JP2001070660A - Form changeable robot toy - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a robot toy reversibly changeable from a form of robot to a form of table holder to improve practical performance by constituting the robot toy from a trunk and each a pair of arms and legs, and constituting a roll-form tape so that the tape can be held on the trunk pivotally and detachably. SOLUTION: A robot toy 1 is constituted of a trunk 3, and a pair of left and right arms 5a and 5b and a pair of left and right legs 7a and 7b attached to the trunk 3. The trunk 3 has a base 9, and the upper part of the base 9 is formed as a holder 13 to rotatably fit an adhesive tape 11 wound on a tubular core such as cellophane adhesive tape, or the like. Arms 5a and 5b are mounted on the base 9 respectively through mounting members 55 and 57. A cutter 63 is attached to a predetermined position on the outside surface of the arm holder to rotatably hold the left arm 5b so that the adhesive tape 11 can be cut when the adhesive tape 11 held at the tape holder 13 is drawn out.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure of a robot toy capable of reversibly changing from a robot form to a tape holder form.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various types of robot toys that change form have been known, but there has been no reversible change in form between the robot toy and the tape holder.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and provides a novel toy structure capable of reversibly changing the form between a robot toy and a tape holder. Its purpose is to

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a deformed robot toy according to the present invention has the following configuration. (A) A robot toy that can be reversibly changed from a robot form to a tape holder form. (B) The robot toy has a body, a pair of arms, and a pair of legs. (C) The body portion is adapted to hold the roll-shaped tape rotatably and detachably. (E) The body is rotatably attached to the upper part of the leg, and is held so as to rotate forward by 90 degrees. (D) The arm is rotatably attached to the body, and when the body is rotated forward, the bottom of the leg and the tip of the arm are on the same plane. That it can be held in position.

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS First, the drawings will be briefly described. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a robot toy of the present invention,
It shows the form of the robot. FIG. 2 shows a state in which the robot toy of the present invention has changed to a tape holder form. FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 are explanatory views showing a process of changing from a robot form to a tape holder form.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a robot toy of the present invention. The robot toy 1 is a robot toy that can be changed into a form suitable for use as a tape holder as shown in FIG. 2 by deforming the form. More specifically, the robot toy 1 includes a body 3 and a pair of left and right arms 5 attached to the body 3.
(5a, 5b) and a pair of left and right legs 7 (7a, 7b).

The structure of the body 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. The body 3 has a base 9, and an upper portion of the base 9 is a holder 13 for rotatably loosely fitting an adhesive tape 11 wrapped around a cylindrical core such as a cellophane adhesive tape. The lower portion of 9 is a connecting portion for rotatably connecting to the leg portion 7. The holder 13 will be described in detail. Near the middle of the base 9 in the vertical direction, an adhesive tape 1
A mounting table 15 for mounting the device 1 is integrally formed. The mounting table 15 is a flat portion formed in a direction substantially parallel to the floor surface B when the robot toy 1 is in the upright state, and the adhesive tape 11 is mounted on this flat surface. A rib 17 is provided at substantially the center of the mounting table 15.
The stand 19 is integrated with the mounting table 15 so as to intersect the mounting table 15 in a cross shape in a direction perpendicular to the mounting table 15. As shown in FIG. 3, each of the ribs 17 and 19 has a wide portion 23 and a narrow portion 25, and a step 21 is formed between the wide portion 23 and the narrow portion 25.

The holder section 13 further has a lid member 27 mounted from above with the adhesive tape 11 placed thereon. The lid member 27 has a flange portion 29 having substantially the same size as the outer diameter of the adhesive tape 11 placed thereon, and a tubular portion 31 for attachment at a lower portion. The tubular portion 31 is for engaging the cover member 27 in a detachable manner with the base 9 by engaging with the width details 25 of the ribs 17 and 19, and is arranged in a cross shape. The small width portion 25 is inscribed in the tubular portion 31. Further, the cylindrical portion 31
Is fixed at a position in contact with the step portion 21 which is a boundary with the wide portion 23. In this state, the adhesive tape 11 is held rotatably around the cylindrical portion 31 and the wide portion 23 of each of the ribs 17 and 19, and is held between the mounting table 15 and the flange portion 29. It has become.
With the above structure, the adhesive tape 11 can be easily replaced by removing the lid member 27 from the ribs 17 and 19.

On the upper part of the lid member 27, a head 33 is provided rotatably about a shaft 35 so as to be able to protrude and retract from the lid member 27. When accommodated in the lid member 27, the head portion 33 is accommodated without protruding from the upper surface of the lid member 27, and is formed so as to have an external appearance integrated with other portions of the upper lid member 27. ing. In addition, the front end of the head 33 and the flange 29 of the lid member 27
Is a protruding piece 37 so that it can be easily operated by a fingertip.

Next, the attachment of the legs 7 (7a, 7b) to the base 9 constituting the body 3 and the structure of the legs 7 will be described. The pair of left and right legs 7a and 7b
The upper legs 39a, 39b constituting the upper and lower legs a, 7b are connected to each other by a connecting shaft 41. The connecting shaft 41 is rotatably and loosely fitted by holes (not shown) formed on the lower left and right of the base 9, so that the leg 7 is attached to the base 9 so as to be rotatable. I have. The connecting shaft 41 has a hexagonal outer periphery at a part thereof, and an end of an elastic plate 43 provided in the base 9 is provided on the hexagonal outer periphery so as to abut. That is, with this structure, when the base 9 (the body 3) is rotated with respect to the leg 7, the base 9 (the body 3) can be rotated with a click every 45 degrees.

The leg 7 (7a, 7b) is connected to the upper leg 3
9 (39a, 39b) and lower leg 45 (45a, 45b)
The upper leg portions 39a and 39b are formed so as to be slidable in the lower leg portions 45a and 45b. A projection 47 is formed at the lower end of the upper leg 39, and concave portions 49 and 51 are provided at an upper portion and a lower portion in the lower leg 45, respectively. With this structure, when the leg 7 is extended, the projection 47 of the upper leg 39 is engaged with the concave portion 49 provided in the upper portion inside the lower leg 45, and the extended state can be maintained. I have. When the leg 7 is contracted, the projection 47 of the upper leg 39 is engaged with the concave portion 51 provided at the lower portion inside the lower leg 45, so that the contracted state can be maintained. Also,
An auxiliary member 53 is rotatably provided at the lower end of the lower leg 45. The assisting tool 53 is used when the robot toy 1 is stably self-supported, and is mainly used in the form of a tape holder to be described later, as shown in FIG.
5 has a function of increasing the ground contact area at the bottom.

Next, the arm 5 will be described. The left and right arms 5a, 5b are attached to the base 9 via attachment members 55, 57. The attachment members 55 and 57 are members integrally provided so as to extend from the base 9 to the left and right, and have attachment portions for attaching the left and right arms 5a and 5b at the ends. Hereinafter, since the structure of the mounting members 55 and 57 differs slightly depending on the left and right, each will be described. The mounting member 55 is intended to rotatably mount the right arm 5a, and has a bent portion 59 obtained by bending an end of a member extending from the base 9 upward. . The bent portion 59 has a projection (not shown) serving as a rotation axis.
Is provided, and a mounting hole (not shown) provided in the arm 5a is rotatably fitted to the projection, so that the arm 5a is rotatable with respect to the base 9. Although not shown, the arm 5a is provided with a small protrusion, and the small protrusion contacts the bent portion 59, so that the arm 5a is rotated forward (tape holder). Arm 5 in the state of
(a state in which the tip of a is in contact with the mounting surface).

The mounting member 57 is for rotatably mounting the left arm 5b, and is for rotatably mounting the arm 5b to an end of a member extending from the base 9. It has an arm holding member 61. The arm holding member 61 is fixedly attached to the base 9, and the left arm 5 b is rotatably attached inside the arm holding member 61. A saw-shaped cutter 63 is provided at a predetermined position on the outer surface of the arm holding member 61, and the adhesive tape 1 held by the tape holder 13 is provided.
When 1 is pulled out, the drawn-out adhesive tape can be cut. Further, the rotation range of the arm 5b is limited by the arm holding member 61, and the arm 5b
Is configured to stop rotating at a position where it has turned forward (a state where the tip of the arm portion 5b is in contact with the mounting surface in the state of the tape holder).

Next, a state where the robot toy 1 is in the form of a tape holder will be described. 2 and 4 show a state in which the robot toy 1 of the present invention is in the form of a tape holder. In this case, the left and right arms 5a and 5b are rotated in a direction perpendicular to the vertical direction of the body 3 of the robot toy 1. That is, when compared with the robot toy 1 in the upright state, the arms 5a, 5
b has been lifted. The leg 7 is in a contracted state, that is, a state in which the upper leg 39 is accommodated in the lower leg 45, and the body 3 is in a state of being rotated at a right angle forward with respect to the leg 7. . The head 33 is in a state of being housed in the lid member 27. As described above, by rotating the trunk 3 forward with respect to the leg 7 and rotating the arm 5 forward with respect to the trunk 3, the robot toy 1 is bent forward. And the tip 65 of the leg 7 and the arm 5
Is in a posture of being in contact with the floor surface B (mounting surface). Thus, when the robot toy 1 is in the form of a tape holder, it can be used like a mounting type tape holder that is used by mounting it on a desk or the like. Further, in this case, since the pair of legs 7 and the arms 5 are configured to be in contact with the floor B, respectively, they can be stably mounted on the floor B.

Next, the operation of the robot toy of the present invention described above will be described. When the robot toy 1 is in the form of a robot, it can be played as a robot toy. By simply retracting the legs 7 and rotating the arms 5 and the torso 3, the robot toy 1 can be easily formed into a mounting type tape holder. It is possible to deform. Moreover, in this case, since the pair of legs 7 and the arms 5 are in contact with the floor B, the robot toy 1 serving as a tape holder is supported at four points with respect to the floor B, and easily falls down. I have never been.

[0016]

The robot toy of the present invention described above is
It has the following effects. That is, the robot toy of the present invention can be changed in form from a robot toy to a tape holder or from a tape holder to a robot toy with a simple configuration. Also, in the form of a robot toy, it is possible to play a robot as a normal play or to decorate it as a decoration, but in the form of a tape holder, it can be used as a practical tape holder. Has become. That is, it can be used as a mounting type tape holder by mounting it on a desk or a predetermined place.
Further, since the legs and the arms of the robot toy serve as support members for supporting the tape holder, the structure is stable and does not easily fall down.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a robot toy according to an embodiment of the present invention.
It is a perspective view showing the state of the robot.

FIG. 2 shows a robot toy according to an embodiment of the present invention;
It is a perspective view which shows the state of a tape holder.

FIG. 3 shows a robot toy according to an embodiment of the present invention;
It is a side view for explaining the course of change from a robot to scissors.

FIG. 4 shows a robot toy according to an embodiment of the present invention;
It is a side view for explaining the course of change from a robot to scissors.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Robot toy 3 Body 5 Arm 7 Leg 9 Base 11 Adhesive tape 13 Tape holder 15 Mounting table 17 Rib 19 Rib 21 Step 23 Wide part 25 Wide detail 27 Cover member 29 Flange part 31 Cylindrical part 33 Head Part 35 Shaft 37 Projecting piece part 39 Upper leg part 41 Connecting shaft 43 Elastic plate 45 Lower leg part 47 Projecting part 49 Depression 51 Depression 53 Auxiliary member 55 Mounting member 57 Mounting member 59 Folding part 61 Arm holding member 63 Cutter 65 Tip B Floor surface

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor: Manabu Haraguchi F-term in Megahouse, Inc. 10-13, Kotobuki, Taito-ku, Tokyo 2C150 CA01 CA18 DC03 DC12 DD06 DD16 DD24 DD28 3F062 BA03 BA04 BB02 BB05 BB10 BC01 BD05 BF01

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A deformed robot toy characterized by the following requirements: (a) A robot toy that can be reversibly changed from a robot form to a tape holder form. (B) The robot toy has a body, a pair of arms, and legs. (C) The body portion is adapted to hold the roll-shaped tape rotatably and detachably. (E) The body is rotatably attached to the upper part of the leg, and is held so as to rotate forward by 90 degrees. (D) The arm is rotatably attached to the body, and when the body is rotated forward, the bottom of the leg and the tip of the arm are on the same plane. That it can be held in position.