JP2000271351A - Track device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce size and cost and to make interesting by pushing a part of the wheels of a traveling toy between a part of a swinging member at an initial position and the inner surface of a rail so as to operate scene parts. SOLUTION: A step tread (swinging member 104 between rails 103 is operated in a horizontal direction by the flange of the wheel of a toy train 101 coming traveling on the rails 103 and through the use of this operation, a cut-off arm 102 linked with the step tread 104 by a power transmission part is moved up and down. The toy 101 has a motor to operate with current inside of it and travels by supplying power from the rails 103. A flange is formed inside of the wheel of the toy 101 and the toy travels along the rail 103 by housing this flange inside of the rail 103. Such a constitution dispenses with expensive parts such as sensor, electromagnet and the like.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a track device, and more particularly, to a track device for operating a scene component of a toy using a width-direction inner portion (for example, a flange) of a wheel of a traveling toy. It concerns the device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional track device of a traveling toy, for example, a track device of a train toy, a traveling train toy is sensed by a sensor provided on the track device, and an electromagnet is actuated by the sensor. For example, there is known a device in which a circuit breaker is operated.

[0003]

According to this track device, power is required because a sensor and an electromagnet are used.
There is a problem that the structure such as wiring becomes complicated, and the entire track device becomes large and expensive due to the necessity of providing an electromagnet inside. On the other hand, a track device in which scene components do not operate is less interesting. The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and has as its object to provide an inexpensive and interesting track device suitable for miniaturization.

[0004]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a track device in which left and right rails for running a traveling toy are laid on a base, wherein the base is provided between the left and right rails. A swinging member provided to be able to swing in the left-right direction, a scene component operated by swinging of the swinging member, and a biasing member for biasing the swinging member toward an initial position. Biasing means for causing a part of the traveling toy to substantially abut against the inner surface of the rail, wherein a part of the wheel of the traveling toy (the inner part of the wheel) ) Is configured to operate the scene parts by dividing the scene parts. According to this track device, since the rocking member is rocked by the wheels and the scene components are operated by the power, expensive components such as electromagnets are not required.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the track apparatus according to the first aspect, the base is provided as a power transmission component between the swing member and the scene component by swinging of the swing member. A rotating body that rotates in a horizontal plane, and a linear motion member that operates in the direction in which the left and right rails extend by the rotation of the rotating body are provided. According to this track device, since the rotating body and the linear motion member, which are power transmission components, operate substantially along the horizontal plane, the track device can be configured to be thin as a whole. Here, the "linear member" may be one that operates substantially linearly, and does not need to operate completely on a straight line.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the track device according to the second aspect, wherein the rotating body is loosely fitted to the swinging member at a predetermined distance from its own rotation axis, and When swinging the swinging member side from the initial position, the rotating body is immediately rotated in one direction, and the swinging member is configured not to swing even if the rotating body side is rotated in the one direction. It is characterized by having. This track device is effective when the track devices are juxtaposed. That is,
When the track devices are arranged side by side, when the traveling toy travels along the rail of one track device, there is a case where it is desired to operate even scene components attached to another track device. In this case, it is effective to connect the rotating bodies of the track devices arranged side by side,
If the swinging member also swings when the rotating body is operated in the one direction, the swinging member of another track device on which the traveling toy is not traveling also swings,
This is because a power transmission loss occurs accordingly.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a track device.
In the track device according to any one of the embodiments, the scene component is configured as a blocker, the swinging member is configured as a tread plate member, and the blocking arm is configured to move up and down as the traveling toy passes. It is characterized by.
According to this track device, the blocking arm of the circuit breaker operates when a traveling toy (for example, a train toy, a train toy) enters or leaves the track device, so that an interesting track device can be realized.

A track device according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the track device according to the second or third aspect, wherein the scene component is configured as a breaker, the swinging member is configured as a tread plate member, and the running is performed. A track device configured so that a blocking arm moves up and down by passage of a toy,
The circuit breaker includes a blocking arm having a weight and a column, and the blocking arm is rotatable about a horizontal axis with respect to the column, and the blocking arm descends when no force is applied from the outside. The weight has a convex portion substantially parallel to the axis, and in the initial position of the swinging member, the linear motion member abuts the convex portion and locks in a state where the blocking arm is raised. When the swinging member swings in a direction away from the initial position, the contact between the linear motion member and the convex portion is released, and the blocking arm is lowered, and the swinging member returns to the initial position. When swinging in the direction, the protrusion and the linear motion member come into contact with each other, so that the blocking arm is raised. According to this track device, when the swinging member swings in the direction away from the initial position, the contact between the linear motion member and the convex portion is released, and the blocking arm can be configured to be lowered by its own weight. The operation mechanism can be simply configured.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the track apparatus according to the fifth aspect, the scene component is configured as a breaker, and the swing member is configured as a tread plate member,
A track device configured so that a blocking arm moves up and down by passing of the traveling toy, wherein the blocking device includes a blocking arm having a weight and a column, and the blocking arm is horizontal with respect to the column. It is rotatable about an axis, and the weight is pushed slightly by the linear motion member to slightly move the blocking arm in a downward direction. According to this track device, since the weight is pushed by the linear motion member to slightly move the blocking arm in the downward direction, the blocking arm can be reliably operated.

[0010] The track device according to claim 7 has the following features.
In any of the track devices described above, when two or more track devices are arranged in parallel, the rotating bodies of the two or more track devices can be connected by a predetermined connecting device, and one rotation It is characterized in that the movement of the body can be transmitted to another rotating body. According to this track device,
When the traveling toy runs on the rail of one track device, the scene parts attached to another track device can be operated.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the track device of the present embodiment passes through a train toy 101, in which a part of the wheel of the train toy 101 (the inner part of the wheel), For example, it is for raising and lowering the blocking arm 102 by using the inner part of the flange 201, and more specifically, a tread plate member (oscillating member) between the rails 103 by the flange 201 of the wheel of the train toy 101 traveling on the rail 103. ) 104 is operated in the lateral direction, and using this operation, the blocking arm 102 linked with the tread plate member 104 and the power transmission unit is moved up and down.

First, the train toy 101 will be described. The train toy 101 has a motor operated by an electric current therein, and can run by supplying an electric current from the rail 103. As shown in FIG. 2, a flange 201 is formed inside the wheel of the train toy 101, and when the flange 201 fits inside the rail 103, the train toy 101 is moved to the rail 103.
You can travel along.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the track device includes a base 105, a rail 103, and a tread plate member 1.
04, a power transmission unit 301, and a breaker unit 106. The rail 103, the tread plate member 104, and the breaker unit 106 are provided on a base, and the power transmission unit 301 is provided inside the base 105.

The interval between the rails 103 is provided corresponding to the wheels of the train toy 101, and the two rails 103
In the center of the tread plate member 10 operable in the horizontal direction (left and right direction), that is, in the direction perpendicular to the two rails 103.
4 are provided. Flange guides 107 are formed at both ends of the tread plate member 104 so that the flange 201 can be reliably guided between the tread plate member 104 and the rail 103. In addition, a concave portion is formed on the lower surface of the tread plate member 104.

As shown in FIG. 4, the power transmission unit 301
Rotating plate (rotating body) 303 and two levers (linear motion members) 3
The rotating plate 303 and the lever 304 are connected by a shaft, and at least one of the rotating plates 303 and the lever 304 is rotatable around the shaft.

As shown in FIG. 4, the rotating plate 303 has a rotating shaft (vertical axis) 401 at the center, and is rotatable in a horizontal plane with respect to the base 105. Also, the rotating plate 30
3 is formed with a convex portion 402 for connecting with the tread plate member 104, and this convex portion 402 is formed with the tread plate member 104.
When the tread plate member 104 is operated from the initial position, the rotating plate 303 is operated, and the tread plate member 104 is not operated even when the rotating plate 303 is operated. As shown in FIG.
2, it is urged clockwise as viewed from the bottom,
1 by connecting the rotary plate 303 and the tread plate member 104.
As shown in FIG.
One rail 1 is urged in the 03a direction (initial position direction).
03a, and the train toy 101 is
4 Enter the train toy 101, the flange 2 of the wheel
01, the tread member 104 moves in the direction of the other rail 103b against the biasing force of the spring 302, and when the train toy 101 passes over the tread member 104, the tread member 104 The spring 302 is operated in the initial position direction by the urging force. Also,
As shown in FIG. 1, the tread plate member 104 is formed to be longer than the place where the breaker unit 106 is installed, and the tread plate is provided before the train toy 101 reaches the place where the breaker unit 106 is installed. The state where the train toy 101 has been pushed and the tread plate member is pushed after the train toy 101 has passed the place where the circuit breaker unit 106 is installed is released.

As shown in FIG. 3, the lever 304 is accommodated in a guide 305 inside the base 105, and can reciprocate in the direction of the guide 305, specifically, along the rail. As shown in FIG. 4, a hook 403 and a portion 404 for pushing the weight are formed at the tip of the lever 304.

When the tread plate member 104 is moved in the lateral direction by the connection of the tread plate member 104, the rotating plate 303 and the lever 304, the operation causes the rotating plate 303 to move to the base 105.
, And the rotation causes the lever 304 to move in the guide 304 direction.

As shown in FIG. 5, the breaker section 106 includes a blocking arm 102 having a weight 501 and a rotation axis (horizontal axis) 502, and a support 50 provided on a base 105.
The blocking arm 102 is rotatable about a rotation shaft 502.

When no force is applied from the outside, the breaking arm 102 is slightly heavier than the weight 501, so that the breaking arm 102 is lowered. With this configuration, it is possible to easily raise and lower the blocking arm 102 without applying too much load to the lever 304. As shown in FIG. 6, a pin (convex portion) 601 is provided on the side of the weight 501 in parallel with the rotating shaft 502. In an initial state, as shown in FIG. 403 and the pin 60
1 comes into contact with each other to lock the blocking arm 102 in a raised state. Further, when the lever 304 operates in the direction of the breaker, the hook 403 and the pin 601 separate from each other to release the locking,
When the portion 404 of the lever 304 for pushing the weight pushes the weight 501, the blocking arm 102 is inclined to some extent, and thereafter the blocking arm 102 is lowered by its own weight. When the lever 304 operates in the reverse direction, the hook 4
At 03, the breaking arm 102 is raised by pulling the pin 601 while contacting the same.

The notch width of the hook 403 is formed larger than the diameter of the pin 601. The reason for such a configuration is that, in the case of the train toy 101 in which the distance between the inner surfaces of the left and right wheel flanges 201 is small, the swing amount of the tread member 104 is large, while the inner surface of the left and right wheel flanges 201 is large. In the case of the train toy 101 having a large distance between them, the swing amount of the tread member 104 is small, but the swing amount of the tread plate member 104 is small, And the arm 102
However, the notch width of the hook 403 is increased to ensure that the hook 403 is lowered by its own weight. Accordingly, even when the train toy 101 having a different distance between the inner surfaces of the flanges 201 of the left and right wheels is run, the blocking arm 102 is reliably lowered. Note that the notch width is set so that the blocking arm 102 is prevented from fluttering.
It is preferable to set the size so that the hook 403 and the pin 601 are in contact with each other when the 02 is fully raised and when the 02 is fully lowered. Left and right wheel flanges 201
When running the train toy 101 having different distances between the inner surfaces of the train toys 101, the notch width is determined according to the train toy 101 having a smaller distance between the inner surfaces of the flanges 201 of the left and right wheels.

When two or more track devices are arranged in parallel,
As shown in FIG. 8, each rotating plate 303 of two or more track devices can be connected by a connecting device 801 on a connecting shaft of the rotating plate 303 and the lever 304, and the tread plate member 104 of one track device operates. , The rotating plate 303 of the track device
Operates, the operation is transmitted to the other rotating plates 303,
It is possible to operate the breaker of another track device. At this time, due to the loose fit between the convex portion of the rotary plate 303 and the concave portion on the lower surface of the tread plate member 104, the tread plate member of the other track device does not operate, and the operation of the rotary plate 303 is not burdened.

According to the track device of the above-described embodiment, the tread plate member 104 between the rails 103 is operated in the lateral direction by utilizing the thickness of the flange 201 of the wheel of the train toy passing on the track device, and the operation causes rotation. The plate 303 is the base 105
, And the rotation causes the lever 304 to move in one direction. Hook 403 at the end of lever 304
A portion 404 for pressing the weight 501 is formed. In an initial state, the hook 403 contacts the pin 601 provided on the weight 501 to lock the blocking arm 102 in the raised state, and the lever 304 operates in one direction. When the hook 403 and the pin 601 separate from each other to release the lock, the weight 501 is pushed, and the blocking arm 102 is lowered.
The pulling arm 3 can be pulled while abutting on the arm 3 to raise the blocking arm 102.

Further, when two or more track devices are arranged in parallel, the rotating toys 303 are connected to each other by the connecting device 801 so that the train toy passes over one track device and the tread plate member of the track device. When the 104 operates, the operation is transmitted to the rotating plate 303 of another track device through the rotating plate 303 and the connecting device 801, and the circuit breaker of the other track device can be operated.

Although the invention made by the present inventor has been specifically described based on the embodiment, the invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. Needless to say. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the track apparatus simulating the scene of a railroad crossing of a toy train has been described as an example, but the present invention can be applied to stations, tunnels, and other tracks in general. Various parts such as traffic lights, trees, dolls, and cars can be considered as scene parts in addition to the circuit breakers.

[0026]

The effect of a typical example of the present invention will be described. In a track device in which left and right rails for running a traveling toy are laid on a base, the base is provided between the left and right rails. A swinging member provided to be able to swing in the left-right direction, a scene component operated by swinging of the swinging member, and a biasing member for biasing the swinging member toward an initial position. Biasing means for causing a part of the traveling toy to substantially abut against the inner surface of the rail, and a part of the wheel of the traveling toy being divided between the part of the swing member and the inner surface of the rail at the initial position. Since the scene components are configured to operate, expensive components such as sensors and electromagnets are not required.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a track device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view of the train toy of the embodiment of the track device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the embodiment of the track device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a power transmission unit of the embodiment of the track device according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a side view of an embodiment of the track device according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a blocking arm of the embodiment of the track device according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective side view of a blocking arm and a lever of the embodiment of the track device according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the track device according to the embodiment of the present invention at the time of connection.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 101 Train toy 102 Breaking arm 103 Rail 303 Rotating plate 304 Lever 201 Flange

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A track device in which left and right rails for running a traveling toy are laid on a base, wherein the base has a swing member provided between the left and right rails and capable of swinging in a left and right direction. A scene component operated by the swinging of the swinging member, and biasing means for biasing the swinging member toward an initial position and causing a part of the swinging member to substantially contact the rail inner surface at the initial position. And wherein the part of the wheel of the traveling toy is divided between the part of the swinging member at the initial position and the inner surface of the rail to operate the scene component. A track device characterized by the following. 2. A rotating body which rotates in a horizontal plane due to swinging of the swinging member, as a power transmission component between the swinging member and the scene component, and The track device according to claim 1, further comprising: a linear motion member that operates along an extending direction of the left and right rails. 3. The rotating body is loosely fitted to the swinging member at a certain distance from its own rotation axis, and the swinging member side swings from the initial position when the swinging member side swings from the initial position. 3. The track device according to claim 2, wherein the rotating member is configured to be rotated immediately in one direction and the swinging member does not swing even if the rotating body is rotated in the one direction. 4. The scene component is configured as a circuit breaker,
The track device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the swing member is configured as a tread plate member, and the blocking arm is configured to move up and down as the traveling toy passes. 5. The scene component is configured as a circuit breaker,
Further, the swinging member is configured as a tread member, and a track device configured so that the blocking arm moves up and down by passing the traveling toy, wherein the blocking device includes a blocking arm having a weight, The blocking arm is rotatable about a horizontal axis with respect to the support, and the blocking arm descends when no external force is applied, and the weight is substantially parallel to the axis. In the initial position of the swing member, the linear member abuts on the convex portion and locks the blocking arm in a raised state,
When the swinging member swings in a direction away from the initial position, the contact between the linear motion member and the convex portion is released, the blocking arm is lowered, and the swinging member returns to the initial position. The track device according to claim 2, wherein, when swinging, the blocking portion is raised by abutting the convex portion and the linear motion member. 5. 6. The scene component is configured as a circuit breaker,
Further, the swinging member is configured as a tread member, and a track device configured so that the blocking arm moves up and down by passing the traveling toy, wherein the blocking device includes a blocking arm having a weight, The blocking arm is rotatable about a horizontal axis with respect to a column, and is operated slightly in the direction of descending the blocking arm by pushing the weight with the linear motion member. The track device according to claim 5, wherein 7. When two or more track devices are arranged in parallel, the respective rotating bodies of the two or more track devices can be connected by a predetermined connecting device, and the operation of one rotary body is performed. The track device according to any one of claims 2 to 6, wherein the power is transmitted to another rotating body.