CN1404895A

CN1404895A - Toy animal

Info

Publication number: CN1404895A
Application number: CN 02127684
Authority: CN
Inventors: 富田大介
Original assignee: Tomy Co Ltd
Current assignee: Tomy Co Ltd
Priority date: 2001-08-08
Filing date: 2002-08-08
Publication date: 2003-03-26
Also published as: FR2828413B1; GB2378909A; GB0217054D0; JP2003053049A; GB2378909B; FR2828413A1

Abstract

A dog type animal toy (100) comprises: a socket section (10); at least a first pair of rotating wheels (12) arranged on the socket section; an upper body (20) which can rotate around a substantially parallel first axis disposed in the socket section, taking up a crouch or an upright position; and a lead (27) connected to the upper body part of the animal toy, wherein, the upper body (20) being in the crouch or the upright position is changed into the other position by pulling the lead (27) in a predetermined direction.

Description

Toy animals

Technical field

The present invention relates to the toy animals of toy dog and so on.

Background technology

The toy animals of traditional toy dog and so on is known, and it has left and right sides front-wheel and left and right sides trailing wheel, is wound with a guide line on its neck, and the pulling guide line can make front and back wheel rotate, thereby makes the toy animals motion.

The form of this known toy animals static or run in except wheel turns without any variation.Also has a kind of toy dog with the mechanism that sends boof.But, during power connection, the bark of this toy dog static or run in do not change.

As mentioned above, the problem of traditional toy animal is that kind is few, inflexible, and is on the shelf soon.

Summary of the invention

Develop the present invention in view of the above problems.

An object of the present invention is to provide a kind of toy animals, it seems life-like, its form for example static and run in variable.

According to one aspect of the present invention, this toy animals comprises: a base; Be contained at least the first pair of runner on this base; One upper body, an approximate horizontal first axle comes back rotation and take to squat down a position and a upright position to physical efficiency in base around being located on this; An and guide line that is contained on this upper body of this toy animals; Wherein, this upper body is usually located on squat down one of position and stand up position, can change over the another location when spurring guide line in a predetermined direction.

According to toy animals, change position that guide line pulling direction can change toy dog and so on toy animals promptly squat down position or stand up position with this structure.Therefore can provide seem life-like, toy dog that its form is variable and so on toy animals.

This toy animals preferably also comprises an arrestment mechanism, when the upper body is arranged at least one runner of the first pair of runner of time braking of squatting down the position, unclamps this at least one runner first pair of runner in the upper body when the position of squatting down changes over stand up position.

This upper body is usually located at the position of squatting down, and can change over stand up position when spurring guide line in the horizontal direction.

According to toy animals with this structure, when upward drawing lead, because the upper body of toy dog and so on toy animals is positioned at the position of squatting down, at least one runner in the first pair of runner is braked and can't be rotated, so dog and so on animal looks and is reluctant to travel forward.Therefore, can provide a kind of divine toy dog or analog.

On the other hand, when pulling guide line on general horizontal direction, the upper body of toy dog etc. changes over stand up position from the position of squatting down, and braking is simultaneously unclamped, and first pair of runner can freely rotate.As if therefore, look signal walking such as toy dog.

The upper body also can be usually located at stand up position, changes over the position of squatting down when upward drawing lead.

This toy animals also can comprise can be around second pair of runner of second axis rotation that is located at approximate horizontal in the base.

Second axis of this second pair of runner is eccentric.According to toy animals with this structure, such toy dog and so on toy animals can be provided, when second pair of runner during because of the rolling campaign, tail swung up and down when this toy animals was run.

The position of squatting down can be taked by deadweight usually in the upper body.

This arrestment mechanism can comprise: a tumbler can make by the rotation that stops this tumbler that this at least one runner is subjected to a brake force in first pair of runner; One connecting rod, thus thereby this connecting rod comes the stop operating rotation of part or break away from tumbler and to allow the tumbler rotation of back rotation and this tumbler engagement according to the upper body around first axle.

Preferably, this tumbler comprises a plurality of teeth, this connecting rod comprise one with engagement of one of tooth of tumbler or the pawl that breaks away from, make this tumbler to rotate in one direction.

This tumbler can comprise: be equipped with on it have on first rotor plate of first pair of at least one runner in the runner and its circumference a plurality of can with second rotor plate of the teeth of the pawl engagement of connecting rod, wherein, first and second rotor plate formation one can make the clutch that intermeshes or break away from over against the surface of first and second rotor plates.

This toy animals preferably also is included in the sound generating mechanism that squat down position or stand up position are sent the animal cry, wherein, this animal cry when squatting down the position with different when the stand up position.

According to toy animals with this structure, can obtain a kind of toy animals, it seems life-like, its cry for example static and run in can change.

This sound generating mechanism can comprise: two detect switch, a control circuit, an amplifier and a loudspeaker of squat down position or stand up position.

This toy animals is preferably a toy dog.

Description of drawings

Below exemplary and nonrestrictive, can more fully understand the present invention detailed description and the accompanying drawing, in the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is the stereogram of the toy dog of one embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2 A and 2B are the side view that the different conditions of toy dog shown in Figure 1 is shown;

Fig. 3 A and 3B illustrate the different conditions of the front leg portions inside of toy dog shown in Figure 1;

Fig. 4 is the side view of a part that arrestment mechanism one embodiment of toy dog shown in Figure 1 is shown;

Fig. 5 A and 5B illustrate an embodiment of the sound generating mechanism of toy dog shown in Figure 1; And

Fig. 6 is the block diagram of a circuit of toy dog shown in Figure 1.

The specific embodiment

Below in conjunction with description of drawings toy dog of the present invention and so on toy animals one embodiment.

The external structure of toy dog

Fig. 1 is the stereogram of the toy dog of toy animals one embodiment of the present invention.Toy dog 100 includes but not limited to a box-like base 10 and a upper body 20.

Base is provided with left and right sides

front leg portions

11 and 11 at forward facing position respectively on the 10 anterior left and right sides.One front-wheel 12 is housed on each left and right sides front leg portions.Crawler belt wheel face shape rubber ring 13 is housed on each front-wheel 12 periphery.There is a (not shown) with cover battery chamber base 10 inside, open this lid and can pack into or change battery.Shown in Fig. 2 A and 2B, be provided with in position backward respectively on the left and right side, base 10 rear portion and can go up the left and right sides trailing wheel 14 and 14 that rotates in same axle 15 (although not limited).Left and right sides trailing wheel 14 and 14 is located on the axle 15 prejudicially.Therefore, when left and right sides trailing wheel 14 and 14 during because of the rolling campaign, tail swung up and down when toy dog 100 was run.

Shown in Fig. 2 A and 2B, upper body 20 is used for covering base 10.Upper body 20 can be the center swing by a trunnion axis 21.That is, the trunnion axis 21 that upper body 20 can be positioned on the bonding station of each front leg portions 11 comes back rotation for the center, thereby toy dog can be taked the stand up position shown in position and Fig. 2 B of squatting down shown in Fig. 2 A.On the position of squatting down shown in Fig. 2 A, upper body 20 contacts with axle 15 from this upside.On the other hand, in the position of squatting down shown in Fig. 2 B, as shown in Figure 1, the axillary region 20a of upper body 20 from upside be positioned at the inboard locational butting section 11a of front leg portions 11 and contact.The position of squatting down shown in Fig. 2 A is taked by deadweight (bias force) usually in upper body 20.

It is to swing back and forth before and after the center with axle 24 shown in Fig. 2 A and 2B that one ear portion 23 is respectively arranged on the head 22 left and right sides positions.Be with a neck ring 26 on the neck 25 of upper body 20.Guide line 27 is housed on the neck ring 26.Toy dog 100 structures make: when upward drawing lead 27, shown in Fig. 2 A, toy dog 100 is taked the position of squatting down; When pulling guide line 27 on general horizontal direction, shown in Fig. 2 B, toy dog 100 is taked stand up position.One sounding spare 29 is arranged on the chest 28.On sounding spare 29 sides one loudspeaker SP is housed in the upper body 20, this illustrates hereinafter.

The internal structure of toy dog

(1) arrestment mechanism

Arrestment mechanism 33 comprises a bar 31, a connecting rod 32 and a rotor 33 shown in Fig. 3 A and 3B.Bar 31 stretches up and down and can move up and down.Connecting rod 32 comprises the first arm 32a and the second arm 32b, can one axle 34 between first and

second arm

32a and 32b swing as seesaw for the center.The bottom engagement of the free end of the second arm 32b and bar 31.Thereby having, second arm 32b below presses the upwards stage clip 35 of offset staff 31 of the second arm 32b bottom surface on one.There is a pawl 36 can mesh with rotor 33 as shown in Figure 3A on the free end of the first arm 32a.Rotor 33 comprises two

rotor plate

33a and 33b as shown in Figure 4.

Make one for one 40 that fixes a front-wheel 12 on a rotor plate 33a in two rotor plates and its.Rotor plate 33a with rotor plate 33b over against the circumference on surface on two projections 37 are arranged.Axle 40 comprises a large-diameter portion 40a and a minor diameter 40b.Another rotor plate 33b in two rotor plates ringwise, axle 40 large-diameter portion 40a inserts in the centre bore of annular rotor plate 33b.Rotor plate 33b has the tooth of projection 37 engagements of a plurality of and rotor plate 33a on the surface with rotor plate 33a.Rotor plate 33b presses rotor plate 33a with a stage clip 39 usually.Therefore,

rotor plate

33a and 33b form a face-to-face clutch.Shown in Fig. 3 A and 3B, have on the circumference of rotor plate 33b 4 can with the tooth 41 of pawl 36 engagement.When the engagement of one of 4 teeth of pawl 36 and rotor plate 33b, rotor plate 33b can only rotate in one direction.The minor diameter 40b of axle 40 stretches out at the outside direction of front leg portions 11.Front-wheel 12 usefulness one screw is fixed on the top of each minor diameter 40b.

(2) sound generating mechanism

The sound generating mechanism of toy dog 100 comprises control circuit 51 just like IC and so on, an amplifier 52, a loudspeaker SP and as shown in Figure 6 as two switches of leaf switch SW1 and SW2.The position that two switch SW 1 and SW2 are used for detecting toy dog 100 promptly squat down position or stand up position.To be positioned at when squatting down the position switch SW 1 closed shown in Fig. 5 B when toy dog 100; Switch SW 2 is closed shown in Fig. 5 A when toy dog 100 is positioned at stand up position.When switch SW 1 or SW2 closure, which switch closure to send the sound of long certain type of a scheduled time according to.

Action

Toy dog 100 deadweight by upper body 20 when not spurring guide line 27 with said structure keeps squatting down the position.When upward drawing lead 27 under this state, shown in Fig. 2 A, toy dog 100 does not travel forward.That is,, therefore, as shown in Figure 3A, press the second arm 32b of connecting rod 32 on the stage clip 35, make one of the pawl 36 of the first arm 32a and tooth 41 of rotor plate 33b mesh because the axillary region 20a of upper body 20 and bar 31 break away from.Therefore, this mechanism's braking front-wheel 12, toy dog can't travel forward.In this case, toy dog 100 for example can modify tone.

When being shown on the general horizontal direction pulling guide line 27 as 2B, toy dog travels forward.That is, shown in Fig. 3 B, because the axillary region 20a down-pressed pole 31 of upper body 20, the bias force that therefore overcomes stage clip 35 presses down the second arm 32b of connecting rod 32, makes the pawl 36 of the first arm 32a and the tooth 41 of rotor plate 33b break away from.Therefore, unclamp the braking to front-wheel 12, toy dog 100 can travel forward then.In this case, toy dog 100 can for example give a howl as the dog that lives.When on general horizontal direction, starting drag guide line 27,, therefore be easy to rotate upper body 20 around axle 21 because front-wheel 12 is braked.

Although the present invention below has been described in conjunction with the embodiments, should point out, the invention is not restricted to the foregoing description, in spirit of the present invention, can make all changes and correction to the present invention.

For example, in the above-described embodiments, 21 be positioned at toy dog 100 front portions as the axle of upper body 20 pivot centers, toy dog 100 is taked the position of squatting down usually.But, but toy dog 100 also structure make: the axle as upper body 20 pivot centers 21 is positioned at the toy dog rear portion, and toy dog 100 is taked stand up position usually, thereby toy dog 100 is taked the position of squatting down when upward drawing lead 27.

In addition, in the above-described embodiments,, also can use the bias force of spring and so on to make upper body 20 take to squat down position or stand up position although toy dog 100 is taked the position of squatting down by upper body 20 deadweights.

Although only with toy dog toy animals is described in the above-described embodiments, the present invention can be applicable to other animals such as toy horse vehicle, toy lion, toy duck, toy sea dog or the like.

The applying date be the Japanese patent application No.Tokugan 2001-240767 in August 8 calendar year 2001 full content, comprise that specification, claim, accompanying drawing and summary are included in this as the reference material.

Claims

1. toy animals comprises:

One base;

Be connected at least the first pair of runner on this base;

One upper body, an approximate horizontal first axle comes back rotation and take to squat down a position and a upright position to physical efficiency in base around being located on this; And

One is connected the guide line on this upper body of this toy animals;

Wherein, this upper body is usually located on this squat down one of position and stand up position, can change over the another location when spurring guide line in a predetermined direction.

2. toy animals as claimed in claim 1, it also comprises an arrestment mechanism, this arrestment mechanism is when at least one runner of this upper body is arranged in this first pair of runner of time braking of squatting down the position; Squat down from this when this upper body and to unclamp this at least one runner first pair of runner when the position changes over this stand up position.

3. toy animals as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this upper body is usually located at this position of squatting down, and changes over this stand up position when this guide line of pulling on general horizontal direction.

4. toy animals as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that this upper body is usually located at this stand up position, when upward this position of squatting down that changes over when drawing this guide line.

5. toy animals as claimed in claim 1, it comprises that also one can be around second pair of runner of second axis rotation that is located at approximate horizontal in this base.

6. toy animals as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, second axis of this second pair of runner is eccentric.

7. toy animals as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, this position of squatting down is taked by deadweight usually in this upper body.

8. toy animals as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, this arrestment mechanism comprises: a tumbler can make by the rotation that stops this tumbler that this at least one runner is subjected to a brake force in first pair of runner; One connecting rod, this connecting rod meshes so that stop the rotation of this tumbler according to come back rotation and this tumbler of this upper body around first axle, or breaks away from so that allow this tumbler rotation with this tumbler.

9. toy animals as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that this tumbler comprises a plurality of teeth, this connecting rod comprise one with engagement of one of tooth of this tumbler or the pawl that breaks away from, make this tumbler to rotate in one direction.

10. toy animals as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, this tumbler comprises: be equipped with on it have on first rotor plate of first pair of at least one runner in the runner and its circumference a plurality of can with second rotor plate of the teeth of the pawl engagement of this connecting rod; This first and second rotor plate formation one can make the clutch that intermeshes or break away from over against the surface of this first and second rotor plate.

11. toy animals as claimed in claim 1 also is included in the sound generating mechanism that this squat down position or stand up position are sent the animal cry, it is characterized in that, this animal cry when this squats down the position with different when this stand up position.

12. toy animals as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that, this sound generating mechanism comprises: two detect switch, a control circuit, an amplifier and a loudspeaker of this squat down position or stand up position.

13. toy animals as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this animal is a dog.