing unit, playing the audio When the file receives the signal of the sensing unit, the processing unit stops the audio file being played and plays another audio file. 2. The humanoid interactive toy according to claim 1, wherein the sensing unit is a sheet-shaped pressure sensor. 3. The humanoid interactive toy according to claim 1, wherein the sensing unit is a sheet-shaped touch sensor. 4. The humanoid interactive toy according to claim 2, wherein the inner side surface of the shell wall corresponding to the face portion has a concave portion, and the sensing unit is closely attached to the recessed portion. twenty three