Amusing display ornament

Abstract

An amusing display ornament is provided with at least one support rod disposed on a base, and a toy figurine or model suspended ornament disposed on each of the support rods. A bottom portion of each of the support rods is connected to a transmission module driven by a drive module positioned within the base. When the drive module is actuated, the support rods are caused to rotate or move in an up and down fashion by means of the transmission modules, thereby causing synchronous movement of the toy figurines or the model suspended ornaments disposed on the support rods. The base can be further installed with a control unit and connected to a USB (Universal Serial Bus) port of a computer, thereby enabling power and musical digital data to be acquired through the USB port, and enabling the suspended ornaments to play music when moving.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(a) Field of the Invention

The present invention provides an amusing display ornament, and more particularly provides a display ornament which enables toy figurine or model suspended ornaments to be driven by a drive module, and thereby cause the suspended ornaments to move in synchronization. Moreover, the display ornament can be connected to a computer and acquire a power supply and musical digital data therefrom, thereby enabling music to be broadcasted when the suspended ornaments are moving. Moreover, the present invention is especially suitable for placement on an office desk or computer table for increased amusement.

(b) Description of the Prior Art

Because office employees, including administrative personnel or writers, computer graphics personnel, network operators, and so on, spend over eight hours a day sitting in front of a desk or computer table handling work tasks, thus, they are often utterly mentally exhausted, and therefore occasional adjustments need to be made between work tasks in order to avoid problems of impaired concentration occurring due to prolonged work periods without rest and poor working efficiency.

Hence, many methods are used to make adjustments to the working environment by the aforementioned personnel who must sit in front of a desk or computer table handling work tasks for long periods of time, among which the majority involve placing a few ornaments, including photographs, toy figurines, models, and the like, on the desk or the computer table, or placing a few small plants on the desk, thereby preventing working time from becoming too monotonous.

In addition, because, apart from computer tables, nearly all desks within the modern office have a computer disposed thereon, and the computers are configured with USB (Universal Serial Bus) transmission interfaces, characteristics of which include utilizing the USB connector port to simultaneously transmit digital data and provide a direct current power supply. Hence, if a display ornament placed on the desk or the computer table is able to connect to the USB connector port, then the transmitted digital data and power supply provided by the USB connector port can be used to actuate the display ornament, thereby enabling providing the display ornament with increased amusement.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Hence, an amusing display ornament provided by the present invention enables suspended ornaments to be driven and move in synchronization by a drive module. Moreover, the display ornament can be connected to a computer to acquire a power supply and musical digital data therefrom, thereby enabling music to be broadcasted when the suspended ornaments are moving. The present invention is especially suitable for placement on an office desk or computer table for increased amusement.

More specifically, a primary objective of the present invention is to provide the amusing display ornament of the present invention with at least one support rod disposed on a base, and toy figurine or model suspended ornaments are disposed on the support rods. A transmission module is configured at a bottom portion of each of the support rods within the base, and the transmission modules are driven by a drive module. When the drive module is operating, the transmission modules cause the support rods to rotate or move up and down, thereby causing the toy figurine or model suspended ornaments on the support rods to move in synchronization, and thus increase amusement.

An embodiment of the present invention comprises the aforementioned base further connected to a USB connector port of a computer, and disposed with a control unit, thereby enabling the control unit to acquire a power supply and musical digital data from the USB connector port and broadcast music when the suspended ornaments are moving. Moreover, the present invention is especially suitable for placement on an office desk or computer table.

To enable a further understanding of said objectives and the technological methods of the invention herein, a brief description of the drawings is provided below followed by a detailed description of the preferred embodiments.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an elevational external schematic view of an embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a structural schematic view of the embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a structural schematic view depicting a second embodiment of a support rod according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic view depicting movement of the second embodiment of the support rod according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a structural schematic view depicting a third embodiment of the support rod according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic view depicting movement of the third embodiment of the support rod according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a structural schematic view depicting a fourth embodiment of the support rod according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a structural schematic view depicting a fifth embodiment of the support rod according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a structural schematic view depicting a sixth embodiment of the support rod according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a structural schematic view depicting a first embodiment of a transmission module according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a structural schematic view depicting a second embodiment of the transmission module according to the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a structural elevational view depicting the second embodiment of the transmission module according to the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a structural schematic view depicting a third embodiment of the transmission module according to the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a structural schematic view depicting a fourth embodiment of the transmission module according to the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a schematic view depicting movement of the fourth embodiment of the transmission module according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, which show an amusing display ornament of the present invention, wherein at least one support rod 20 is disposed on a base 10, and toy figurine or model suspended ornaments 21 are respectively disposed on the support rods 20. A bottom portion of each of the support rods 20 penetrates and is positioned within the base 10, and is further connected to a transmission module 30, and the transmission modules are driven by a drive module 40. When the drive module 40 is supplied with power through a power supply unit 50 and actuated, then the transmission modules 30 cause the support rods 20 to rotate or move up and down, thereby enabling the toy figurine or model suspended ornaments 21 on the support rods 20 to move in synchronization, thus achieving effectiveness of increased amusement.

In addition, the aforementioned base 10 can be further installed with a control unit 60, and the control unit 60 comprises a control circuit 61, a switch 62 and a speaker 63. When the power supply unit 50 is supplied with power and the switch 62 is in an open state, then the control circuit 61 is able to cause the speaker 63 and the drive module 40 to operate.

Activation of the drive module 40 enables achieving effectiveness to cause the aforementioned toy figurine or model suspended ornaments 21 on the support rods 20 to move in synchronization, and for the speaker 63 to simultaneously broadcast music.

Configuration and feasible embodiments of each assembly member of the present invention are further described as follows:

Referring to all the drawings, an embodiment of the aforementioned base 10 adopts a hollow pipe body, interior of which is disposed with the transmission modules 30 and the drive module 40. The top of the base 10 is used to dispose a plurality of the support rods 20 and the suspended ornaments 21, and a bottom portion of each of the support rods 20 penetrates within the base 10, thereby enabling the support rods 20 to respectively connect to a corresponding number of the transmission modules 30. When the drive module 40 actuates and rotates the plurality of transmission modules 30, then the plurality of support rods 20 and the suspended ornaments 21 simultaneous move in synchronization.

The aforementioned support rods 20 are rod shaped members, upper portions of which respectively penetrate within the toy figurine or model suspended ornaments 21. Referring to FIGS. 3, 4, 5, and 6, which show embodiments of the support rods 20, wherein each of the support rods 20 is respectively appropriately bent to form a bent portion 22. When the drive module 40 actuates the transmission modules 30, thereby driving and rotating the supports rod 20, then the bent portions 22 of the support rods 20 cause the suspended ornaments 21 to move in an eccentric swaying fashion.

Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, which show the bent portion 22 of the support rod 20 configured to correspond with the head of the toy figurine-shaped suspended ornament 21. Accordingly, when the support rods 20 rotate, then the toy figurine-shaped suspended ornaments 21 rotate in synchronization, which, because of the eccentric rotation of the bent portions 22, causes eccentric swaying of the heads of the suspended ornaments 21.

Referring to FIGS. 5 and 6, which show the bent portion 22 of the support rod 20 configured to correspond with the waist portion of the toy figurine-shaped suspended ornament 21. Accordingly, when the support rods 20 are rotating, then the toy figurine-shaped suspended ornaments 21 rotate in synchronization, which, because of the eccentric rotation of the bent portions 22, causes rotational wriggling of the waist portion of the suspended ornaments 21.

In addition, an elastic member 23 can be mounted on the exterior of each of the support rods 20 depicted in FIGS. 5 and 6, in which a bottom end of the elastic member 23 is fixed to the base 10, and a top end is fixed to the body of the toy figurine-shaped suspended ornament 21. Accordingly, when the support rod 20 are rotating, then the pulling force of the elastic member 23 fixes and disables the body of the suspended ornament 21 from rotating along with the support rod 20, and only the bent portion 22 of the support rod 20 forms an eccentric swaying and wriggling motion.

Referring to FIGS. 7 and 8, wherein, apart from the two embodiments of the support rod 20, including a single rod member and a rod configured with the bent portion 22, in order to accommodate different suspended ornament shapes, the support rod 20 can also be configured to form a forked shape or other regular and irregular shapes, such as a form similar to a U-shape and a Y-shape as depicted in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 respectively.

Referring to FIG. 9, which shows a plurality of suspension arms 24 additionally pivotally disposed on the support rod 20 as a further configurational embodiment of the support rod 20, and the suspended ornaments 21 are respectively disposed on the outer end of each of the suspension arms 24, whereas the inner end of each of the suspension arms 24 is a pivot connecting end 25 that is pivot connected to the support rod 20, thereby enabling the suspension arms 24 to swing up and down relative to the support rod 20 using the pivot connecting ends 25 as pivots. In addition, a guiding block 26 is disposed on the exterior of the support rod 20, and a lower portion of the guiding block 26 is fixed to the base 10, whereas the upper portion is configured with an undulating height guiding portion 27 that encircles the periphery of the support rod 20, and which enables the lower portion of each of the suspension arms 24 to abut against the guiding portion 27.

When the support rod 20 is rotating, the plurality of suspension arms 24 rotate along therewith, and because the guiding block 26 is fixedly secured, thus, each of the suspension arms 24 are made to follow the undulating form of the guiding portion 27, thereby causing up and down eccentric swinging of the suspension arms 24 and simultaneous rising and falling of the suspended ornaments 21 respectively disposed on each of the suspension arms 24 as they rotate around the support rod 20, thus creating the visual effectiveness similar to movement of a merry-go-round.

Referring to FIG. 2 in conjunction with FIG. 10, the aforementioned transmission modules 30 primarily transmit power outputted by the drive module 40 to the support rods 20, accordingly, an embodiment of the transmission module 30 is structured from a first gear 31 connected to the drive module 40 and a second gear 32 connected to a bottom portion of the support rod 20; moreover, the first and second gears 31, 32 mutually mesh. Accordingly, when a power output shaft of the drive module 40 drives and rotates the first gear 31, then the second gear 32 is simultaneously driven and rotated, which further causes the support rod 20 and the suspended ornament 21 thereon to simultaneous rotate.

Referring to FIG. 2 and FIGS. 11 and 12, apart from the aforementioned gears, the transmission module 30 can also comprise friction wheels, and the transmission module 30 is similarly, structured from a first friction wheel 33 connected to the drive module 40 and a second friction wheel 34 connected to the bottom portion of the support rod 20, moreover, mutual contact friction is effected between the first and friction wheels 33, 34, thereby driving the support rod 20 and causing simultaneous rotation of the suspended ornaments 21 thereon.

Referring to FIG. 13, apart from gears and friction wheels, the transmission module 30 can also be structured from a third friction wheel 35 connected to the drive module 40 and a fourth driving wheel 36 connected to the bottom portion of the support rod 20, wherein the bottom portion of the fourth driving wheel 36 and contact surface of the third friction wheel 35 are provided with undulating forms, moreover, a spring 37 located on an upper portion downwardly supportably abuts against the fourth driving wheel 36. Hence, when the third friction wheel 35 rotates, a high and low undulating rotating motion simultaneous occurs following the undulated form formed on the contact surface of the fourth friction wheel 36, thereby causing the support rod 20 and the suspended ornament 21 thereon to simultaneously rotate in a high and low undulating fashion.

Referring to FIGS. 14 and 15, the transmission module 30 can also be structured from a fifth driving wheel 38 connected to the drive module 40 and a sixth driving wheel 39 connected to the bottom portion of the support rod 20. The fifth driving wheel 38 and the sixth driving wheel 39 are similarly both friction wheels, moreover, the fifth driving wheel 38 is an eccentric cam form, and a spring 37 similarly located on an upper portion of the sixth driving wheel 39 downwardly supportably abuts thereon. When the fifth driving wheel 38 is actuated by the drive module 40 and rotates, because the fifth driving wheel 38 is an eccentric cam form, thus, the sixth driving wheel 39 is caused to rotate and move up and down. It is understood that if the fifth and sixth driving wheels 38, 39 do not have frictional transmission functionality, when the fifth driving wheel 38 rotates, then the sixth driving wheel 39 can only be made to move up and down; moreover, the support rods 20 and the suspended ornaments 21 thereon (see FIG. 13) are made to simultaneously move up and down.

Referring again to FIGS. 1 and 2, an embodiment of the aforementioned drive module 40 of the present invention can be a motor, and a power supply unit 50 is a power line connected to the motor, and passes through a side of the base 10 and connected to a power supply. The power supply connected to the power supply unit 50 and connected to a direct current or alternating current source matches the power supply required by the motor. Of course, a storage battery can also be utilized.

Apart from the aforementioned, the control unit 60 depicted in the drawings is disposed within the base 10 at a position close above the drive module 40; the control circuit 61 and the speaker 63 are located within the base 10, and a switch 62 is configured to the exterior atop the base 10 to facilitate operation. An embodiment of the switch 62 can be a manual switch or an automatic inductive switch. Moreover, a sound hole 11 is configured in the base 10 corresponding to the position of the speaker 63, thereby enabling musical sounds emitted by the speaker 63 to be transmitted outside the base 10.

Referring to all the drawings, functioning in coordination with the aforementioned control unit 60, an embodiment of the power supply unit 50 can be a USB connecting line, which is connected to a USB connector port of a computer (not shown in the drawings), thereby enabling a power supply and musical digital data to be simultaneously acquired from the USB connector port and transmitted to the control circuit 61, and the control circuit 61 provides the power supply to the drive module 40 for actuation thereof, and, moreover, decodes the musical digital data and transmits it to the speaker 63, where the music is broadcasted, thereby enabling music within the computer to be broadcasted when the suspended ornaments 21 are moving. The present invention is especially suitable for placement on an office desk or a computer table; moreover, it can be further connected to various types of computer peripheral equipment (for example: a computer screen, a mouse, a battery charger, all types of storage media, player devices or transmission devices, and the like; not shown in the drawings), thereby achieving the effectiveness to provide ornamentation and increased amusement.

It is of course to be understood that the embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the principles of the invention and that a wide variety of modifications thereto may be effected by persons skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the following claims.

Claims

1. An amusing display ornament, comprising at least one support rod disposed on a base, and suspended ornaments are respectively disposed on the support rods, a bottom portion of each of the support rods penetrates within the base and is connected to a transmission module, the transmission modules are driven by a drive module connected to a power supply unit, thereby enabling the support rods and the suspended ornaments to move in synchronization.

2. The amusing display ornament according to claim 1, wherein the base is further installed with a control unit, and the control unit comprises a control circuit and a switch, when the power supply unit is supplied with power and the switch is in an open state, then the drive module is caused to operate under the control of the control circuit.

3. The amusing display ornament according to claim 2, wherein the control unit further comprises a speaker, when the power supply unit is supplied with power and the switch is in an open state, then the speaker is caused to operate under the control of the control circuit.

4. The amusing display ornament according to claim 2, wherein the power supply unit is a USB (Universal Serial Bus) connecting line, which is connected to a USB connector port of a computer, thereby enabling a power supply and musical digital data to be simultaneously acquired from the USB connector port and transmitted to the control circuit of the control unit.

5. The amusing display ornament according to claim 2, wherein the power supply is a storage battery.

6. The amusing display ornament according to claim 2, wherein the power supply is a power line connected to a direct current or alternating current source.

7. The amusing display ornament according to claim 2, wherein the switch is a manual switch or an automatic inductive switch.

8. The amusing display ornament according to claim 1, wherein the base is a hollow pipe body, interior of which is disposed the transmission modules and the drive module, a plurality of the support rods and the suspended ornaments are disposed on the top of the base, and a bottom portion of each of the support rods penetrates within the base, thereby enabling the support rods to respectively connect to a corresponding number of the transmission modules.

9. The amusing display ornament according to claim 2, wherein the base is a hollow pipe body, interior of which is disposed the transmission modules and the drive module, a plurality of the support rods and the suspended ornaments are disposed on the top of the base, and a bottom portion of each of the support rods penetrates within the base, thereby enabling the support rods to respectively connect to a corresponding number of the transmission modules; the control unit is disposed within the base at a position close above the drive module, the control circuit and the speaker are located within the base; moreover, a sound hole is configured in the base corresponding to the position of the speaker, and the switch is configured to the exterior atop the base to facilitate operation.

10. The amusing display ornament according to claim 1, wherein the support rods are rod shaped members, upper portions of which respectively penetrate within the suspended ornaments.

11. The amusing display ornament according to claim 1, wherein the support rods are rod shaped members, upper portions of which respectively penetrate within the suspended ornaments, and each of the support rods is provided with a bent portion; when the supports rods are rotating, then the bent portions cause the suspended ornaments to move in an eccentric swaying fashion.

12. The amusing display ornament according to claim 11, wherein the suspended ornaments are toy figurines, and the bent portion of each of the support rods is configured to correspond with either the head or the waist portion of the toy figurine-shaped suspended ornament.

13. The amusing display ornament according to claim 11, wherein an elastic member is mounted on the exterior of each of the support rods, a bottom end of the elastic member is fixed to the base, and a top end is fixed to the body of the suspended ornament; when the support rod is rotating, then the pulling force of the elastic member fixes and disables the body of the suspended ornament from rotating along with the support rod, and only an eccentric swaying motion of the position corresponding to the bent portion is formed.

14. The amusing display ornament according to claim 1, wherein the support rod is configured to form a forked shape or other regular and irregular shape to enable accommodating different suspended ornament shapes,

15. The amusing display ornament according to claim 14, wherein shape of the support rod comprises at least a U-shape and a Y-shape.

16. The amusing display ornament according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of suspension arms are pivotally disposed on the support rod, and a suspended ornament is disposed on each of the suspension arms, the inner end of each of the suspension arms is pivot connected to the support rod, thereby enabling the suspension arms to swing up and down relative to the support rod; a guiding block is additionally disposed on the exterior of the support rod, an upper portion of the guiding block is configured with an undulating height guiding portion that encircles the periphery of the support rod, and which enables the lower portion of each of the suspension arms to abut against the guiding portion, when the support rod is rotating, the plurality of suspension arms rotate encircling the periphery of the support rod, and at the same time each of the suspension arms follow the undulating form of the guiding portion rising and falling in an eccentric swaying fashion.

17. The amusing display ornament according to claim 1, wherein the transmission module is structured from a first gear connected to the drive module and a second gear connected to a bottom portion of the support rod; moreover, the first and second gears mutually mesh.

18. The amusing display ornament according to claim 1, wherein the transmission module is structured from a first friction wheel connected to the drive module and a second friction wheel connected to the bottom portion of the support rod.

19. The amusing display ornament according to claim 1, wherein the transmission module is structured from a third friction wheel connected to the drive module and a fourth driving wheel connected to the bottom portion of the support rod, the bottom portion of the fourth driving wheel and contact surface of the third friction wheel are provided with undulating forms, moreover, a spring located on an upper portion downwardly supportably abuts against the fourth driving wheel; when the third friction wheel rotates, a high and low undulating rotating motion simultaneously occurs following the undulated form formed on the contact surface of the fourth.

20. The amusing display ornament according to claim 1, wherein the transmission module is structured from a fifth driving wheel connected to the drive module and a sixth driving wheel connected to the bottom portion of the support rod, the fifth driving wheel is an eccentric cam form and a spring located on an upper portion of the sixth driving wheel downwardly supportably abuts thereon; when the fifth driving wheel is actuated by the drive module and rotates, then the sixth driving wheel is caused to move up and down.

21. The amusing display ornament according to claim 20, wherein the fifth and sixth driving wheels are friction wheels.