JP2013000235A - Toy vehicle transforming device, method for transforming toy vehicle by the device, and toy vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toy vehicle including a first form/second form on the obverse side/reverse side, and to provide a transforming device and a transforming method for mechanical transformation between the respective forms.SOLUTION: A second arm 50 that is inserted inside the toy vehicle 80 mounted on a first mounting position 30 is moved upward to turn turnably connected members 82a, 82b, 82c and 82d; turn members 83 and 84 are rotationally turned outward the toy vehicle 80 due to their dead weights: the toy vehicle 80 starts to be turned about a turn shaft 44 of the first arm 40; the turn members 83 and 84 that have turned outward the toy vehicle 80 come into contact with guide members 60 and 62 to be inverted; the turnably connected members 82a, 82b, 82c and 82d in contact with the second arm 50 are inverted; and thereby the toy vehicle 80 transforms from either the first or second vehicle form to the another vehicle form.

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle toy deformation device capable of changing the form, a vehicle toy deformation method for the device, and a vehicle toy.

  Conventionally, Patent Document 1 presents a vehicle toy that can be transformed into a first form and a second form. This is because the front surface is part of the first form and the back surface is part of the second form, and the base member is rotatably coupled to the base member, and the surface is the first form. And having at least two or more rotating members having different appearances on the front surface and the back surface so that the back surface exhibits a part of the second form. At least two rotating members among the members are provided with connecting portions that are connected to each other to hold the vehicle toy in the first form or the second form, and the vehicle toy is 1, the back surface of the base member is covered with the two or more rotating members to be invisible, and a wheel of a vehicle toy is provided on the base member. Proposed configuration where the surface protrudes from the front and back surfaces of the base member To have.

Japanese Patent No. 4527188

  By the way, in the above-mentioned patent document 1, the front and back of each part of the vehicle toy are given different appearances (first and second forms), and the front and back can be changed without separating the parts. In addition, when one state is assembled, the other is in an invisible state (a state in which the back side cannot be completely visually recognized from the outside and a state due to the back side cannot be predicted).

  And the deformation | transformation transition between the 1st form of a vehicle toy and a 2nd form is performed manually by the user. From the point of view of intellectual education, it is fully effective that the infant transforms while thinking, but it is also required to deform automatically because of further development as a toy. .

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle toy having the first and second forms on the front and back, and a deformation device and a deformation method that mechanically enable deformation transition between the respective forms. To do.

The vehicle toy deforming device of the present invention has a base member whose front surface forms part of the first vehicle form and whose back surface forms part of the second vehicle form, and is coupled to the base member so as to be rotatable. At least two or more rotating members in which a surface following the base member exhibits a part of the first vehicle configuration and a back surface following the base member exhibits a portion of the second vehicle configuration; and the rotating member The first in a vehicle toy having a connecting rotation member that holds the first vehicle form or the second vehicle form with a connecting part that cooperates with each of the other turning member and the base member. Or a vehicle toy deforming device capable of shifting from one of the second vehicle configurations to the other vehicle configuration,
A base on which the vehicle toy is placed;
The connecting portion of the vehicle toy that is pivotally supported by a rotating shaft that is arranged in parallel with the vehicle toy mounting surface of the base at a position adjacent to the first mounting position of the vehicle toy and is in the first mounting position. The first member is capable of supporting an end portion of the base member associated with the first base member and rotating the base member from the first placement position to a second placement position on the opposite side of the pivot axis. Arm,
It is arranged substantially in parallel with the pivot shaft and is movable upward with respect to the first placement position, inserted into the vehicle toy at the first placement position, and abutted against the connecting pivot member. A second arm that restricts the rotation caused by the first arm and enables the release of the connecting portion and the transition of the shape of the connecting rotating member;
A guide member that is disposed outside the range immediately above the first placement position and outside the width of the vehicle toy in the direction of the rotational axis, and is in contact with the rotational member at least within the range directly above the rotational axis with some play. It is the composition provided.

The vehicle toy deformation method of the present invention is a vehicle toy deformation method for the vehicle toy deformation apparatus,
The vehicle toy is placed at the first placement position of the base, and the end of the base member is supported by the first arm,
Inserting the second arm into the vehicle toy;
The second arm is moved upward to rotate the connection rotation member with respect to the base member, and the connection of the connection rotation member by the connection portion with respect to the rotation member and the base member is released. , The rotating member rotates to the outside of the vehicle toy by its own weight,
Starting the rotation of the first arm around the rotation axis while moving the second arm upward to a position outside the rotation range of the base member by the first arm;
After the base member passes below the second arm due to the rotation of the first arm around the rotation axis, the rotation member rotated to the outside of the vehicle toy by its own weight hits the guide member. It is regulated in a state where the inner surface of the vehicle toy until then becomes the outer surface,
Due to the further rotation of the first arm around the rotation axis, the connecting rotation member in contact with the second arm is reversed, and the inner surface of the vehicle toy so far becomes the outer surface, and the guide member Engaged with the rotating member regulated by the connecting portion,
The vehicle toy is rotated to the second placement position by the first arm, and the connection rotation member is engaged with the base member at the connection portion,
It is the structure which deform | transforms a vehicle toy from either the said 1st or 2nd vehicle form to the other vehicle form.

Furthermore, the vehicle toy of the present invention is a vehicle toy deformed by the vehicle toy deformation device or the vehicle toy deformation method,
A base member whose front surface forms part of a first vehicle configuration and whose back surface forms part of a second vehicle configuration;
Each of the base members is rotatably coupled to each other, and at least two of the front surfaces following the base members exhibit a part of the first vehicle form and the backs following the base member represent a part of the second vehicle form. The above rotating members;
A connecting rotation member that includes a connecting portion that cooperates with the other rotation member and the base member among the rotation members, and holds the first vehicle form or the second vehicle form,
A first insertion port into which the first arm provided at a position adjacent to the connection portion of the connection rotation member is inserted;
A second insertion port into which the second arm provided at a position of the rotating member facing the second arm is inserted;
When the vehicle toy is in the first vehicle form, the back surface of the base member is covered with the two or more rotating members to become invisible, and when the vehicle toy is in the second vehicle form, The surface of the base member is configured to be invisible by being covered with the two or more rotating members.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the vehicle toy deformation | transformation apparatus and vehicle toy deformation | transformation method which enable mechanical transfer of the deformation | transformation between each form with respect to the vehicle toy provided with the 1st vehicle form and the 2nd vehicle form on both sides Can be provided.

It is a perspective view of the vehicle toy deformation device concerning the present invention. (A) Partial perspective view including the first arm, the second arm, and the guide member of the vehicle toy deforming apparatus shown in FIG. 1, (b) FIG. 2 (a) shows the moving state of the first arm and the second arm. It is a fragmentary perspective view. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle toy according to the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the change initial stage from the patrol car which is the 1st vehicle form of the vehicle toy shown in FIG. 3 to the passenger car which is a 2nd vehicle form. (A) Side view of the vehicle toy and the base placed at the first placement position of the base, (b) Side view of the vehicle toy shown in FIG. 5 (a) at the initial stage of change, (c) 5) A side view immediately after turning over from the vehicle configuration on the front surface to the vehicle configuration on the back surface from FIG. 5 (b), and (d) further changing from FIG. 5 (c) to the vehicle configuration on the back surface from the vehicle configuration on the front surface. It is a side view of the state vehicle toy completely turned over. It is the partial see-through perspective view which showed the power transmission mechanism mainly regarding the 1st arm of the toy vehicle deformation | transformation apparatus concerning this invention. It is the partial see-through | perspective perspective view which showed the power transmission mechanism mainly regarding the 2nd arm of the toy vehicle deformation apparatus concerning this invention. It is the partial see-through | perspective perspective view which showed the power transmission mechanism mainly regarding the 2nd arm of the toy vehicle deformation apparatus concerning this invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a vehicle toy deforming device and a vehicle toy according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle toy deforming device according to the present invention. FIG. 2A is a partial perspective view including a first arm, a second arm, and a guide member of the vehicle toy deforming device shown in FIG. 2 (b) is a partial perspective view showing a moving state of the first arm and the second arm in FIG. 2 (a).

  In the vehicle toy deforming apparatus 10 of this embodiment, each member is arranged on the base 20. The base 20 has a first placement position 30, a second placement position 32, a first arm 40, a second arm 50, a second arm moving slit 56, guide members 60 and 62, and a toy vehicle. A rotation operation handle 70 is disposed.

  The first placement position 30 is provided on the base floor surface 22. In addition, on the base floor surface 22, a rotating shaft 44 is disposed in parallel with the vehicle toy mounting surface adjacent to the first mounting position 30, and the first arm 40 is rotatable about the rotating shaft 44. Is pivotally supported. The first arm 40 is provided with a bifurcated claw 42. Two pairs of bifurcated claws 42 are provided and face the first placement position 30 as an initial position of rotation. Next, the second placement position 32 is provided on the opposite side from the first placement position 30 on the base floor surface 22 to the center of the rotation shaft 44. As shown in FIG. 2B, the bifurcated claw 42 rises from the first placement position 30, rotates about the pivot shaft 44, and can turn to the opposite second placement position 32 side. Yes. Here, the bifurcated claw 42 of the first arm 40 has a bifurcated interval for sandwiching a chassis 81 as a base member, which will be described later, with play, and also has two pairs, so that a vehicle toy 80 which will be described later in the rotational direction of the first arm 40. Can be supported stably.

  The second arm 50 is disposed so as to protrude from the base wall surface 24 substantially parallel to the rotation shaft 44 above the first placement position 30. The second arm moving slit 56 for guiding the movement of the second arm 50 is opened as a slit in the direction perpendicular to the base floor surface 22 in the base wall surface 24, and as shown in FIG. The two arms 50 can be moved upward with respect to the first placement position 30. The second arm 50 has a protruding pin 54 that can be moved in and out at the tip 52. A configuration in which a vehicle toy 80 (described later) is placed at the first placement position 30 and is inserted into the vehicle toy 80 when the projecting pin 54 projects when the second arm 50 is at the lowermost position in the slit. It has become. That is, the lowermost position of the second arm 50 in the slit is a position overlapping the vehicle toy 80 placed at the first placement position 30.

  The pair of guide members 60 and 62 are arranged at positions outside the width in the direction of the rotation axis 44 of the toy vehicle 80 described later, in a range immediately above the rotation axis 44 that does not interfere with the range immediately above the first placement position 30. In the process in which the vehicle toy 80 is supported by the first arm 40 and rotated from the first mounting position 30 to the second mounting position 50, at least in the range immediately above the rotation shaft 44, It is configured to play with play.

  The rotation operation handle 70 is provided on the base 20 and is connected to a drive mechanism provided inside the base 20. The drive mechanism is connected to the first arm 40 and the second arm 50. Therefore, according to the rotation of the rotation operation handle 70, the first arm 40 and the second arm 50 perform unique but related driving. The operation of this drive mechanism will be described with reference to FIG.

  3 is a perspective view of the vehicle toy according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is an initial stage of change from the patrol car which is the first vehicle form of the vehicle toy shown in FIG. 3 to the passenger car which is the second vehicle form. It is a perspective view shown.

  The vehicle toy 80 includes a chassis 81, wheels 95, a body front surface 82 a, a front window 82 b, a roof 82 c, a body rear surface 82 d, a side wall 83, and a side wall 84. Here, the chassis 81 provided with the wheels 95 constitutes a base member according to the present invention. Further, the body front surface 82a, the front window 82b, the roof 82c, the body rear surface 82d, the side wall 83, and the side wall 84 constitute a rotating member according to the present invention. Further, among them, the body front surface 82a, the front window 82b, the roof 82c, and the body rear surface 82d constitute the connecting rotation member referred to in the invention. These are made from general purpose resins. And the surface of the chassis 81, the body front surface 82a, the front window 82b, the roof 82c, the body rear surface 82d, the side wall 83, and the side wall 84 constitutes the appearance of the patrol car as the first vehicle form, and the rear surface Constitutes the appearance of a passenger car as a second form.

  The rear surface of the chassis 81 is covered with a body front surface 82a, a front window 82b, a roof 82c, a body rear surface 82d, a side wall 83, and a side wall 84 in the case of a patrol car in the first vehicle form. It is in a state (an example of the “invisible state” in the present invention) that cannot be visually recognized from the outside to such an extent that the form cannot be predicted. Note that the “invisible state” in the present invention refers to a state in which almost the whole cannot be visually recognized from the outside as in the present embodiment, but the portion that cannot be visually recognized from the outside is only a part. The state which cannot be visually recognized to such an extent that a form is not predicted is also included. Further, according to the present embodiment, no matter what appearance is applied to the back surface, the surface that exhibits the first vehicle form is less affected, and from the appearance of the patrol car that is the first vehicle form, It is difficult to predict the appearance of a passenger car that is the second form. Therefore, it becomes difficult for the operator to predict the change, and the operator can be surprised and surprised when deformed.

  Of the four sides of the chassis 81, the three sides that do not cooperate with the body rear surface 82d are coupled to the body front surface 82a, the side wall 83, and the side wall 84 through hinge portions 88a, 87a, and 87b, respectively. The body front surface 82a and the front window 82b are rotatably connected by a hinge portion 88b, the front window 82b and the roof 82c are connected by a hinge portion 88c, and the roof 82c and the body rear surface 82d are connected by a hinge portion 88d.

  A connecting end 86 is provided at the center position on the free end side of the body rear surface 82d. When the vehicle toy 80 is in the first form or the second form, a notch 81a having a shape into which the connecting end 86 is fitted is provided at the center position of the rear end of the chassis 81 facing the connecting end 86. ing. When the connecting end 86 is fitted in the notch 81a, a magnet 81b is provided on the surface on the notch 81a opposite to the connecting end 86 so as to be recessed by about 1 mm from the surface of the notch 81a. Further, a metal part 86a is built in a position corresponding to the magnet 81b of the notch 81a on the connecting end 86. And the connection part said to this invention in the chassis 81 (base member) is comprised by the magnet 81b and the metal component 86a. With this configuration, it is possible to easily connect or disconnect the connection without deteriorating the appearance, and it is possible to reliably maintain the form of the vehicle toy. The notch 81a is opened toward the rear of the vehicle toy 80, and therefore the connecting end 86 can enter the notch 81a from the rear of the vehicle toy 80. Therefore, the metal part 86 a at the connection end 86 can approach the magnet 81 b from the rear of the vehicle toy 80.

  Connection pieces 85 a and 85 b are provided at the longitudinal center of the side where the roof 82 c contacts the side wall 83 and the side wall 84. When the vehicle toy 80 is in the first form or the second form, the connection protrusions 83a and 84a are disposed at positions on the side wall 83 and the side wall 84 corresponding to the connection pieces 85a and 85b. The connecting pieces 85a and 85b and the connecting protrusions 83a and 84a constitute a connecting portion referred to in the present invention at the side wall 83 and the side wall 84 (rotating member). The side wall 83 and the side wall 84 are held in position with respect to the roof 82c by the engagement between the connection pieces 85a and 85b and the connection protrusions 83a and 84a.

  A cutout serving as a first insertion port according to the present invention in which the bifurcated claw 42 of the first arm 40 is inserted into a portion of the body rear surface 82 d adjacent to the connecting end 86 and facing the side wall 83 and the side wall 84. 90a and 90b are arranged. When the first vehicle configuration is formed, the notches 90 a and 90 b are surrounded by the side wall 83, the side wall 84, and the chassis 81 to form a first insertion port.

  Each of the side wall 83 and the side wall 84 is provided with cutouts 91a and 91b at sides close to the roof 82c and at positions close to the body rear surface 82d. The notches 91a and 91b are surrounded by a roof 82c and serve as a second insertion port according to the present invention into which the protruding pin 54 of the second arm 50 is inserted.

  FIG. 5A is a side view of the vehicle toy and the base placed at the first placement position of the base, and FIG. 5B is a change of the vehicle toy shown in FIG. 5A. FIG. 5 (c) is a side view of the initial stage, and FIG. 5 (c) is a side view immediately after turning further from the vehicle configuration on the front surface to the vehicle configuration on the back surface, and FIG. It is the side view of the state toy which changed further from c) and turned over completely from the vehicle form of the surface to the vehicle form of the back side. FIG. 5 shows a state in which the guide member 62 is removed so that the operation is easy to understand, but actually, the guide members 60 and 62 are arranged to guide the vehicle toy 80.

The vehicle toy deformation process, which is a vehicle toy deformation method of the vehicle toy deformation apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, is as follows.
In the first step, first, as shown in FIG. 2A, the first arm 40 is in the initial position adjacent to the first placement position 30, and the second arm 50 is in the lowest end position of the slit 56. . Then, as shown in FIG. 5A, the user places the vehicle toy 80 in the vehicle form (patrol car) shown in FIG. 3 at the first placement position 30 on the base floor surface 22 of the base 20. Put. At this time, each pair of the bifurcated claws 42 is inserted into each of the notches 90a and 90b provided on the rear surface 82d of the body, and the rear end portion of the chassis 81 is sandwiched between the bifurcated claws 42 of the first arm 40 (that is, the first The base member (chassis 81) is supported by the arm 40). In FIG. 5A, the vehicle toy 80 is inclined toward the first arm 40 side at the first placement position 30, so that the bifurcated claws 42 can be held more securely, but it can also be horizontal. is there.

  In the second step, when the user rotates the rotary operation handle 70, the projecting pin 54 is extended from the distal end portion 52 of the second arm 50 via the drive mechanism, and the cutting provided on the side wall 83 of the vehicle toy 80 is performed. The protruding pin 54 is inserted into the vehicle toy 80 from the notch 91a.

In the third step, the user further rotates the rotary operation handle 70, and as shown in FIG. 2B, the protruding pin 54 is drawn out from the second arm 50, and the protruding pin 54 is inserted into the vehicle toy 80. In this state, the second arm 50 is moved upward along the slit 56. Then, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 (b), the projecting pin 54 comes into contact with the roof 82c, which is a part of the connecting rotation member, from the direction of the base floor surface 22 and is further raised. The state of the vehicle toy 80 at this time is that the body rear surface 82d is pulled up, and the connection between the magnet 81b and the metal part 86a is released.
At the same time, the engagement between the connecting pieces 85a and 85b and the connecting protrusions 83a and 84a is released, and the side walls 83 and the side walls 84 rotate about the hinge portions 87a and 87b so that they open to the outside of the vehicle toy 80 by their own weight. Although not shown, the side walls 83 and 84 or the chassis 81 are provided with protrusions that prevent the vehicle toy 80 from falling into the vehicle toy 80.
Further, at the same time, the front body 82a, the front window 82b, the roof 82c, and the rear body 82d influence each other around the hinges 88a, 88b, 88c, 88d, and rotate upward in the direction away from the chassis 81. Move.

In the fourth step, when the user further rotates the rotation operation handle 70, the first arm 40 starts to rotate around the rotation axis 44 from the time when the second arm 50 is moved upward by a predetermined amount. . Then, by further rotating the rotation operation handle 70, the second arm 50 is moved to the uppermost position P1, the first arm 40 is rotated about the rotation shaft 44, and the second mounting position on the opposite side is moved. Turn to 32 side.
Here, the uppermost position P1 of the upward movement of the second arm 50 may be a position that deviates upward from the rotation range of the chassis 81 by the first arm 40, but is not necessarily required. It is only necessary that the second arm 50 at the highest position P1 does not interfere. The rotation start timing of the first arm 40 around the rotation shaft 44 may be after the connection between the rear end of the chassis 81 and the body rear surface 82d is released. The moving speed of the first arm 40 is preferably about the same as the moving speed of the second arm 50. If the upward movement speed of the second arm 50 is too fast, the roof 82c may not remain on the protruding pin 54. On the other hand, if the upward movement speed of the second arm 50 is too slow, interference with the first arm 40 occurs.

  As shown in FIG. 5C, the upward movement of the second arm 50 stops at the highest position P1, but the rotation of the first arm 40 about the rotation axis 44 continues. Here, at the time when the second arm 50 is raised, the projecting pin 54 is connected to the hinge portion 88d that connects the roof 82c and the rear body surface 82d, and the body front surface 82a, the front window 82b, the roof 82c, and the body. The rear surface 82d is supported. When the second arm 50 stops, the hinge portion 88a connecting the chassis 81 and the body front surface 82a approaches the protruding pin 54, so that the protruding pin 54 is relatively below the roof 82c in the direction of the hinge portion 88a. Start to slide.

Immediately before the hinge portion 88a of the chassis 81 passes below the projecting pin 54, the body front surface 82a, the front window 82b, the roof 82c, and the body rear surface 82d, which are connecting and rotating members, are located near the hinge portion 88b or the hinge portion 88c. The two arms 50 are covered and supported by the protruding pins 54.
When the hinge portion 88a of the chassis 81 passes below the protruding pin 54, the hinge portion 88a moves away from the protruding pin 54, and the body front surface 82a, the front window 82b, the roof 82c, and the body rear surface 82d are all in the second mounting position. Pulled in 32 directions. When the hinge portion 88c connecting the front window 82b and the roof 82c reaches the protruding pin 54, the roof 82c, which is the longest member, is turned over at once. At the same time, the body front surface 82a, the front window 82b, and the body rear surface 82d are also turned over.

  On the other hand, the side wall 83 and the side wall 84 opened to the outside of the vehicle toy 80 by its own weight are gradually opened to the outside by its own weight as the first arm 40 rises and turns into a state of showing the back surface. When the first arm 40 further rotates, the guide members 60 and 62 come into contact with the back surfaces of the side wall 83 and the side wall 84. Then, the side wall 83 and the side wall 84 are guided so as to open further outward when the guide members 60 and 62 come into contact with each other, and are rotated about 180 ° with respect to the chassis 81 within the range immediately above the rotation shaft 44. It becomes a state. That is, the chassis 81 reaches a predetermined position in a state where the back surface is presented.

  When the body front surface 82a, the front window 82b, the roof 82c, and the body rear surface 82d are turned over at a stroke, the side wall 83 and the side wall 84 are guided by the guide members 60 and 62 and are rotated by about 180 ° with respect to the chassis 81. As a result, the body front surface 82a, the front window 82b, the roof 82c, and the body rear surface 82d that are turned over are wound around the side wall 83 and the side wall 84.

At this time, the connecting pieces 85a and 85b of the roof 82c are engaged with the connecting protrusions 83a and 84a of the side wall 83 and the side wall 84, and the roof 82c, the side wall 83, and the side wall 84 are held in position.
Furthermore, by the reaction that is turned over at once, the connecting end 86 of the rear surface 82d of the body is fitted into the notch 81a at the rear end of the chassis 81 facing from the rear of the toy vehicle 80, and the magnet 81b and the metal part 86a are connected. The vehicle shape change of the vehicle toy 80 is completed. At this timing, the magnet 81b and the metal part 86a may not be connected. However, as shown in FIG. 5D, when the first arm 40 rotates to the second placement position 32 side, the connection end Since 86 is fitted in the notch 81a which opposes, a vehicle form change is completed reliably.

FIG. 6 is a partial perspective view showing a power transmission mechanism mainly related to the first arm of the vehicle toy deforming apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a power mainly related to the second arm of the vehicle toy deforming apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 8 is a partially transparent perspective view showing a power transmission mechanism mainly relating to the second arm of the vehicle toy deforming apparatus according to the present invention.
FIGS. 6 to 8 are all views of the base 20 portion of the vehicle toy deforming device 10, and the components other than the power transmission mechanism relating to the first arm and the second arm are omitted.

  In the present embodiment, when the vehicle toy deformation process of the vehicle toy deformation apparatus described based on FIG. 5 is performed, the rotation operation of the first arm 40 and the upper side of the second arm 50 are performed only by the rotation of the rotation operation handle 70. The movement operation and the associated timing are set.

  Roughly, the first rack 120 is slid from the rotation operation handle 70 through the drive transmission gear group 110 and converted into a linear movement in the horizontal direction. The first rack 120 is divided into drive transmission in the direction of the first arm 40 and drive transmission in the direction of the second arm 50. The drive transmission in the direction of the first arm 40 is started when the first rack 120 engages with the second rack 130 in the middle of sliding and starts to slide the second rack. The second rack 130 transmits the rotational drive to the gear of the first arm drive transmission mechanism 140 to rotate the rotation shaft 44 of the first arm 40.

  On the other hand, in the drive transmission in the direction of the second arm 50, when the first rack 120 pushes one end of the dog-leg lever 150, the horizontal linear movement is converted into a rotational movement. The first slide member 160 is engaged at the other end of the dog-leg lever 150 and converted into a linear movement upward. This upward linear movement is further changed in the direction of the projecting pin 54 of the second arm 50 by the link member 180 to drive the projecting pin 54 in and out. The first slide member 160 moves further upward and engages with the second slide member 170. The second arm 50 is fixed to the second slide member 170, and the second arm 50 is moved upward.

Next, the relationship between the drive transmission mechanism and the drive transmission and the conversion process in the vehicle toy deformation process of the vehicle toy deformation apparatus of the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2, 5, and 6 to 8.
The drive transmission gear group 110 is disposed below the base floor 22 and is connected to the rotation shaft of the rotation operation handle 70. Then, the rotational drive is transmitted to the final gear 112 of the drive transmission gear group 110 arranged immediately below the base wall surface 24. The first rack 120 is disposed below the base floor surface 22 and behind the base wall surface 24, and the final gear 112 is engaged with the first rack 120. The moving direction of the first rack 120 is horizontal to the base floor 22 and is set from the second mounting position 32 side to the first mounting position 30 direction.

  In the drive transmission in the direction of the first arm 40, the second rack 130 is arranged side by side with the first rack 120. The first rack 120 is provided with a groove 121 having a predetermined length in the longitudinal direction on the side where the second rack 130 exists, and an engagement surface 122 is provided as an end of the groove 121 on the second placement position 32 side. The second rack 130 is provided with an engagement piece 134 protruding into the groove 121. In the initial state, the engagement piece 134 of the second rack 130 is in the groove 121 of the first rack 120, but in a direction from the engagement surface 122 toward the first placement position 30 from the second placement position 32. It is in a separated state. When the first rack 120 starts to slide horizontally in the direction from the second mounting position 32 toward the first mounting position 30, the engagement surface 122 also starts moving in the same direction. At this time, since the second rack 130 and the first rack 120 are not engaged with each other, the first rack 120 moves relative to the second rack 130. As a result, the engagement surface 122 is engaged. The joint piece 134 is approached. The direction in which the second rack 130 moves from the second placement position 32 to the first placement position 30 together with the first rack 120 from when the engagement surface 122 and the engagement piece 134 are close and engaged. Start sliding horizontally. That is, the groove 121 gives a time difference from the start of rotation of the rotation operation handle 70 (that is, the start of movement of the first rack 120) to the start of movement of the second rack 130. Accordingly, in the fourth step described with reference to FIG. 5, the rotation of the first arm 40 around the rotation axis 44 is started with a time difference while the second arm 50 is moving upward. Can be done. (Corresponding to the fourth step)

  When the movement of the engagement surface 122 reaches the engagement piece 134, the second rack 130 starts moving in the direction of the first placement position 30. Here, as shown in FIG. 2 (a), the rotation shaft 44 is pivotally supported by the gear box 26 and the bearing 28 on the base wall surface 24 side, and the first arm drive transmission disposed in the gear box 26. It is connected to the mechanism 140. The tooth surface of the second rack 130 is arranged on the upper side and meshes with the first arm drive transmission mechanism 140. As the second rack 130 moves from the second placement position 32 side toward the first placement position 30, the first arm drive transmission mechanism 140 converts the rotation to the horizontal axis rotation and transmits the drive to the first arm. Then, the rotation of the rotation shaft 44 of the first arm is started. A spring member 132 is disposed at the end of the second rack 130 on the second mounting position 32 side and can be locked to the base 20. After the first arm has been turned, the spring member 132 can reach the first mounting position 30. Can be returned automatically.

  Next, in the drive transmission in the direction of the second arm 50, a contact surface 124 is provided at the end of the first rack 120 on the first placement position 30 side. The U-shaped lever 150 is supported on a shaft 152 parallel to the second arm 50 inside the base wall surface 24, and one end is in contact with the contact surface 124 by a first roller 154 having an axis parallel to the shaft 152. . A second roller 158 having an axis parallel to the axis 152 is provided at the other end. The second roller 158 is fitted in a lateral slit 162 provided in the first slide member 160 so as to be movable in the moving direction of the first rack 120. Therefore, only the vertical movement of the rotational movement of the dog-leg lever 150 is transmitted to the first slide member 160. The first slide member 160 includes a first vertical slit 164 a and a second vertical slit 164 b in the same shape on the same plane as the horizontal slit 162, and the first protrusion 172 a provided on the second slide member 170. The second protrusion 172b is slidably held. The second arm 50 is fixed to the second slide member 170. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the movement of the second arm 50 is restricted in the vertical direction by the slit 56, so that the movement of the second slide member 170 is similarly restricted in the vertical direction.

  A protruding pin 54 is built in the second arm 50. Further, a vertical slit 54 a that opens in the longitudinal direction of the lateral slit 162 and extends in a direction parallel to the second arm 50 is formed on the second slide member 170, and the rear portion of the protruding pin 54 in the second arm 50. It is provided in an overlapping position. A link member 180 having one end 186 engaged with the vertical slit 54a is provided. The link member 180 is pivotally supported by a shaft 184 parallel to the longitudinal direction of the lateral slit 162 on the side surface of the second slide member 170. The other end 182 of the link member 180 is provided on the first slide member 160 and engages with a notch 166 that opens in the protruding direction of the protruding pin 54. The one end 186 and the other end 182 of the link member 180 are in such a positional relationship that the other end 182 moves upward and the one end 186 is pressed against the rear end of the protruding pin 54 along the vertical slit 54a. It has become. More specifically, if one end 186 is behind the shaft 184 in the initial state as in this embodiment, the other end 182 is also behind the shaft 184 in the initial state. If so, the above-described positional relationship is satisfied.

  As a flow of driving transmission, when the first rack 120 is transmitted driving from the final gear 112, the first rack 120 starts moving from the second mounting position 32 side toward the first mounting position 30. The U-shaped lever 150 is rotated through the first roller 154 that is in contact with the contact surface 124 to move in the rotational direction. The second roller 158 of the round lever 150 rotates, the lateral movement is absorbed by the lateral slit 162, and the first slide member 160 starts moving in the vertical direction. At this time, since the first protrusion 172a and the second protrusion 172b of the second slide member 170 slide in the first vertical slit 164a and the second vertical slit 164b, the second slide member 170 does not move. On the other hand, the vertical movement of the notch 166 moves the other end 182 of the link member 180 upward. As a result, the link member 180 rotates accordingly, so that one end 186 of the link member 180 is pressed against the rear end of the projecting pin 54 along the vertical slit 54a. Then, the protruding pin 54 is moved in the protruding direction by the one end 186. (Corresponding to the second process)

  As the first rack 120 is further moved, the first slide member 160 is further raised, and eventually the first protrusion 172a and the second protrusion 172b are formed by the first vertical slit 164a and the second vertical slit 164b, respectively. It will come into contact with the lower end. Then, as the first slide member 160 is raised, the lower ends of the first vertical slit 164a and the second vertical slit 164b push the first protrusion 172a and the second protrusion 172b upward, respectively. The second slide member 170 starts to move upward together with the first slide member 160, and the second arm 50 fixed to the second slide member 170 also moves upward. (Corresponding to the third process)

  Thereafter, as described above, the engaging surface 122 of the first rack 120 engages with the second rack 130 engaging piece 134, and the first arm 40 starts to rotate around the rotating shaft 44. (Corresponding to the fourth step)

  As described above, according to the drive transmission mechanism of the vehicle toy deforming device of the present embodiment, the rotation operation of the first arm 40, the upward movement operation of the second arm 50, and the cooperation thereof only by the rotation of the rotation operation handle 70. Timing setting is performed.

  As described above, according to the above-described embodiment of the present invention, the first arm 40 and the second arm 50 of the vehicle toy deforming device 10 can be obtained simply by turning the rotation operation handle 70 installed on the base 20 by the operator. , And the vehicle toy 80 can be automatically changed from the front surface vehicle configuration at the time when the vehicle toy 80 is mounted at the first mounting position 30 to the rear vehicle configuration.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but includes modifications and improvements as long as the object of the present invention can be achieved.
For example, in this embodiment, the guide members 60 and 62 are fixed to the axial width of the rotating shaft 44, but this can be changed. By doing in this way, the freedom degree of design can be given to the vehicle width and shape of a vehicle toy. The position of the guide member is also brought into contact with the rotating member opened outward by its own weight immediately above the rotating shaft 44 and is guided so as to surely present the back surface, and at least with respect to the connecting rotating member. It is only necessary to guide to the place where the back surface is held. Therefore, for example, a configuration in which the rotary shaft 44 is suspended from above without being fixed in the vicinity of the rotation shaft 44 can be adopted.

Further, in this embodiment, the bifurcated claw is simply inserted into the vehicle toy as it is, but the vehicle toy can be held more reliably by providing a latch at the tip of the bifurcated claw and providing a hook on the vehicle toy. .
Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the drive transmission by the drive transmission gear group 110 is not limited to gears, and other transmission means may be used as long as the configuration can perform drive transmission of the same directional axis, such as a belt or a shaft drive. it can.
Furthermore, in this embodiment, only the rotation of the rotation operation handle 70 is used as the source of all driving, but it is of course possible to operate the first arm and the second arm separately.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Vehicle toy deformation apparatus 20 Base 30 1st mounting position 32 2nd mounting position 40 1st arm 42 Forked claw 44 Rotating shaft 50 2nd arm 54 Projection pin 60,62 Guide member 70 Rotation operation handle 80 Vehicle toy 110 drive transmission gear group 120 first rack 130 second rack 140 first arm drive transmission mechanism 150 wedge-shaped lever 160 first slide member 170 second slide member 180 link member

The vehicle toy deforming device of the present invention has a base member whose front surface forms part of the first vehicle form and whose back surface forms part of the second vehicle form, and is coupled to the base member so as to be rotatable. At least two or more rotating members in which a surface following the base member exhibits a part of the first vehicle configuration and a back surface following the base member exhibits a portion of the second vehicle configuration; and the rotating member The first in a vehicle toy having a connecting rotation member that holds the first vehicle form or the second vehicle form with a connecting part that cooperates with each of the other turning member and the base member. Or a vehicle toy deforming device capable of shifting from one of the second vehicle configurations to the other vehicle configuration,
A base on which the vehicle toy is placed;
The connecting portion of the vehicle toy that is pivotally supported by a rotating shaft that is arranged in parallel with the vehicle toy mounting surface of the base at a position adjacent to the first mounting position of the vehicle toy and is in the first mounting position. The first member is capable of supporting an end portion of the base member associated with the first base member and rotating the base member from the first placement position to a second placement position on the opposite side of the pivot axis. Arm,
It is arranged substantially in parallel with the pivot shaft and is movable upward with respect to the first placement position, inserted into the vehicle toy at the first placement position, and abutted against the connecting pivot member. A second arm that restricts the rotation caused by the first arm and enables the release of the connecting portion and the transition of the shape of the connecting rotating member;
A guide member that is disposed outside the range just above the first placement position and outside the width of the vehicle toy in the direction of the rotational axis and contacts the other rotational member at least within the range directly above the rotational axis with some play. It is the structure provided with.

The vehicle toy deformation method of the present invention is a vehicle toy deformation method for the vehicle toy deformation apparatus,
The vehicle toy is placed at the first placement position of the base, and the end of the base member is supported by the first arm,
Inserting the second arm into the vehicle toy;
The second arm is moved upward to rotate the connecting rotation member with respect to the base member, and the linkage of the connecting rotation member by the connecting portion with respect to the other rotation member and the base member is released. Thus, the other rotating member rotates to the outside of the vehicle toy by its own weight,
Starting the rotation of the first arm around the rotation axis while moving the second arm upward to a position outside the rotation range of the base member by the first arm;
When the first arm rotates about the rotation axis, the other rotating member rotated to the outside of the vehicle toy by its own weight after the base member passes below the second arm is the guide member. The vehicle toy inner surface until then is regulated in a state that becomes the outer surface,
Due to the further rotation of the first arm around the rotation axis, the connecting rotation member in contact with the second arm is reversed, and the inner surface of the vehicle toy so far becomes the outer surface, and the guide member Engaged with the other rotating member regulated by the connecting portion,
The vehicle toy is rotated to the second placement position by the first arm, and the connection rotation member is engaged with the base member at the connection portion,
It is the structure which deform | transforms a vehicle toy from either the said 1st or 2nd vehicle form to the other vehicle form.

Furthermore, the vehicle toy of the present invention is a vehicle toy deformed by the vehicle toy deformation device or the vehicle toy deformation method,
A base member whose front surface forms part of a first vehicle configuration and whose back surface forms part of a second vehicle configuration;
Each of the base members is rotatably coupled to each other, and at least two of the front surfaces following the base members exhibit a part of the first vehicle form and the backs following the base member represent a part of the second vehicle form. The above rotating members;
A connecting rotation member that includes a connecting portion that cooperates with each of the other rotation members and the base member among the rotation members, and holds the first vehicle form or the second vehicle form;
A first insertion port into which the first arm provided at a position adjacent to the connection portion of the connection rotation member is inserted;
A second insertion port into which the second arm provided at a position of the other rotating member facing the second arm is inserted;
When the vehicle toy is in the first vehicle form, the back surface of the base member is covered with the two or more rotating members to become invisible, and when the vehicle toy is in the second vehicle form, The surface of the base member is configured to be invisible by being covered with the two or more rotating members.

The pair of guide members 60 and 62 are arranged at positions outside the width in the direction of the rotation axis 44 of the toy vehicle 80 described later, in a range immediately above the rotation axis 44 that does not interfere with the range immediately above the first placement position 30. In the process in which the vehicle toy 80 is supported by the first arm 40 and rotated from the first mounting position 30 to the second mounting position 32 , at least in the range immediately above the rotation shaft 44, It is configured to play with play.

The vehicle toy 80 includes a chassis 81, wheels 95, a body front surface 82 a, a front window 82 b, a roof 82 c, a body rear surface 82 d, a side wall 83, and a side wall 84. Here, the chassis 81 provided with the wheels 95 constitutes a base member according to the present invention. Further, the body front surface 82a, the front window 82b, the roof 82c, the body rear surface 82d, the side wall 83, and the side wall 84 constitute a rotating member according to the present invention. Further, among them, the body front surface 82a, the front window 82b, the roof 82c, and the body rear surface 82d constitute the connecting rotation member referred to in the present invention. These are made from general purpose resins. And the surface of the chassis 81, the body front surface 82a, the front window 82b, the roof 82c, the body rear surface 82d, the side wall 83, and the side wall 84 constitutes the appearance of the patrol car as the first vehicle form, and the rear surface Constitutes the appearance of a passenger car as a second form.

In the fourth step, that the user is further rotated to rotate the operating handle 70, when either et moving the second arm 50 by a predetermined amount upward, it starts rotating the first arm 40 to the rotating shaft 44 around Let Then, by further rotating the rotation operation handle 70, the second arm 50 is moved to the uppermost position P1, the first arm 40 is rotated about the rotation shaft 44, and the second mounting position on the opposite side is moved. Turn to 32 side.
Here, the uppermost position P1 of the upward movement of the second arm 50 may be a position that deviates upward from the rotation range of the chassis 81 by the first arm 40, but is not necessarily required. It is only necessary that the second arm 50 at the highest position P1 does not interfere. The rotation start timing of the first arm 40 around the rotation shaft 44 may be after the connection between the rear end of the chassis 81 and the body rear surface 82d is released. The moving speed of the first arm 40 is preferably about the same as the moving speed of the second arm 50. If the upward movement speed of the second arm 50 is too fast, the roof 82c may not remain on the protruding pin 54. On the other hand, if the upward movement speed of the second arm 50 is too slow, interference with the first arm 40 occurs.

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A base member that forms part of the first vehicle configuration and a rear surface that forms part of the second vehicle configuration, and a base member that is pivotably coupled to the base member, and a surface that follows the base member is the first member. At least two or more rotating members that are part of one vehicle form and whose back surface following the base member is part of the second vehicle form, and other rotating members and the base of the rotating members From either the first or second vehicle configuration in a vehicle toy that includes a coupling rotation member that includes a coupling portion that cooperates with each of the members and holds the first vehicle configuration or the second vehicle configuration. A vehicle toy deforming device that can be shifted to the other vehicle form,
A base on which the vehicle toy is placed;
The connecting portion of the vehicle toy that is pivotally supported by a rotating shaft that is arranged in parallel with the vehicle toy mounting surface of the base at a position adjacent to the first mounting position of the vehicle toy and is in the first mounting position. The first member is capable of supporting an end portion of the base member associated with the first base member and rotating the base member from the first placement position to a second placement position on the opposite side of the pivot axis. Arm,
It is arranged substantially in parallel with the pivot shaft and is movable upward with respect to the first placement position, inserted into the vehicle toy at the first placement position, and abutted against the connecting pivot member. A second arm that restricts the rotation caused by the first arm and enables the release of the connecting portion and the transition of the shape of the connecting rotating member;
A guide member that is disposed outside the range immediately above the first placement position and outside the width of the vehicle toy in the direction of the rotational axis, and is in contact with the rotational member at least within the range directly above the rotational axis with some play. A vehicle toy deforming device. A vehicle toy deformation method for a vehicle toy deformation apparatus according to claim 1,
The vehicle toy is placed at the first placement position of the base, and the end of the base member is supported by the first arm,
Inserting the second arm into the vehicle toy;
The second arm is moved upward to rotate the connection rotation member with respect to the base member, and the connection of the connection rotation member by the connection portion with respect to the rotation member and the base member is released. , The rotating member rotates to the outside of the vehicle toy by its own weight,
Starting the rotation of the first arm around the rotation axis while moving the second arm upward to a position outside the rotation range of the base member by the first arm;
After the base member passes below the second arm due to the rotation of the first arm around the rotation axis, the rotation member rotated to the outside of the vehicle toy by its own weight hits the guide member. It is regulated in a state where the inner surface of the vehicle toy until then becomes the outer surface,
Due to the further rotation of the first arm around the rotation axis, the connecting rotation member in contact with the second arm is reversed, and the inner surface of the vehicle toy so far becomes the outer surface, and the guide member Engaged with the rotating member regulated by the connecting portion,
The vehicle toy is rotated to the second placement position by the first arm, and the connection rotation member is engaged with the base member at the connection portion,
A vehicle toy deformation method for deforming a vehicle toy from either the first or second vehicle configuration to the other vehicle configuration. A vehicle toy deformed by the vehicle toy deforming device according to claim 1 or the vehicle toy deforming method according to claim 2,
A base member whose front surface forms part of a first vehicle configuration and whose back surface forms part of a second vehicle configuration;
Each of the base members is rotatably coupled to each other, and at least two of the front surfaces following the base members exhibit a part of the first vehicle form and the backs following the base member represent a part of the second vehicle form. The above rotating members;
A connecting rotation member that includes a connecting portion that cooperates with the other rotation member and the base member among the rotation members, and holds the first vehicle form or the second vehicle form,
A first insertion port into which the first arm provided at a position adjacent to the connection portion of the connection rotation member is inserted;
A second insertion port into which the second arm provided at a position of the rotating member facing the second arm is inserted;
When the vehicle toy is in the first vehicle form, the back surface of the base member is covered with the two or more rotating members to become invisible, and when the vehicle toy is in the second vehicle form, The vehicle toy in which the surface of the base member is covered with the two or more rotating members and becomes invisible.

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