JP2007014410A - Traveling toy - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a traveling toy using a flywheel, capable of not only the straight traveling but also different states of traveling by the rotation of the flywheel. <P>SOLUTION: The traveling toy comprises wheels rotatably journaled to a chassis and a flywheel part with the flywheel to be grounded to the road surface when traveling, which is rotatably supported at the center of the chassis. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a traveling toy that travels using a flywheel.

A traveling toy that travels using a conventional flywheel rotates the flywheel from a wheel through a gear and uses its inertia, like the toy shown in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 53-120194 “Flywheel-type traveling toy”. And let it run. In addition, traveling of a traveling toy using a conventional flywheel is a straight traveling with four wheels, which is monotonous and lacks interest.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 53-120194

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems of the prior art, and is a traveling toy using a flywheel, which differs not only in the straight traveling of the traveling toy but also by the rotation of the flywheel. It is an object of the present invention to provide a traveling toy that can travel.

  The invention described in claim 1 includes a wheel that is pivotally supported on the chassis and a flywheel portion that is rotatably supported at the center of the chassis with a flywheel that contacts the road surface when traveling. To do.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the traveling toy is characterized in that the wheels are provided on the front left and right and the rear left and right of the chassis, respectively.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the traveling toy is provided with the wheel at the center of one of the front and rear chassis and the wheel on the left and right of the other chassis. It is characterized by.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to third aspects, the wheel is supported by an axle that penetrates an elongated slot for an axle formed in a vertical direction on the front and rear sides of the chassis. It is characterized by.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fourth aspects, the flywheel portion has a pinion gear that is coaxial with the flywheel, and a rack belt that meshes with the pinion gear is inserted. A rack belt insertion path is provided for this purpose.

  A sixth aspect of the present invention is that, in the fifth aspect, the rack belt insertion path is formed in a cylindrical shape having a square section from the diagonally upper rear of the chassis toward the pinion gear of the flywheel portion. Features.

  The invention according to claim 7 is the acceleration gear train according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the flywheel portion includes a pinion gear coaxial with the flywheel, and meshes with the pinion gear. The accelerating gear wheel includes an accelerating wheel that is meshed with the accelerating gear train and pivotally supported so that a part thereof protrudes from the rear of the chassis.

  The invention according to claim 8 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the flywheel portion has a pulley coaxial with the flywheel, and includes a winding string wound around the pulley. And

  According to the invention of claim 1, the vehicle includes a wheel that is pivotally supported on the chassis and a flywheel portion that is rotatably supported at the center of the chassis with a flywheel that contacts the road surface when traveling. Even with driving by a flywheel (one wheel) provided at the center of the traveling toy, the four wheels formed on the traveling toy can make contact with the road surface, so that traveling with excellent straight running stability can be performed. And it can also be set as the driving | running | working state (single-wheel driving | running | working) which grounded only the wheel of the one side of the traveling toy by the gyro effect of the flywheel provided in the center of the traveling toy.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the traveling toy according to the first aspect can be a four-wheeled traveling toy having four wheels by providing the wheels on the front left and right and rear left and right of the chassis respectively. it can. For example, a six-wheeled toy having six wheels may be used.

  According to the invention of claim 3, the traveling toy according to claim 1 or 2 is provided with the wheel at the center of one of the front and rear chassis and the wheel on the left and right of the other chassis. By providing each, it can be set as the three-wheel running toy which has three wheels. Even in the traveling toy having these three wheels, a traveling state in which only one wheel provided in the center of the front or rear and one wheel on the left or right of the front or rear are grounded (single wheel traveling) It is also possible to.

  According to invention of Claim 4, each wheel is supported by the axle which penetrates the long hole for axles formed in the orthogonal | vertical direction at the front and back right and left of the said chassis, and each of the wheels is by its own weight. Make contact with the road surface. When the traveling toy is traveling, each of the wheels is rotated by the frictional force with the road surface, and it is possible to make it appear as if the vehicle is traveling with the wheels as the driving force source. Even when the road surface condition is bad, each wheel moves up and down between the long axle holes, preventing the toy itself from tilting, and the flywheel provided in the center of the traveling toy is always in contact with the road surface. And it is possible to travel straight ahead.

  According to the invention of claim 5, the flywheel part has a pinion gear coaxial with the flywheel, and includes a rack belt insertion path for inserting a rack belt meshing with the pinion gear. Thus, by inserting the rack belt into the rack belt insertion path, the teeth of the rack belt and the pinion gear can be easily meshed, and the flywheel can be easily rotated at high speed via the pinion gear by the rack belt.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the rack belt inserted into the traveling toy is formed by forming the cross section toward the pinion gear of the flywheel portion into a square cylindrical shape from obliquely upward and rearward of the chassis. Can be reliably inserted because it does not interfere with the axle supporting the rear wheel.

  According to invention of Claim 7, the said flywheel part has a pinion gear made coaxial with the flywheel, and it meshes with the acceleration gear train which meshes with the said pinion gear, and the said acceleration gear train, Acceleration wheels that are pivotally supported so that a part protrudes from the rear rear of the chassis, and are rotated through the acceleration gear train by rotating the acceleration wheels that protrude from the rear rear of the chassis. It is possible to rotate the flywheel at high speed.

  According to invention of Claim 8, the said flywheel part has the pulley made coaxial with the flywheel, and winds a winding string around a pulley by providing the winding string wound around the said pulley, and winds vigorously. By pulling out the string, the flywheel can be rotated at high speed.

  The vehicle includes a wheel that is pivotally supported by the chassis so as to be pivotable forward and backward, left and right of the chassis, a flywheel section, a rack belt insertion path, and a cover, and the flywheel section includes a flywheel that contacts the road surface during travel and the flywheel. A flywheel is arranged in the center of the chassis with a pinion gear that is coaxial with the wheel, and the rack belt insertion path is square in cross section from the diagonally upper rear of the chassis to the pinion gear of the flywheel section. The wheel is supported by an axle that penetrates an axle slot formed vertically in the front and rear left and right of the chassis, and has a vehicle shape that covers the chassis and flywheel part. A simulated cover is attached to the chassis.

  As another configuration for rotating the flywheel of the traveling toy at high speed, an acceleration gear train that meshes with the pinion gear of the flywheel portion without including a rack belt insertion path in the traveling toy, and the acceleration gear train, There are also cases where the accelerating wheels are engaged and project from the rear of the chassis to be pivotally supported. Further, the flywheel unit may have a pulley that is coaxial with the flywheel instead of the pinion gear, and may include a winding string that is wound around the pulley.

  Further, the traveling toy may be provided with the wheel at the center of one of the front and rear chassis and the wheel on the left and right of the other chassis.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a traveling toy. The traveling toy 10 has a cover 52 that covers the main body 20 and has an opening for the rack belt 54.

  The cover 52 that covers the main body 20 is made of a synthetic resin, and in the embodiment, is formed in a shape imitating an automobile. Thus, when the traveling toy 10 is traveling, the bag can be shown as if the automobile is traveling.

  Next, the main body 20 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 is a view as seen from the upper surface of the main body portion 20, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are views as seen from the side surface of the main body portion. FIG. 4 is a view showing a state in which the left and right front wheels and the rear wheels are removed.

  The configuration of the main body portion 20 includes a chassis 22, a front wheel portion, a rear wheel portion, and a flywheel portion. On both front and rear side surfaces of the chassis 22, axle long holes 24, which are elongated holes formed in the vertical direction, are formed, respectively, and the front wheel portion has a front wheel portion that is rotatable. It is pivoted. Similarly, a rear wheel portion is rotatably mounted in the rear axle long hole 24. A flywheel 36 of the flywheel portion is pivotally supported at the center of the chassis 22 so as to be in contact with the road surface.

  The front wheel portion is composed of two wheels 42 and one axle 40, and the wheels 42 are pivotally attached to both ends of the axle 40, and the front wheel portion is rotatably attached to the axle long hole 24 of the chassis 22. It is built. Similarly, the rear wheel portion is constituted by two wheels 48 and one axle 50, and the wheels 48 are pivotally attached to both ends of the axle 50, and the rear wheel portion rotates in the axle long hole 24 of the chassis 22. It is suspended freely. The front wheel portion and the rear wheel portion can move up and down with respect to the vertical direction of the chassis 22 by the axle long hole 24, and are constantly in contact with the road surface due to the weight of the wheels 42 and 48.

  The flywheel section is composed of a flywheel 36, a pinion gear 32, and a flywheel shaft 34, and the flywheel 36 and the pinion gear 32 are coaxially connected to the flywheel shaft 34 so as to be coaxially connected.

  The flywheel 36 is formed of a metal such as iron or lead in a disc shape, and when the flywheel 36 rotates at a high speed, a gyro effect is obtained. The flywheel 36 is in contact with the road surface and serves as a driving force for running the traveling toy 10.

  Further, a rack belt insertion path 28 is formed in the chassis 22, which is a cylinder having a square cross section from the diagonally upper rear of the chassis 22 to the pinion gear 32 of the flywheel portion. When the rack belt 56 is inserted into the inside from the rack belt insertion opening 28 which is a portion, the tooth portion 58 formed on the rack belt 56 and the pinion gear 32 come into meshing engagement.

  Further, the cover 52 that covers the main body 20 shown in FIG. 1 has a rack belt that is a rectangular opening that matches the position of the rack belt insertion port 28 that is the end of the rack belt insertion path 26 formed in the chassis 22. When the traveling toy 10 is driven, the rack belt 56 is inserted from the rack belt opening 54 formed in the cover 52.

  FIG. 5 is a view showing a state in which the rack belt 56 is inserted into the rack belt insertion path 28 formed in the chassis 22. First, the rack belt 56 will be described. The rack belt 56 is formed in a bar shape having a square cross section, and a tooth portion 58 that meshes with the pinion gear 32 is formed on one side surface of the bar. Further, a ring-shaped finger hook portion 60 is formed at the end of the rack belt 56 formed in a rod shape, and when the rack belt 56 is used, the finger hook portion 60 is used with a finger hooked. Is.

  In order to rotate the flywheel 36 of the traveling toy 10, as shown in FIG. 5A, the rack belt 56 is inserted into the rack belt insertion path 28 so that the teeth 58 of the rack belt 56 mesh with the pinion gear 32. Insert inside. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 5B, the flyhole 36 can be rotated by quickly pulling the rack belt 56 obliquely upward and rearward of the traveling toy 10. Thereafter, although not shown, when the flywheel 36 of the traveling toy 10 is brought into contact with the road surface such as the floor, the wheels 42 and 48 of the front wheel portion and the rear wheel portion are also lowered between the axle long holes 24 by their own weight. And ground to the road surface such as the floor. Thereafter, the traveling toy 10 performs straight traveling by the frictional force between the flywheel 36 and the road surface.

  Further, if the finger is placed on the finger hook portion 60 of the rack belt 56 and the rack belt 56 is quickly pulled out obliquely upward and rearward of the traveling toy 10, the flywheel 36 can be easily rotated at a higher speed.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the wheel 40 of the front wheel portion of the traveling toy 10 rides on an obstacle on the road surface. As shown in FIG. 6, even when the wheel 42 on the front wheel is on an obstacle, the wheel 42 is moved upward by the long hole 24 for the axle which is a long hole opened in the vertical direction to the chassis 22. In addition, it is possible to prevent the traveling toy 10 itself from being inclined.

  Thereby, even when the road surface condition is bad, the left and right front wheels and rear wheels of the traveling toy 10 move up and down between the axle long holes 24 to prevent the traveling toy 10 itself from being inclined, and are provided at the center of the traveling toy 10. The flywheel 36 is always in contact with the road surface and can travel straight ahead.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the traveling toy 10 and a state where the traveling state is the one-wheel traveling. As shown in FIG. 5 (B), immediately after the rack belt 56 is quickly pulled out, if only one wheel, which is the side surface of the traveling toy 10, is grounded while the traveling toy 10 is tilted, the flywheel 36 Due to the gyro effect, the traveling toy 10 is kept stationary while being tilted by one wheel. By pushing the traveling toy in the traveling direction from the state where the one wheel is kept stationary, stable one-wheel traveling is performed so as to draw an annular shape. Further, when the speed at which the flywheel 36 rotates decreases, the gyro effect is weakened, so that the traveling toy 10 moves forward from the one-wheel traveling state to the ordinary four-wheel traveling state. ing.

  By configuring as described above, it is possible to provide a traveling toy that uses a flywheel and that can be operated not only in a straight line but also in different traveling states by the rotation of the flywheel. it can. Although the present invention has been described with reference to preferred embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments and can be variously modified within the scope of the gist of the present invention.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 8, the traveling toy 10 includes an acceleration gear train 62 that meshes with the pinion gear 32 of the flywheel portion, and the rear of the chassis 22 and the cover 52 that mesh with the acceleration gear train 62. The traveling toy 10 is provided with an accelerating wheel 64 that is pivotally supported so as to project from Rui. In this traveling toy 10, the acceleration wheel 64 that is the rear side of the traveling toy 10 is inverted so as to be in contact with the road surface, and the traveling toy 10 is pushed and moved so that the acceleration wheel 64 rotates, thereby the rear of the chassis 22. The acceleration wheel 64 projecting from Rui is rotated by friction with the road surface, and the flywheel 36 can be rotated at high speed via the acceleration gear train 62.

  Further, in order to increase the frictional force with the road surface, the acceleration wheel 64 may be covered with an elastic body such as rubber on the outer periphery of the acceleration wheel 64, and is rotated more efficiently when the flywheel 36 is rotated. It is also possible. Although the acceleration gear train 62 shown in FIG. 8 is composed of two gears, it may be composed of any number of gears as long as it is at least one gear. Thus, although the vehicle weight of the traveling toy 10 is increased by providing the acceleration gear train 62 and the acceleration wheel 64, the rack belt 56 of the above-described embodiment can be eliminated.

  As another method of rotating the flywheel 36 at a high speed, a pulley (not shown) coaxial with the flywheel 36 is formed on the flywheel portion, and a winding string (not shown) is wound around the pulley, and the momentum is increased. It is also possible to easily rotate the flywheel 36 at a high speed by pulling the winding string well.

  Next, it is possible to provide a three-wheel traveling toy having three wheels by setting one wheel of the front wheel portion and the rear wheel portion as one wheel at the center of the chassis 22 and providing two wheels at the other. Even in the traveling toy 10 having these three wheels, it appears as if it is traveling with three wheels by a flywheel, and one of the front wheel and the rear wheel is located in the central one wheel and the other two wheels. It is also possible to achieve a traveling state (single-wheel traveling) in which only one wheel on one side is grounded.

  In the above-described embodiment, the cover 52 that covers the main body is formed in the shape of an automobile, but the cover 52 is formed in the shape of a moving vehicle such as a ship or an airplane. There is also.

The perspective view which shows the external appearance of the traveling toy concerning the present invention is shown. It is a figure which shows the upper surface of the main-body part of the traveling toy concerning this invention. It is a figure which shows the side surface of the main-body part of the traveling toy concerning this invention. It is a figure which shows the side surface of the main-body part of the traveling toy concerning this invention. It is a figure which shows the usage example of a rack belt for the traveling toy which concerns on this invention. It is a figure showing the state where the front wheel of the traveling toy concerning the present invention got on the obstacle. It is a figure which shows the state which the driving | running | working state of the traveling toy concerning this invention is drive | working with one wheel. It is a figure which shows the state which mounts the acceleration gear train in the traveling toy concerning this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Running toy 20 Main body part 22 Chassis 24 Long hole for axle 26 Rack belt insertion path 28 Rack belt insertion slot 32 Pinion gear 34 Flywheel axis 36 Flywheel 40 Axle 42 Wheel 48 Wheel 50 Axle 52 Cover 54 Rack belt opening 56 Rack Belt 58 Tooth part 60 Finger hook part 62 Acceleration gear train 64 Acceleration wheel

Claims (8)

  A traveling toy comprising a wheel that is pivotally supported by a chassis and a flywheel that is rotatably supported at the center of the chassis by a flywheel that contacts a road surface when traveling.   2. The traveling toy according to claim 1, wherein the traveling toy is provided with the wheels on the front left and right and rear left and right of the chassis, respectively.   2. The traveling toy according to claim 1, wherein the traveling toy is provided with the wheel at the center of one of the front and rear chassis and the wheel on the left and right of the other chassis.   The traveling according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the wheel is supported by an axle that penetrates an elongated slot for an axle formed in a vertical direction on the front and rear sides of the chassis. toy.   5. The rack belt insertion path according to claim 1, wherein the flywheel unit has a pinion gear that is coaxial with the flywheel, and a rack belt insertion path for inserting a rack belt that meshes with the pinion gear. Running toy characterized by having.   6. The traveling toy according to claim 5, wherein the rack belt insertion path is formed in a cylindrical shape having a square section from the diagonally upper rear side of the chassis toward the pinion gear of the flywheel portion.   5. The flywheel unit according to claim 1, wherein the flywheel unit includes a pinion gear that is coaxial with the flywheel, and an acceleration gear train that meshes with the pinion gear, and the acceleration gear train that meshes with the pinion gear. A traveling toy comprising an accelerating wheel that is pivotally supported so that a part thereof protrudes from the rear of the chassis.   5. The traveling toy according to claim 1, wherein the flywheel unit includes a pulley that is coaxial with the flywheel, and includes a winding string that is wound around the pulley. 6.

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