CN219572821U - Self-priming toy water gun - Google Patents

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CN219572821U
CN219572821U CN202320166620.7U CN202320166620U CN219572821U CN 219572821 U CN219572821 U CN 219572821U CN 202320166620 U CN202320166620 U CN 202320166620U CN 219572821 U CN219572821 U CN 219572821U
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The utility model provides a self-priming toy water gun, which comprises a gun barrel, a piston, a handle assembly and a water suction pipe; the front end of the gun barrel is provided with a gun barrel front cover, the gun barrel front cover is provided with a water spray hole, and a unidirectional water passing structural member allowing unidirectional flow from back to front is arranged at the water spray hole; the piston is adapted to the gun barrel, a water passing piece with a water passing channel is arranged in the piston, and a one-way water passing structural member allowing one-way flow from back to front is arranged at the front end of the water passing piece; the handle component is connected with the rear end of the piston and is used for pushing the piston to move back and forth in the gun barrel; one end of the water suction pipe is communicated with the rear end of the water passing piece. The utility model thoroughly solves the problem of water spraying and endurance of the water gun, effectively reduces the operation intensity of a user, shortens the period from water absorption to water spraying of the water gun, increases the number of times of water spraying of the water gun in unit time, and improves the fight force of the water gun.

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Self-priming toy water gun
Technical Field
The utility model relates to the technical field of toys, in particular to a self-water-absorbing type toy water gun.
Background
Toy water guns in the current market are either self-contained water storage devices or "syringe" type water guns with water spray ports and water suction ports sharing a common port. The former structure receives the influence of volume and weight, and water storage capacity of water storage device is seriously limited, and water is used up and is needed to be refilled, seriously influences the water spraying duration of squirt. The water suction port and the water spray port of the water gun are both one port, and the water suction angle and the water spray angle of the water gun are continuously converted and adjusted by a user, so that the operation intensity of the user is increased, the period from water suction to water spray of the water gun is prolonged, the water spray times of the water gun in unit time are reduced, and the fight force of the water gun is reduced.
Disclosure of Invention
Aiming at the defects in the prior art, the utility model provides the self-water-sucking type toy water gun so as to thoroughly solve the problem of water spraying and cruising of the water gun, effectively reduce the operation intensity of a user, shorten the period from water sucking to water spraying of the water gun, increase the number of times of water spraying of the water gun in unit time and improve the fight force of the water gun.
The utility model provides a self-priming toy water gun, comprising:
the front end of the gun barrel is provided with a gun barrel front cover, the gun barrel front cover is provided with a water spray hole, and a one-way water passing structural member allowing one-way flow from back to front is arranged at the water spray hole;
the piston is adapted to the gun barrel, a water passing piece with a water passing channel is arranged in the piston, and a one-way water passing structural member allowing one-way flow from back to front is arranged at the front end of the water passing piece;
the handle assembly is connected with the rear end of the piston and is used for pushing and pulling the piston to move back and forth in the gun barrel;
one end of the water suction pipe is communicated with the rear end of the water passing piece.
Further, the handle assembly includes a connecting tube and a handle;
the front end of the connecting pipe is fixed at the rear side of the piston, and the rear end of the connecting pipe extends out of the rear end of the gun barrel;
the handle is arranged at the rear side of the gun barrel and is fixedly connected to the rear end of the connecting pipe;
the water suction pipe sequentially penetrates through the handle and the connecting pipe and is connected to the rear end of the water passing piece.
Further, the piston comprises a rubber annular part, the periphery of the rubber annular part is adapted to the inner wall of the gun barrel, a front connecting hole and a rear connecting hole are coaxially arranged in the rubber annular part, and the aperture of the rear connecting hole is larger than that of the front connecting hole;
the water passing piece is provided with an annular part and an inserting part arranged at the rear side of the annular part, the annular part is fixed at the front side of the rubber annular piece, and the inserting part is inserted into and fixed in a front connecting hole of the rubber annular piece;
one end of the water suction pipe penetrates through the connecting pipe and is sleeved and fixed at the rear end of the plug-in part;
the front end of the connecting pipe is inserted and fixed in the rear connecting hole of the rubber annular piece.
Further, a gun barrel rear cover is arranged at the rear end of the gun barrel, a rear cover hole is formed in the gun barrel rear cover, and the connecting pipe penetrates out of the rear cover hole.
Further, the handle comprises two half-shells which are buckled with each other, the front parts of the two half-shells are respectively sleeved at the rear parts of the connecting pipes and are provided with positioning protrusions, the connecting pipes are provided with positioning holes corresponding to the positioning protrusions, the positioning protrusions are inserted into the positioning holes in a one-to-one correspondence manner, and the outer sides of the front parts of the two half-shells are also provided with fastening sleeves.
Further, an elastic retaining buckle is arranged on the outer side of the front portion of the handle, a clamping hole for the elastic retaining buckle to be clamped in is formed in the fastening sleeve, and a convex ring propped against the rear end of the fastening sleeve is further arranged outside the handle.
Further, the one-way water passing structural member comprises a hinged support, a pressing plate and an elastic piece;
the hinge seat is fixed on the front side of the gun barrel front cover/water passing piece, the side of the pressing plate is provided with a connecting part, the connecting part is arranged on the hinge seat through a hinge shaft, the pressing plate can rotate to open and close the water spraying hole/water passing channel, and the elastic piece can provide pressure for pressing the pressing plate backwards.
Further, the connecting part comprises two opposite connecting lugs, and the hinge shaft traverses the two connecting lugs;
the elastic piece is a torsion spring, the torsion spring is sleeved on the hinge shaft and is positioned between the two connecting lugs, and two pins of the torsion spring are respectively pressed on the front sides of the pressing plate and the gun barrel front cover/water passing piece.
Further, a sealing gasket for contacting with the gun barrel front cover/water passing piece is arranged on the rear side of the pressing plate.
The beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows:
when the water pump is used, one end of the water suction pipe is connected with water sources such as a pool and a river, water is directly sucked through the water suction pipe, a water storage device is not required to be arranged for storing water, the limitation of the water storage capacity is overcome, and the problem of water spraying and cruising of a water gun is solved; in addition, the water suction port and the water spray port of the water gun are arranged separately, the water suction angle and the water spray angle of the water gun are not required to be continuously converted and adjusted by a user, and the automatic water suction and accurate water spray operation can be realized by utilizing the vacuum negative pressure/positive water pressure formed in the gun barrel, the one-way water outlet structural member and the water suction pipe only by pushing and pulling the piston, so that the operation intensity of the user is effectively reduced, the period from water suction to water spray of the water gun is shortened, the water spray times of the water gun in unit time are increased, and the fight force of the water gun is improved.
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In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below. Like elements or portions are generally identified by like reference numerals throughout the several figures. In the drawings, elements or portions thereof are not necessarily drawn to scale.
FIG. 1 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the present utility model;
fig. 2 is an enlarged view of a portion a of fig. 1;
fig. 3 is an enlarged view of a portion B of fig. 1;
fig. 4 is an enlarged view of a portion C of fig. 1;
fig. 5 is a front view of a one-way water passing structure in an embodiment of the present utility model.
In the drawings, a 100-gun barrel; 110-gun barrel front cover; 111-water spraying holes; 120-gun barrel rear cover; 121-a rear cover hole; 200-piston; 210-water passing piece; 211-a ring portion; 212-a plug-in part; 213-a water passage; 220-a rubber ring; 221-front connection holes; 222-rear connection holes; 300-a handle assembly; 310-connecting pipes; 311-positioning holes; 320-handle; 321-positioning protrusions; 322-elastic backstop catch; 323-convex ring; 330-fastening the sleeve; 331-a clamping hole; 400-water suction pipe; 500-one-way water passing structural member; 510-a hinged support; 511-hinge shaft; 520-pressing plate; 521-connecting part; 530-an elastic member; 540-sealing gasket.
Detailed Description
Embodiments of the technical scheme of the present utility model will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following examples are only for more clearly illustrating the technical aspects of the present utility model, and thus are merely examples, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present utility model.
It is noted that unless otherwise indicated, technical or scientific terms used herein should be given the ordinary meaning as understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this utility model belongs.
As shown in fig. 1-5, an embodiment of the present utility model provides a self-priming toy water gun including a barrel 100, a piston 200, a handle assembly 300, and a barrel 400.
The front end of the gun barrel 100 is provided with a gun barrel front cover 110, the gun barrel 100 and the gun barrel front cover 110 are connected in a mode of adding glue or reinforcing fixed nails by interference fit, the gun barrel front cover 110 is provided with a water spraying hole 111, and a one-way water passing structural member 500 allowing one-way flow from back to front is arranged at the water spraying hole 111.
The piston 200 is fitted into the gun barrel 100, a water passing member 210 having a water passing passage 213 therein is provided in the piston 200, and a one-way water passing structure 500 allowing one-way flow from the rear to the front is provided at the front end of the water passing member 210.
A handle assembly 300 is connected to the rear end of the piston 200 for pushing and pulling the piston 200 back and forth within the barrel 100. One end of the water suction pipe 400 is communicated with the rear end of the water passing unit 210, and the water suction pipe 400 can be a plastic hose for preventing suction.
Specifically, referring to fig. 1 and 3, the handle assembly 300 includes a connection tube 310 and a handle 320; the front end of the connection pipe 310 is fixed to the rear side of the piston 200, and the rear end of the connection pipe 310 extends out of the rear end of the barrel 100; the handle 320 is provided at the rear side of the gun barrel 100 and fixedly connected to the rear end of the connection pipe 310; the suction pipe 400 sequentially passes through the handle 320 and the connection pipe 310, and is connected to the rear end of the water passing unit 210. With the adoption of the structure, the piston 200 can be pushed to move in the gun barrel 100 by the handle 320, meanwhile, the water suction pipe 400 directly passes through the handle 320 and the connecting pipe 310 to be connected with the rear end of the water passing piece 210 in the piston 200, and the water suction pipe 400 directly supplies water to the water passing piece 210, so that the structure is compact, and the requirements of pushing the piston 200 to move and supply water can be better met.
The handle assembly 300 is merely a preferred configuration, but not limiting, and for example, in other embodiments, a channel may be provided in the handle assembly 300, a barrel 400 may be connected to the tail end of the handle assembly 300, and the barrel 400 may supply water to the water passing member 210 in the piston 200 through the channel in the handle assembly 300.
In this embodiment, the piston 200 specifically includes a rubber ring 220, wherein Zhou Bushi of the rubber ring 220 is disposed on an inner wall of the barrel 100, and a front connecting hole 221 and a rear connecting hole 222 are coaxially disposed in the rubber ring 220, and the aperture of the rear connecting hole 222 is larger than that of the front connecting hole 221. The water passing member 210 has an annular portion 211 and a socket portion 212 provided at the rear side of the annular portion 211, the annular portion 211 is fixed at the front side of the rubber ring 220, and the socket portion 212 is inserted into and fixed in a front connection hole 221 of the rubber ring 220; one end of the suction pipe 400 passes through the connection pipe 310 and is sleeved and fixed to the rear end of the insertion part 212. The front end of the connection pipe 310 is inserted and fixed in the rear connection hole 222 of the rubber ring 220. The water passing member 210 is specifically inserted into the front connecting hole 221 in the rubber ring member 220 in an interference fit manner, the water suction pipe 400 is specifically sleeved on the inserting portion 212 of the water passing member 210 in an interference fit manner, the connecting pipe 310 is specifically inserted into the rear connecting hole 222 in the rubber ring member 220 in an interference fit glue adding manner or a reinforcing and fixing manner, and the structure is convenient for realizing connection and assembly between components.
Referring to fig. 4, a rear end of the gun barrel 100 is provided with a gun barrel rear cover 120, the gun barrel 100 and the gun barrel rear cover 120 are connected by specifically adopting an interference fit glue adding or fixing nail reinforcing mode, the gun barrel rear cover 120 is provided with a rear cover hole 121, a connecting pipe 310 penetrates out of the rear cover hole 121, and the gun barrel rear cover 120 has the functions of guiding the push-pull connecting pipe 310 and preventing the piston 200 from being pulled out of the gun barrel 100.
With continued reference to fig. 4, the handle 320 is composed of two half-shells that are fastened together, the front parts of the two half-shells are respectively sleeved at the rear parts of the connecting pipes 310 and provided with positioning protrusions 321, the connecting pipes 310 are provided with positioning holes 311 corresponding to the positioning protrusions 321, the positioning protrusions 321 are inserted into the positioning holes 311 one by one, and the outer sides of the front parts of the two half-shells are also sleeved with fastening sleeves 330. When the handle 320 is fixed with the connecting pipe 310, the front parts of the two half shells of the handle 320 are buckled at the rear part of the connecting pipe 310, and meanwhile, the positioning protrusions 321 on the two half shells are buckled into the positioning holes 311 on the connecting pipe 310 respectively, and then the fastening sleeve 330 is sleeved outside the front parts of the two half shells of the half shells, so that the connection between the handle 320 and the connecting pipe 310 can be realized.
Preferably, the outer side of the front part of the handle 320 is provided with an elastic stop buckle 322, the fastening sleeve 330 is provided with a clamping hole 331 for the elastic stop buckle 322 to clamp in, and the handle 320 is also provided with a convex ring 323 propped against the rear end of the fastening sleeve 330. When the fastening sleeve 330 is sleeved into the handle 320, the elastic retaining buckle 322 is clamped into the clamping hole 331, so that the fastening sleeve 330 is prevented from falling off, and further, the connection of the handle 320 and the connecting pipe 310 is ensured not to be separated.
A specific one-way water passing structure 500 is shown in fig. 2, 3 and 5, and comprises a hinge base 510, a pressing plate 520 and an elastic member 530; the hinge support 510 is fixed to the front side of the barrel front cover 110/the water passing unit 210, the side of the pressing plate 520 has a coupling portion 521, and the coupling portion 521 is mounted on the hinge support 510 by a hinge shaft 511 so that the pressing plate 520 can be rotated to open and close the water spraying hole 111/the water passing channel 213, and the elastic member 530 can provide a pressure to press the pressing plate 520 rearward.
The connection portion 521 includes two opposite connection lugs, and the hinge shaft 511 crosses the two connection lugs. The elastic member 530 is specifically a torsion spring, which is sleeved on the hinge shaft 511 and is located between the two connection lugs, and two pins of the torsion spring are respectively pressed against the front sides of the pressing plate 520 and the barrel front cover 110/the water passing member 210, so as to provide a pressure for pressing the pressing plate 520 backward.
To improve the sealing between the pressure plate 520 and the barrel front cover 110/water pass 210, the rear side of the pressure plate 520 is provided with a sealing gasket 540 for contact with the barrel front cover 110/water pass 210.
The above-mentioned one-way water passing structure 500 is only a preferred structure, but not limited thereto, for example, in other embodiments, the pressure plate 520 can be pushed open by the compression spring to realize one-way water passing by the compression spring, the sealing gasket, the stress plate and the push rod.
When the piston 200 is pulled backwards, negative pressure is formed in the gun barrel 100 at the front side of the piston 200, the pressing plate 520 of the front side one-way water passing structural member 500 is pressed on the front side of the gun barrel front cover 110 under the action of the negative pressure and the elastic member 530 so as to block the water spraying hole 111, and the pressing plate 520 of the rear side one-way water passing structural member 500 overcomes the elastic force of the elastic member 530 under the action of the negative pressure and rotates anticlockwise by taking the hinge shaft 511 as the axis so as to open the water passing channel 213, and water in a water source enters the gun barrel 100 through the water suction pipe 400; when the piston 200 is pushed forward, the volume of the gun barrel 100 at the front side of the piston 200 is reduced to form positive pressure, the pressing plate 520 of the rear side unidirectional water passing structural member 500 is pressed against the front side of the water passing member 210 under the action of the positive pressure and the elastic member 530 to block the water passing channel 213, and the pressing plate 520 of the front side unidirectional water passing structural member 500 rotates anticlockwise around the hinge shaft 511 by overcoming the elastic force of the elastic member 530 under the action of the positive pressure to open the water spraying hole 111, so that water in the gun barrel 100 is sprayed out through the water spraying hole 111, and water absorbing and spraying operations of the water gun can be realized only by continuously pushing and pulling the piston 200.
Therefore, when the water-saving device is used, one end of the water suction pipe 400 is connected with water sources such as a pool and a river, water is directly sucked through the water suction pipe 400, a water storage device is not required to be arranged for storing water, the limitation of the water storage capacity is overcome, and the problem of water spraying and cruising of a water gun is solved; in addition, the water suction port and the water spray port of the water gun are separately arranged, the water suction angle and the water spray angle of the water gun do not need to be continuously converted and adjusted by a user, and the automatic water suction and accurate water spray operation can be realized by only pushing and pulling the piston 200 and utilizing the vacuum negative pressure/positive water pressure formed in the gun barrel 100, the one-way water outlet structural member 500 and the water suction pipe 400, so that the operation intensity of the user is effectively reduced, the period from water suction to water spray of the water gun is shortened, the water spray times of the water gun in unit time are increased, and the fight force of the water gun is improved.
Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only for illustrating the technical solution of the present utility model, and not for limiting the same; although the utility model has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical scheme described in the foregoing embodiments can be modified or some or all of the technical features thereof can be replaced by equivalents; such modifications and substitutions do not depart from the spirit of the utility model, and are intended to be included within the scope of the appended claims and description.

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1. A self-priming toy water gun, comprising:
the front end of the gun barrel is provided with a gun barrel front cover, the gun barrel front cover is provided with a water spray hole, and a one-way water passing structural member allowing one-way flow from back to front is arranged at the water spray hole;
the piston is adapted to the gun barrel, a water passing piece with a water passing channel is arranged in the piston, and a one-way water passing structural member allowing one-way flow from back to front is arranged at the front end of the water passing piece;
the handle assembly is connected with the rear end of the piston and is used for pushing and pulling the piston to move back and forth in the gun barrel;
one end of the water suction pipe is communicated with the rear end of the water passing piece.
2. The self-priming toy water gun of claim 1, wherein,
the handle assembly comprises a connecting pipe and a handle;
the front end of the connecting pipe is fixed at the rear side of the piston, and the rear end of the connecting pipe extends out of the rear end of the gun barrel;
the handle is arranged at the rear side of the gun barrel and is fixedly connected to the rear end of the connecting pipe;
the water suction pipe sequentially penetrates through the handle and the connecting pipe and is connected to the rear end of the water passing piece.
3. The self-priming toy water gun of claim 2, wherein,
the piston comprises a rubber annular part, the periphery of the rubber annular part is adapted to the inner wall of the gun barrel, a front connecting hole and a rear connecting hole are coaxially arranged in the rubber annular part, and the aperture of the rear connecting hole is larger than that of the front connecting hole;
the water passing piece is provided with an annular part and an inserting part arranged at the rear side of the annular part, the annular part is fixed at the front side of the rubber annular piece, and the inserting part is inserted into and fixed in a front connecting hole of the rubber annular piece;
one end of the water suction pipe penetrates through the connecting pipe and is sleeved and fixed at the rear end of the plug-in part;
the front end of the connecting pipe is inserted and fixed in the rear connecting hole of the rubber annular piece.
4. The self-priming toy water gun of claim 2, wherein,
the rear end of the gun barrel is provided with a gun barrel rear cover, the gun barrel rear cover is provided with a rear cover hole, and the connecting pipe penetrates out of the rear cover hole.
5. The self-priming toy water gun of claim 2, wherein,
the handle comprises two half shells which are buckled with each other, the front parts of the two half shells are respectively sleeved at the rear parts of the connecting pipes and are provided with positioning protrusions, the connecting pipes are provided with positioning holes corresponding to the positioning protrusions, the positioning protrusions are inserted into the positioning holes in a one-to-one correspondence manner, and the outer sides of the front parts of the two half shells are also provided with fastening sleeves.
6. The self-priming toy water gun of claim 5, wherein,
the outer side of the front part of the handle is provided with an elastic retaining buckle, the fastening sleeve is provided with a clamping hole for the elastic retaining buckle to be clamped in, and the handle is also provided with a convex ring propped against the rear end of the fastening sleeve.
7. The self-priming toy water gun of claim 1, wherein,
the one-way water passing structural member comprises a hinged support, a pressing plate and an elastic piece;
the hinge seat is fixed on the front side of the gun barrel front cover/water passing piece, the side of the pressing plate is provided with a connecting part, the connecting part is arranged on the hinge seat through a hinge shaft, the pressing plate can rotate to open and close the water spraying hole/water passing channel, and the elastic piece can provide pressure for pressing the pressing plate backwards.
8. The self-priming toy water gun of claim 7, wherein,
the connecting part comprises two connecting lugs which are oppositely arranged, and the hinge shaft transversely penetrates through the two connecting lugs;
the elastic piece is a torsion spring, the torsion spring is sleeved on the hinge shaft and is positioned between the two connecting lugs, and two pins of the torsion spring are respectively pressed on the front sides of the pressing plate and the gun barrel front cover/water passing piece.
9. The self-priming toy water gun of claim 7, wherein,
and the rear side of the pressing plate is provided with a sealing gasket for contacting with the gun barrel front cover/water passing piece.
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