Patent Publication Number: US-2004058787-A1

Title: Striking type of entertainment performance apparatus with reactive sound-light

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION  
       [0001] 1. Field of the Invention  
       [0002] The present invention relates to a striking type of entertainment performance apparatus with reactive sound-light, especially to an apparatus incorporated with sports, such as aerobic exercise, dancing, boxing and the like, in which the performer may hit the striking module to match the musical sound and rhythm so that the reactive module can respond with projection, twinkling, movement or rotation through various lamplight devices to create sensual special effect of surrounding.  
       [0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art  
       [0004] In a fast explosive society of information, human life has become tight and tense due to the frequent business activity, therefore there is increasingly needed on leisure activity as well as the diversity of leisure activity. People spend times in many activities to ease the pressure and adjust themselves, some people work out in the gym, some people practice aerobic exercise or boxing, some people sing with the karaoke, and some people play video game.  
       [0005] This is especially good for preventing young generation from being misguided. However, prevalent TV game dancing pad is a game play interactively with a TV screen that user can only passively follow the instruction to react with lack of independence and can hardly satisfy teenager for a very short period of time. Accordingly, the inventor considers to combine music with changeable sound-light effect into sports such as aerobic exercise, dancing or boxing to achieve the invention that can not only consume lots of energy but also easily cope with the eager of performing.  
       [0006] In the official gazette of ROC utility model patent No.190933, it disclosed an improved drum structure with light controlled effect comprising: a microphone and a signal comparator provided inside a drum; a plurality of light emitting diodes and corresponding drivers provided at the center of diaphragm inside the drum and connected to each other; in which the sound pressure generated by striking the diaphragm can be amplified through the microphone, and the signal comparator can produce a control signal when an acoustic-pressure exceeds a prescribed level so as to trigger the LED driver, which then drives the plurality of light emitting diodes to twinkle, while the louder the sound generated the longer the LED may twinkle and increase the sound-light effect during the performance.  
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION  
       [0007] An object of present invention is to provide a striking type of interactive entertainment performance apparatus with reactive sound-light.  
       [0008] To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a striking type of entertainment performance apparatus with reactive sound-light comprising: a striking module provided on the lower part for interacting with the player, with a plurality of striking trigger regions provided on a striking face; a plurality of striking transmission portion that spin or swing intentionally accompany with an applied force, and a plurality of sensors buried in the striking transmission portion. The present invention further provides accessories such as a support, a sliding track, a lamplight reactive module, a circuit, and a playback apparatus and details as follows. The support includes a first portion with its top end attached to an upper portion and a second portion with a frame pivoted on its bottom end, wherein a driving motor is provided in the first portion to control the spin of the second portion, while a driving motor is provided in the second portion to control a tilt angle of a frame by a plurality of chain strings, and a sliding groove is provided inside the frame. The sliding track includes at its upper end a horizontal pivot, which is slidable along the tilt angle of the frame, provided in the sliding groove inside the frame, while a driving motor is provided in the sliding track to drive the lower end of the sliding track for clockwise/counterclockwise rotation about radial direction.  
       [0009] The lamplight reactive module hung at the lower end of the sliding track via a plurality of steel cable, includes:  
       [0010] a plurality of lamplight reactive regions, for response by using a plurality of sensors in a plurality of lamplight device corresponding to the striking trigger regions of the striking module; and a plurality of transmission reaction regions, for response by using a plurality of sensors in a plurality of lamplight device and a plurality of driving; motors corresponding to the striking transmission region of the striking module. Said circuit includes a plurality of leads connected to a plurality of sensors in the striking module, and is electrically connected to a plurality of lamplight devices in the lamplight reactive module and the driving motor via one terminal of the controlling device. With the striking type of entertainment performance apparatus with reactive sound-light, the performer may hit the striking module to match the musical sound and rhythm so that the reactive module can respond with projection, twinkling, movement or rotation through various lamplight device to create sensual special effect of surrounding.  
     
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS  
     [0011] The above and other objects, features, and advantages of present invention will become more apparent from the detailed description in conjunction with the following drawings:  
     [0012]FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing the in-use state of a striking type of entertainment performance apparatus with reactive sound-light of the present invention.  
     [0013]FIG. 2 is a front view of a striking module of the present invention.  
     [0014]FIG. 3 is a side view of FIG. 2.  
     [0015]FIG. 4 is a front view of a lamplight reactive module of the present invention.  
     [0016]FIG. 5 is a side view of FIG. 4.  
     [0017]FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing the circuit controlled state of the striking type of entertainment performance apparatus with reactive sound-light of the present invention. 
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION  
     [0018] First, referring to FIG. 1 and compared FIG. 1 with FIGS.  2 - 6 , the striking type of entertainment performance apparatus with reactive sound-light  1  of the present invention, comprising:  
     [0019] a striking module  10 , including in a personification manner a head portion  11 , two arm portions  12 , body portion  13  and a fixture stand  14 , which is fixed via said stand  14  to the lower part for interacting with the player; a plurality of striking trigger regions  131   a , 131   b ,  132 ,  133   a ,  133   b ,  133   c ,  133   d ,  134   a ,  134   b  and the like provided on the striking face of the body portion  13 , a plurality of sensors provided at the interior of the body portion  13 ; a plurality of striking transmission regions provided on the head portion  11  and the arm portions  12 , for example, forcing the outside ends of the head portion  11  and the arm portions  12  to spin intentionally around radial direction upon striking, and forcing the inside ends of the arm portions  12  to swing upward/downward intentionally accompany with the applied force; and a plurality of sensors S 1 , S 2 , S 3 , S 4   a , S 4   a ′, S 5   a , S 5   a ′, S 5   b , S 5   b ′ buried in the striking transmission portions  111 ,  112 ,  113 ,  121   a ,  121   b , as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2;  
     [0020] a support  20 , including a first portion  20   a  with its top end attached to an upper portion and a second portion  20   b  with a frame  21  pivoted on its bottom end, wherein a driving motor M 1   a  is provided in the first portion for responding with the sensor S 1  corresponding to the striking transmission region  111  of the striking module  10  so as to control the spin of the second portion, while a driving motor M 1  is provided in the second layer for responding with the sensors S 9   a , S 9   b  corresponding to the trigger striking regions  134   a ,  134   b  of the striking module  10  so as to control the tilt angle of the frame by driving a plurality of chain strings, and a sliding groove is provided inside the frame;  
     [0021] a sliding track  30 , including at its upper end a horizontal pivot  31 , which is slidable along the tilt angle of the frame  21 , provided in the sliding groove  23  inside the frame  21 , while a driving motor M 2  is provided in the sliding track  30  for responding with the sensor S 2  corresponding to the striking transmission region  112  of the striking module  10  to drive the lower end  30   a  of the sliding track for clockwise/counterclockwise rotation about radial direction;  
     [0022] a lamplight reactive module  40 , hung at the lower end  30   a  of the sliding track via a plurality of steel cable  40   a , capable of rotating along the lower portion  30   a  of the sliding track; similar to the striking module, the lamplight reactive module  40  including a head portion  41  and two arm portions  42  that are reactive transmission regions, and a chest portion  43  and a skirt stand  44  that are reactive trigger regions; the head portion  41  provided with a spherical hive-lamp  411 , for responding to sensor S 3  corresponding to the striking transmission region  113  of the striking module by using a driving motor M 3 ; the two arm portions  42  each provided with a hemispherical hive-lamps  421 ,  421 ′, for responding to sensor S 4   a , S 4   a ′ corresponding to the striking transmission region  121   a ,  121   b  of the striking module by using a driving motor M 4 , M 4 ′ so as to drive the hive-lamps  421 ,  421 ′ for clockwise/counterclockwise rotation about radial direction; the internal end of two arm portions  42 ,  42 ′, for responding to sensors S 5   a , S 5   a ′, S 5   b , S 5   b ′ corresponding to the internal end of the striking transmission regions  121   a ,  121   b  in the striking module  10  by using driving motors M 5 , M 5 ′ so as to drive two arm portions  42 ,  42 ′ for vertical swing; the chest portion  43  of the reactive region provided with a plurality of flash lamps  431 , for responding the sensors S 6   a , S 6   b  of the striking trigger regions  131   a ,  131   b  of the striking module  10  with twinkling lamplight; the skirt portion  44  of the transmission region provided with a plurality of stage light  441 , for responding to sensors S 8   a , S 8   b , S 8   c , S 8   d  corresponding to the striking trigger regions  133   a ,  133   b ,  133   c ,  133   d  in the striking module  10 ; and the skirt portion provided with a projection light  442  in it center, for responding to sensor S 7  of the striking trigger region  132  in the striking module;  
     [0023] a circuit  50 , including a plurality of leads connected to a plurality of sensors S 1 , S 2 , S 3 , S 4   a , S 4   a ′, S 5   a , S 5   a ′, S 5   b , S 5   b ′, S 6   a , S 6   b , S 7 , S 8   a , S 8   b , S 8   c , S 8   d , S 9   a , S 9   b  in the striking module  10 , and electrically connected to the support  20 , the sliding track  30 , a plurality of driving motors M 1   a,  M 1 , M 2 , M 3 , M 4 , M 4 ′, M 5 , M 5 ′, and the hive-lamps  411 ,  421 ,  421 ′, the flash light  431 , a plurality of stage light  441  and projection light  442  of the plurality of lamplight device in the lamplight reactive module  40  via the terminal of the controlling device  51 ; furthermore, a playback apparatus (conventionally know and is not shown in the figure) provided for playback of music loaded in the recording medium at appropriate place.  
     [0024] According to present invention, the interaction between the striking module  10  and the reactive module  40  can be described by means of a table given below:  
                                  Striking module                                 Regions           Reactive module                                     being       Com-           Time       struck   Sensor   mand   Response   Reaction   delayed               Striking   S1 is ON   Output   Motor M1a   Second   Delayed       region 111       pulses   is ON   layer of   behind by                       the   0.5˜4                       support is   seconds                       spinning       Striking   S2 is ON   Output   Motor M2   Sliding   Delayed       region       pulses   is ON   track   behind by       112               rotates   0.5˜4                       clock/   seconds                       counter-                       clockwise       Striking   S3 is ON   Output   Motor M3   Hive-lamp   Delayed       region 113       pulses   &amp; hive-   411 is ON   behind by                   lamp 411   and   0.5˜4                   are ON   rotates   seconds                       clock/                       counter-                       clockwise       Striking   S4a is ON   Output   Motor M4   Hive-lamp   Delayed       region       pulses   &amp; hive-   421 is ON   behind by       121a           lamp 421   and   0.5˜4       (horizontal           are ON   rotates   seconds       position)               clock/                       counter-                       clockwise       Striking   S4a′ is ON   Output   Motor M4′   Hive-lamp   Delayed       region       pulses   &amp; hive-   421′ is ON   behind by       121b           lamp 421′   and   0.5˜4       (right arm           are ON   rotates   seconds       is in               clock/       horizontal               counter       position)               clockwise       Striking   S5a &amp; S4a   Output   Motors   Hive-lamp   Delayed       region   are ON   pulses   M5, M4   421 is   behind by       121a           and hive-   ON/upward   0.5˜4       (left arm           lamp 421   position   seconds       is in           are ON   and       upward               rotates       position)               clock/                       counter-                       clockwise       Striking   S5a′ &amp;   Output   Motors   Hive-lamp   Delayed       region   S4a′ are   pulses   M5′, M4′   421′ is   behind by       121b   ON       and hive-   ON/upward   0.5˜4       (right arm           lamp 421′   position   seconds       is in           are ON   and       upward               rotates       position)               clock/                       counter-                       clockwise       Striking   S5b &amp; S4a   Output   Motors   Hive-lamp   Delayed       region   are ON   pulses   M5, M4   421 is   behind by       121a           and hive-   ON/down-   0.5˜4       (left arm           lamp 421   ward   seconds       is in           are ON   position       downward               and       position)               rotates                       clock/                       counter-                       clockwise       Striking   S5b′ &amp;   Output   Motors   Hive-lamp   Delayed       region   S4a′ are   pulses   M5′, M4′   421′ is   behind by       121b   ON       and hive-   ON/down-   0.5˜4       (right arm           lamp 421′   ward   seconds       is in           are ON   position       downward               and       position)               rotates                       clock/                       counter-                       clockwise       Striking   S6a ON   Output   Flash   Flash   Delayed       region       pulses   lamp 431   lamp 431   behind by       131a           is ON   is   0.5˜4                       twinkling   seconds       Striking   S6b ON   Output   Flash   Flash   Delayed       region       pulses   lamp 431   lamp 431   behind by       131b           is ON   is   0.5˜4                       twinkling   seconds       Striking   S7 ON   Output   Projection   Projection   Delayed       region 132       pulses   lamp 442   lamp 442   behind by                   is ON   is ON   0.5˜4                           seconds       Striking   S8a ON   Output   Stage   Stage   Delayed       region       pulses   lamp 441   lamp 411   behind by       133a           is ON   is ON   0.5˜4                           seconds       Striking   S8b ON   Output   Stage   Stage   Delayed       region       pulses   lamp 441   lamp 441   behind by       133b           is ON   is ON   0.5˜4                           seconds       Striking   S8c ON   Output   Stage   Stage   Delayed       region       pulses   lamp 441   lamp 441   behind by       133c           is ON   is ON   0.5˜4                           seconds       Striking   S8d ON   Output   Stage   Stage   Delayed       region       pulses   lamp 441   lamp 441   behind by       133d           is ON   is ON   0.5˜4                           seconds       Striking   S9a ON   Output   Motor M1   Frame 21   Delayed       region       pulses   is ON   tilts to the   behind by       134a               right;   0.5˜4                       sliding   seconds                       track                       slides to                       the right       Striking   S9b ON   Output   Motor M1   Frame 21   Delayed       region       pulses   is ON   tilts to the   behind by       134b               left;   0.5˜4                       sliding   seconds                       track                       slides to                       the left                  
 
     [0025] The striking type of entertainment performance apparatus with reactive sound-light  1  of the present invention is suitable to be used in places such as gyms, dancing hall, entertainment store, cabin for karaoke, pub and family studio, the performer may hit on different part of the striking portion in the striking module to match the musical sound and rhythm so that the reactive module can respond with projection, twinkling, movement or rotation through various lamplight device to create sensual special effect of surrounding. Furthermore as shown in FIG. 1, since the reactive module  40  is hung at the lower end  30   a  of the sliding track via a plurality of steel cable  40   a , when the driving motor M 2  of the sliding track  30  rotates, the reactive module  40  can revolve around the sliding track while spinning, rotate along a taper trace due to the centrifugal force, and incorporate with a focused projection light  442  of other light apparatus to achieve a splendid stage effect.  
     [0026] According to present invention, it is possible to make the striking module  10  and the lamplight reactive module  40  in personification, animalification, animation, separate the lamp device or abstract manner, the lower stand  14  of the striking module  10  may include an adjustable post  141  for fixing and adjusting the height of the stand via a lock member  142  and a joint member  143  provided on the upper part of the adjustable post  141  for adjusting the tilt angle of the striking module  10 , thus, one can adjust striking module  10  to a upright position for striking or a tilt position for drum playing.  
     [0027] Above described are preferred embodiments of the invention but not intended to be the limit of the invention; it should be understood that one may replace the lampshade of the reactive lamplight apparatus with one having different pattern, or installed ribbon or dry ice injection devices inside the head portion, arm portion, chest portion, skirt portion to enhance the effect. That is to say, various change and modification without departing from the claim must be considered as fall within the scope of the invention.  
     [0028] To summary from above, the striking type of entertainment performance apparatus with reactive sound-light  1  of the present invention has incorporated with sports such as aerobic exercise, dancing, boxing and the like, the performer may hit the striking module to match the musical sound and rhythm so that the reactive module can respond with projection, twinkling, movement or rotation through various lamplight device to create sensual special effect of surrounding, therefore the present invention is a novel, advanced invention that is advantageous to industrial application.  
     REFERENCE NUMBERALS  
     [0029] 1  striking type of entertainment performance apparatus with reactive sound-light  
     [0030] 10  striking module  
     [0031] 11  head portion  
     [0032] 12  arm portion  
     [0033] 13  body portion  
     [0034] 14  fixture stand  
     [0035] 141  adjustable post  
     [0036] 142  lock member  
     [0037] 143  joint member  
     [0038] 131   a , 131   b , 132 , 133   a , 133   b , 133   c , 133   d , 134   a , 134   b  activated striking trigger regions  
     [0039] 111 , 112 , 113 , 121   a , 121   b  activated striking transmission regions  
     [0040] 20  support  
     [0041] 20   a  first portion  
     [0042] 20   b  second portion  
     [0043] 21  frame  
     [0044] 22  chain string  
     [0045] 23  sliding groove  
     [0046] 30  sliding track  
     [0047] 30   a  lower end of sliding track  
     [0048] 31  horizontal pivot  
     [0049] 40  reactive module  
     [0050] 40   a  steel cable  
     [0051] 41  head portion  
     [0052] 411  hive-lamp  
     [0053] 42  arm portion  
     [0054] 421 , 421 ′ hive-lamp  
     [0055] 43  chest portion  
     [0056] 431  flash lamp  
     [0057] 44  skirt portion  
     [0058] 441  stage lamp  
     [0059] 442  projection lamp  
     [0060] 50  circuit  
     [0061] 51  controlling device  
     [0062] M 1   a , M 1 , M 2 , M 3 , M 4 , M 4 ′, M 5 , M 5 ′ driving motors S 1 ,S 2 ,S 3 ,S 4   a ,S 4   a ′,S 5   a ,S 5   a ′,S 5   b ,S 5   b ′,S 6   a ,S 6   b ,S 7 ,S 8   a ,S 8   b , S 8   c ,S 8   d , S 9   a ,S 9   b  sensors