JP2003245478A - Toy underwater creature - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toy underwater creature of high game character by improving impelling force for navigating underwater so as to improve turning ability for migration. <P>SOLUTION: The toy underwater creature for navigating underwater consists of: a driving means which is a toy body formed simulating fish, etc., and swingingly operates a caudal fin part formed swingably at the rear part of the toy body; and a power source for supplying power to the driving means. The toy underwater creature is provided with a power source switch operating with buoyancy from water to the toy. The toy underwater creature is also provided with the tail and fin part the direction of which can be fixed at a constant and optional angle with respect to a horizontal direction and which is partially divided in a vertical direction to be swingable. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an underwater toy.

[0001]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a fish toy provided in the form of a fish as an aquatic toy, and the fish toy is a fishing tackle in which a toy body imitating an arbitrarily moving fish is attached to the tip of a fishing line. When it hits the toy, all or part of the toy body vibrates or vibrates more violently, giving a toys that have the same sense of presence as in the actual fishing operation (see Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-42243). )was there. Similarly, when the toy body is caught, the fishing line extended through the fishing rod is moved up and down to give the same feel and visual effect as when a fish is actually caught. There is a toy (see Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-149637) that brings about various movements up, down, left and right, and gives a tactile sensation and a visual effect similar to the movement of a fish when the fish is actually caught.

As described above, the above-mentioned fish toy has a function to increase the feeling for catching a fish, and also has sufficient propulsive force for the fish toy to dive and sufficient turning ability to move around. It was being done. However, in order to further enhance the playability, there has been a demand for a fish toy having a higher diving ability by improving the propulsive force of the fish toy for diving and the turning ability for circling.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and improves the propulsive force for diving and the turning ability for traveling. It is an object to provide an underwater creature toy with higher playability.

[0004]

The present invention is an underwater creature toy capable of diving underwater, which is a toy body formed by imitating a fish or the like and is swingable to the rear part of the toy body. A toy composed of a driving means for swinging a tail fin portion provided on the toy and a power source for supplying electric power to the driving means, wherein a toy switch provided by a buoyancy force from water received by the toy is provided. It is characterized by being configured.

According to the above-mentioned present invention, the aquatic toy operates by the buoyancy force that the power switch receives when it is placed in an aqueous solution such as water, and the power switch is turned on or off.
Switching to FF can be performed. Also,
By providing the toy so that it can be driven when it is placed in water, the player does not need to operate the power supply.

According to the present invention, in the underwater creature toy according to claim 1, the tail fin portion is provided so that the tail fin direction can be fixed at a constant angle or an arbitrary angle with respect to the horizontal direction. It is characterized in that the toy swivels and makes a wandering movement according to the fixed angle.

According to the above-mentioned present invention, in the aquatic toy, the tail fin portion serves as the rudder of the toy body by fixing the tail fin portion at a fixed or arbitrary angle with respect to the horizontal direction. Therefore, according to the angle of the fixed tail fin portion, it is possible to make a swinging motion.

In the present invention according to claim 1 or 2, the propulsive force of the toy body is improved by providing the aquatic toy with a part of the tail fin portion vertically divided and swingably provided. It is characterized by

According to the present invention, the aquatic toy is further provided with a swingable tail fin portion vertically divided so as to be swingable, so that it does not oppose the flow of the ocean current received by the toy body. Therefore, the oscillating tail fin does not require an excessive force, and the propulsive force can be more effectively increased according to the current of the ocean current.

In the present invention according to claim 1 or 3, the aquatic toy is provided with receiving means for receiving an operation signal from the outside, and control means for controlling based on the received signal of the receiving means. It is characterized in that the aquatic toy can be operated from the outside by driving the drive means according to the control signal by the control means.

According to the present invention, the aquatic toy is provided with receiving means for receiving an operation signal from the outside, and control means for performing control based on the received signal of the receiving means. The aquatic toy can be operated from the outside by driving the drive means according to the control signal by the control means.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An underwater creature toy capable of diving underwater, which is a toy body formed by imitating a fish or the like,
A buoyancy force from water received by the toy, which comprises a drive means for swinging a tail fin portion swingably provided at the rear part of the toy body and a power source for supplying electric power to the drive means. In addition, the tail fin portion can be fixed to the underwater creature toy at a constant or arbitrary angle with respect to the horizontal direction, and a part of the tail fin portion can be fixed to the underwater creature toy. It is configured to be vertically movable and swingable.

Further, the aquatic toy is constructed by including receiving means for receiving an operation signal from the outside and control means for performing control on the basis of the received signal of the receiving means. The driving means is driven according to the above.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. An underwater creature toy (fish toy) of an example in the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an example of an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the operating device 100 will be described. The operating device 100 includes an operating unit 101, a control unit 102, a power source 103, and a transmitting unit 104. The operation means 101 is a variable switch for changing the propulsion speed of the fish toy body.
The variable resistance value changes, and the operation information is sent to the control means 102 as operation information. The control unit 102 appropriately processes the operation information from the operation unit 101, and the transmission unit 104.
It is designed to be sent to. Although the operation information varies depending on the type of the transmitting means 104, the analog transmitting means is provided to transmit an analog signal, and the digital transmitting means is provided so as to be converted into a digital signal for transmission. Is desirable.

The power source 103 supplies power to the operating device 100 as a whole. The power source 103 includes primary batteries (manganese batteries, alkaline batteries, button batteries, lithium batteries), secondary batteries (nicad batteries, nickel-hydrogen batteries, lithium-ion batteries, lead-acid batteries), fuel cells, solar cells, etc. Alternatively, an AC power supply or a DC power supply may be used. The transmitting means 104 is the receiving means 2 provided in the fish toy body 200.
The operation information is transmitted to 01 by radio waves. Further, it is desirable to use a frequency band of 27 MHz or 40 MHz for the radio waves. Further, as the modulation method, any of AM (amplitude modulation method), FM (frequency modulation), and PCM (digital) may be used. Although an example of the embodiment is not shown, the operating device 100 may be a commercially available operating device.

The fish toy body 200 will be described. Fish toy body 2
00 includes a receiving unit 201, an operation switch 202, a control unit 203, a driving unit 205, and a power source 204. The receiving unit 201 receives the operation information transmitted from the transmitting unit 104 of the operating device 100 and sends the received information to the control unit 203. As the control unit 203, the drive information is transmitted to the drive unit 205. In the example of implementation,
Although not shown, a machine having a rotary shaft that generates a strong torque, which is called a servo, is provided in the fish toy body 200, and transmits drive information to the drive means 205. By rotating the rotary shaft of the servo, the drive is performed. By varying the variable resistor for controlling the voltage connected to the means 205, the voltage is varied and the driving speed of the fish toy body 200 is controlled. Similarly, the rotation from the servo can be transmitted to the belly fin 213 (left and right rudder) and the chest fin 214 (vertical rudder) to move the belly fin 213 and the chest fin 214, and the moving direction of the fish toy body 200 can be changed. It can be operated freely.

The power source 204 supplies power to the entire fish toy body 200. The power source is a primary battery (manganese battery /
Alkaline batteries, button-type batteries, lithium batteries), secondary batteries (nicad batteries, nickel-metal hydride batteries, lithium-ion batteries, lead-acid batteries), fuel cells, and power sources that can be attached to and detached from fish toy bodies are desirable. In addition, the power switch 204a is an ON / O switch for supplying power to the fish toy.
It is designed to perform FF. The operation switch 202 is
It is provided inside the mouth of the fish toy body 200. Although not shown, a fishing rod or other thread is provided with a magnetic substance at its tip, and the magnetic substance is provided inside the mouth of the fish toy body.
When it is close to the
It is supposed to be. This operation switch 202 is O
When it becomes N, the control means 203 is adapted to increase the drive speed of the drive means 205. In addition, the portion of the fish toy body 200 that uses electricity may be waterproofed or may be housed in a waterproof case and cause a malfunction due to a short circuit of electricity or flooding even when placed in water. There is no such thing.

The configuration of the fish toy will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the appearance of the fish toy body 200.
FIG. 3 is an exploded front view showing the internal structure of the fish toy body 200. Further, FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the tail fin portion of the fish toy body.

The moving means 205 moves the fish toy body 200.
The rotating force of the motor causes the movable parts of the fish toy to move. First, the jaw 208 of the fish toy body 200 is activated.
The movement of the jaw 208 causes the mouth of the fish toy body 200 to be swung, and is activated when the toy fishing means 112 is just held. The movement of the jaw 208 is such that the rotational force from the motor 205 is reduced in rotational speed by the first reduction mechanism 206a and the rotational torque is increased. The rotation is transmitted to the second reduction mechanism via the central rotation shaft 206c. The second reduction mechanism further reduces the rotation speed and increases the rotation torque. In addition, the configuration of the second reduction mechanism allows the central rotation shaft 206
The rotation from c causes the worm gear to rotate, and this action causes the rotation axis direction to change its direction by 90 degrees, causing the eccentric gear engaged with the worm gear to rotate. The movement of this eccentric gear is converted into a reciprocating motion, and the jaw 208 is moved up and down. In addition, unreasonable force is applied to the jaw 208,
A compression coil spring is used to connect to the second reduction mechanism so as not to affect the second reduction mechanism. Further, when the operation switch 202 is operated, the gear of the second reduction mechanism 206c is configured to be disengaged, and the driving is stopped, so that the jaw 208 is fixed with the mouth closed.

When the motor 205 is driven, the crank 206d connected to the first reduction mechanism 206a rotates, and the crank 206d loosely fits into the long hole 216a provided in the swing mechanism 206e. Accordingly, the swing mechanism 216 causes the tail fin portion 22 to rotate about the shaft 217.
0 is oscillated in the left-right direction. The swinging of the tail fin 220 serves as a propulsive force for the fish toy body 200.

Further, the tail fin portion 220 has a tail fin front portion 22.
1 and a tail fin rear portion 222, and a tail fin front portion 22.
1 and the tail fin rear portion 222 are pivotally supported by a shaft 223, and the tail fin rear portion 222 is swingably provided with respect to the tail fin front portion 221. Further, a connecting portion 216b for connecting to the tail fin portion 220 provided on the swinging mechanism 216 is provided, and the shaft hole 2 penetrating the upper surface and the lower surface of the connecting portion 216b.
16c is provided. Further, a groove 216d is provided which is digged radially around the shaft hole 216c. Further, the tail fin front portion 221 is provided with a shaft hole 221a corresponding to the shaft hole 216 provided in the connection portion 216, and the projection 221 corresponding to the groove 216d that is radially dug.
b is provided. Connection part 216 and tail fin front part 221
Shafts 219 connecting with each other are rotatably supported. The tail fin front part 221 is pivotally supported on the connecting part 216 in a swingable manner, but the compression coil spring 218 is loosely fitted to the shaft 219, and the projection 221b provided on the tail fin front part 221 presses the compression fin spring 218 to press it. It is fixed in a fixed direction in accordance with the direction of the grooves 216d that are radially excavated.

The power switch 212 has a fish toy body 20.
Shaft 20 provided inside the fish toy body 200
It is rotatably supported by 0a. In addition, a float member 212a is provided at the tip of the power switch 212, and when an aqueous solution such as water is submerged in the fish toy body 200, the float member 212a is buoyant from the aqueous solution to cause the shaft 2 to move.
The power switch 212 is rotated about 00a, and the power switch 212 turns on the power switch to the fish toy body 200 by the rotation. Further, when the fish toy body 200 is taken out of the water, the aqueous solution is drained from the fish toy body 200, so that the float member 212a receives no buoyancy. For this reason, the weight of the float member 212a itself and the power switch 212 cannot be suppressed, and when the power switch is turned on, the float member 212a rotates in the opposite direction.
Therefore, the power switch 212 is turned off, and the power supply to the fish toy body 200 is cut off. In this way, the power is turned on when the fish toy body is put in water, etc., and turned off when it is taken out.
It is supposed to become.

Further, a float member 211 is provided in a key portion inside the fish toy body 200 so as to maintain a constant water depth when the fish toy body 200 is put in water or the like. . For the float member, it is necessary to use a member made of a material having a density lower than the density of the aqueous solution in which the fish toy body 200 is placed, and in the embodiment, Styrofoam is used. Although not shown, a power source 204, a receiving unit 201, and a control unit 203 are internally provided.

The turning motion of the fish toy body 200 in the left-right direction will be described with reference to FIGS. In order to steer the fish toy body to rotate, a method of using the belly fin 213 or the like, a method of biasing the swinging motion of the tail fin 220 to the left or right, and a change of the driving speed of the tail fin 220 to the left or right. However, in the embodiment, the tail fin portion 207 is directed to the left in advance as shown in (A).
Swing to make a left turn. Also, (C)
When the tail fin portion 207 is swung, the head fin 207 swings to the right. Further, as shown in (B), when the tail fin portion 207 is swung to be fixed straight, the fish toy body 200 dives forward.
The front part of the tail fin is designed to perform a swinging motion by the drive of the driving means, while the rear part of the tail fin is designed so that the swinging motion from the driving part does not directly affect the swinging motion. It is designed to swing according to the flow of. That is, although the thrust can be obtained by oscillating the tail fin front portion 221, it has a function of preventing the water flow from being disturbed around the tail fin portion 220, and a more efficient propulsive force can be obtained. It is like this.

Further, as a method of moving the fish toy body 200 in the vertical direction, a method of using a floating bag (a tank and a pump are provided in the fish toy body and water is allowed to flow in and out of the tank to balance gravity and buoyancy). When the water in the tank is full, the fish toy body 200 descends because the gravity is higher than the buoyancy, and when the air in the tank is full, the buoyancy is higher than the gravity. The fish toy body 200 will rise up.) And a method of utilizing the lift force of the fin (a fin (shape like a wing) is provided on the fish toy body 200, and the lift force of the fin is used to move up and down. In this method, a certain speed or more of propulsion speed is required, but the responsiveness is high and the fish toy body 200 can be moved in the vertical direction), and a method of utilizing the lift of the whole body (fish toy body 2)
A mechanism for setting a vertical angle to the tail or the head of 00 to change the whole body of the fish toy body 200 into a shape like a wing (bow) and move it in the vertical direction by its lift). A method of changing the propulsive force method (a mechanism for setting the fin 220 on the fish toy body 200 at an angle in the vertical direction, and changing the orientation of the tail fin 220 to drive it can move the vertical direction). Method of moving the center of gravity (a weight is provided in the fish toy body 200, and the weight is moved back and forth, whereby the posture of the fish toy body 200 is changed, and the fish toy body 200 can be moved vertically by the propulsive force of the tail fin 220. .) And the weight of the fish toy body 200 is moved to the left and right as described above to rotate the posture of the fish toy body and move vertically by the turning force of the tail fin 220. Conceivable. In the embodiment, the method of utilizing the lift force by the fin is adopted. You may use the method as shown above.

A chest fin 214 provided on the fish toy body 200
The (vertical rudder) is provided in advance so as to move downward. As a result, a certain propulsive force is required to move the chest fin 214 downward rather than acting it. By utilizing this, by providing so as to obtain a propulsive force so as not to dive during normal operation, dive only by driving the tail fin 220 at the maximum speed during fishing (when the operation switch 202 is operated). Propulsive force can be obtained, and at the same time, it performs a dive operation with maximum propulsive force. In addition, the action causes the player to quickly move away from the player.

Reference numeral 76 describes the method of use in the embodiment. First, the fish toy body 200 is floated by pouring water in a vinyl pool, a washing tarai, a bathtub, or the like. Then, water enters the inside of the fish toy body 200, but with the help of the polystyrene foam float member 211, the fish toy body 200 is infiltrated.
Can float in the water. In that case, water is the driving means 20.
5 (motor) and the power switch 212 do not enter.

When the fish toy body 200 is floated in the water in this way, the power switch is turned on, and the driving means 205 (motor) is operated by the operation information from the operating device 100 to cause the tail fin 22 to move.
0 is slowly moved to the left and right, and the jaw 208 is moved up and down to make the mouth flutter and swim in water or above water. Also,
At that time, if the abdominal fins 213 and the tail fins 220 are directed in one direction, the fish toy body 200 slowly swirls on the water by making a rudder and drawing a circle corresponding to the angle. Will be done.

Then, holding the fishing rod in one hand and operating the reel with the other hand, the fishing line is drawn, and the magnetic material attached to the tip of the fishing line is brought close to the crunching mouth of the fish toy body 200. When led, the magnetic body and the operation switch 20
2 is attracted by the magnet attraction force and the operation switch 202 is turned on, so that the operation information from the operating device 100 is not accepted. At this time, by changing the voltage of the driving means 205 (motor) to maximize the voltage, the driving means 205 rotates at a high speed, and the tail fin portion 220 swings at a high speed, so that the swimmer can swim with the maximum propulsive force. At this time, by directing the chest fin 213 in the diving direction in advance, the diving operation is performed.

As a result, the tail fin portion 220 swings more violently, and the vibration reaches the player's hand through the fishing line and the fishing rod, and by catching it, it seems that the fish has actually caught the fish. It is possible to give the player a true-to-life simulated experience with a sensation and a sense of weight that is transmitted to the player's hands, and in addition to fishing games, the fish toy body 200 can be operated remotely from the operation unit 100 and arbitrarily. It is a wonderful toy that can be played and played.

With the configuration as described above, it is an object of the present invention to provide an aquatic toy with a higher playability by improving the propulsive force for diving and improving the turning ability for traveling. Can be Also,
Although the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments and can be variously modified within the technical scope described in the claims.

The shape of the aquatic toy may be a shape imitating a fish or a shape imitating a dolphin or a whale.

The present invention is carried out in the form as described above and has the following effects.

The aquatic toy has a power switch that receives buoyancy when placed in an aqueous solution such as water.
The power switch can be turned on and off. Also, by providing the toy so that it can be driven when placed in water, it is possible for the player to eliminate the need to operate the power supply.

The aquatic toy has a fixed tail fin because the tail fin acts as a rudder for the toy body by fixing the tail fin direction at a fixed or arbitrary angle with respect to the horizontal direction. According to the angle of, it is possible to make a swinging motion.

By providing a swingable tail fin part in the vertical direction and swingably providing it to the underwater creature toy, it does not oppose the current of the ocean current received by the toy body, so that the swinging tail fin part. It is possible to increase the propulsion force more effectively according to the current of the ocean current without needing more force than necessary.

The aquatic toy is configured by including receiving means for receiving an operation signal from the outside and control means for performing control on the basis of the received signal of the receiving means. By driving the driving means accordingly, the aquatic toy can be operated from the outside.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a basic circuit configuration of an underwater toy according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an appearance of a fish toy body relating to an underwater toy according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an exploded front view showing the internal structure of the fish toy body relating to the underwater toy according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a tail fin portion of a fish toy body relating to the underwater toy according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a top view of a fish toy body relating to the underwater toy according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a view showing the operation of the tail fin of the fish toy relating to the underwater toy according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a usage example of the underwater toy according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

100 controls 101 Operation means 102 control means 103 power supply 104 transmission means 200 fish toy body 201 Receiving means 202 operation switch 203 control means 204 power supply 205 Driving means (motor) 206a First reduction mechanism 206b Second reduction mechanism 206c Central rotating shaft 206d crank 220 tail fin 208 Jaw 211 Float member 212 power switch 212a float member 213 Belly fin (left and right rudder) 214 Pectoral fin (vertical rudder) 216 Swing mechanism 216a long hole 216b connection 216c shaft hole 216d groove 217 axis 218 Compression coil spring 219 axis 220 tail fin 221 tail fin front 221a shaft hole 221b protrusion 222 Rear of tail fin 223 axis

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An underwater creature toy capable of diving underwater,
The toy is a toy body formed by imitating a fish or the like, and has a drive means for swinging a tail fin portion swingably provided at a rear portion of the toy body, and a power supply for supplying electric power to the drive means. An aquatic toy that is configured by being provided with a power switch that acts on the toy by buoyancy from water. 2. The aquatic toy according to claim 1, wherein the tail fin is provided so that the tail fin can be fixed at a constant or arbitrary angle with respect to the horizontal direction. , An underwater creature toy characterized by swiveling and migratory movements according to its fixed angle. 3. The aquatic toy according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a part of the tail fin portion is vertically divided and swingably provided in the aquatic toy to improve the propulsive force of the toy body. Characterized underwater creature toy. 4. The aquatic toy according to claim 1 or 3, wherein the aquatic toy is provided with receiving means for receiving an operation signal from the outside and control means for performing control based on the receiving signal of the receiving means. Then, the underwater toy is characterized in that the underwater toy can be operated from the outside by driving the driving means according to the control signal by the control means.