JP2017085942A - Pet Toy - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pet toy in which a supporting base can move with the rotation of a revolving shaft and in which, by complicating the movement of a temptation body, a pet like a cat is prevented from promptly losing interest in the toy and can be fully made to play with the same.SOLUTION: The pet toy is structured such that a revolving shaft 19 is arranged in a supporting base 3 and that, with a driving device installed, and with the basal part of a flexible wire 4 connected to the upper end of the revolving shaft 19, the flexible wire 4 is protruded upward from the upper part of the supporting base 3. The bottom face 24 of the supporting base 3 is spherically formed so that, as a temptation body 5 rotates around the revolving shaft 19, the supporting base 3 is made reversely rotatable and rockingly lodged. The supporting base 3 is set, with the center of gravity low, so as to rise even if rockingly lodged.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a pet toy that can play with pets such as cats.

  A pet toy that allows cats and other pets to play without human assistance and eliminates stress and lack of exercise for cats, etc. A rotating arm is projected in the horizontal direction at the top of the arm, a string is connected to the tip of the rotating arm, a temptation body is attached to the tip of the string, a rotating shaft is rotated by a motor, and the temptation body is moved together with the rotating arm. Some have been made to rotate around a rotating shaft (for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).

Utility Model Registration No. 3000984 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-41461

However, in the conventional case, even if the rotation shaft rotates, the support base does not move while being fixed, and the rotation around the temptation body or the rotation shaft is maintained at a substantially constant speed, and the movement of the temptation body is There was a problem that it was very monotonous, and pets such as cats were quickly bored and could not be adequately exposed.
In view of the above problems, the present invention allows the support base to move with the rotation of the rotating shaft and the movement of the temptation body to be complicated, so that the pet such as a cat can be sufficiently exposed without getting bored immediately. The purpose is to provide toys for children.

Specific means for solving the problems in the present invention are as follows.
The technical means of the present invention for solving this technical problem is provided with a drive shaft for rotating the rotary shaft 19 around its axis while the support shaft 3 is provided with a rotary shaft 19 oriented substantially vertically. The base of the flexible wire 4 is connected to the upper end portion of the rotary shaft 19, the flexible wire 4 protrudes upward from the upper part of the support base 3, and the flexible wire 4 curves downward. A toy for a pet with a temptation body 5 attached to the distal end of the flexible wire 4,
The bottom surface 24 of the support base 3 is formed in a spherical shape so that the support base 3 can be rotated in the reverse direction and can be tilted and swung with the rotation of the temptator 5 around the rotation axis 19. The center of gravity is set at the lower part so that it can get up even if it sways.

Another technical means of the present invention is that the rotary shaft 19 is shifted with respect to the longitudinal axis X of the support 3.
Further, according to another technical means of the present invention, the support base 3 is formed in a dharma shape or an egg shape that is long in the vertical direction, and the rotational speed of the temptation body 5 around the rotation shaft 19 becomes faster or slower within one rotation. As described above, the displacement of the rotation shaft 19 is due to the displacement of the support base 3 with respect to the longitudinal axis X.

Another technical means of the present invention is that the driving device is constituted by a mainspring device 21 having a mainspring.
Another technical means of the present invention is that the temptation body 5 has a resistor 39 having a large air resistance.
Another technical means of the present invention is that a weight 22 is provided in the lower part of the support 3.

  In addition, another technical means of the present invention is that a temptation body 5 is flexibly connected to a distal end portion of the flexible wire 4.

According to the present invention, the support base can rotate in the direction opposite to the rotation axis as the rotation shaft rotates, and can move around while lying down, and the flexible wire can be swung by flexibility. Coupled with the up and down movement of the derivative, the movement of the temptation body becomes very complex, and the movement of the support base and the complicated movement of the temptation body can sufficiently squeeze a pet such as a cat without getting bored immediately. .

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is an exploded view of the pet toy which shows 1st Embodiment of this invention, (a) is a rear view by the side of the front structure body of a support stand, (b) is a front view by the side of the back structure body of a support stand. It is sectional drawing of the toy for pets equivalent to the AA line of the same FIG. It is a side view of the pet toy. It is a rear view of the pet toy. It is a front view of the toy for pets for explaining the operation. It is a back sectional view of a pet toy showing a 2nd embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 to 4 show a first embodiment of the present invention. 1 to 4, the pet toy 1 includes a support base 3, a flexible wire 4 protruding from the upper portion of the support base 3, and a temptation body 5 attached to the tip of the flexible wire 4. Is provided.
The support base 3 is formed of a hard synthetic resin or the like in a dharma shape that has a cavity 7 inside and that is long in the vertical direction. The external shape of the support base 3 is the shape of a cat having an ear, a tail, and a mouth portion, and a color or pattern representing the cat is applied to the outer surface.

  This support base 3 has a front spherical structure 9 and a rear structural body 10, and these opposing ends are fitted and fixed to each other. An outer fitting convex portion 13 and an annular inner fitting concave portion 14 are formed, and an annular inner fitting convex portion 15 and an annular outer fitting concave portion 16 are formed at the front end portion of the rear structure 10, The outer fitting convex portion 13 and the outer fitting concave portion 16 are fitted, and the inner fitting concave portion 14 and the inner fitting convex portion 15 are fitted and fixed with a screw or the like, thereby forming a dharma shape. Yes.

In the vicinity of the vertical axis X in the upper part of the support 3 (cavity 7), a rotary shaft 19 facing substantially vertically is arranged, and the rotary shaft 19 is rotated around its axis Y in the center of the support 3. A mainspring device 21 which is a driving device to be operated is provided. A weight 22 made of lead or iron is provided in the lower part of the support base 3.
Since the bottom surface of the support table 3 is formed in a spherical shape, and when the support table 3 is placed on the floor or the like, the contact area with the placement surface is small and the posture is unstable. The support 3 can be rotated in the reverse direction and can be oscillated in an inverted manner due to the reaction with the rotation around the rotation shaft 19. Further, the weight 22 sets the center of gravity of the support base 3 at the bottom, so that the support base 3 can be raised to its original state even if the support base 3 swings down.

The mainspring device 21 meshes with the first gear 31 and a box body 26 that stores a spring spring (not shown), a knob 27 for winding the spring, a first gear 31 that is externally fixed to the interlocking shaft 28 of the knob 27. A second gear 32 and a rotating body 33 having the rotating shaft 19 fixed in an upward projecting manner are provided, and the second gear 32 is engaged with the rotating body 33.
The knob 27 is connected to the inner end base portion of the spring spring via the interlocking shaft 28. When the knob 27 is rotated in the direction of the arrow a, the spring spring is wound. When the knob 27 is released, the knob 27 is moved to the arrow b by the elastic force of the spring. The rotating force is transmitted to the rotating body 33 via the first gear 31 and the second gear 32, and the rotating shaft 19 rotates in the direction of the arrow c. For example, when the knob 27 is rotated about 5 rotations in the direction of the arrow a and the mainspring is wound, the rotation shaft 19 rotates about 250 rotations.

The interlocking shaft 28 protrudes rearward from the box body 26 and protrudes rearward of the support base 3 through the insertion hole 34 at the rear center of the support base 3, and a knob 27 is fitted and fixed to the protruding end portion. Is protruded outward in the center of the rear part of the support base 3.
The upper portion of the rotating shaft 19 protrudes upward from the upper end portion of the support base 3 through the insertion hole 35, and a connector 37 is fitted and fixed to the upper portion of the rotating shaft 19.

The rotating shaft 19 (the axis Y thereof) is inclined and shifted with respect to the longitudinal axis X of the support 3. As a result, the rotation shaft 19 not only rotates about the axis Y, but also rotates about the axis X along with the rotation of the support 3, and the temptation body 5 receives air resistance. Thus, even if the rotating shaft 19 tries to rotate at a constant speed, the rotational speed around the rotating shaft 19 of the temptation body 5 becomes faster or slower within one rotation.

The flexible wire 4 is made of a flexible and plastically deformable stainless steel wire or the like, and can be bent by the weight of the temptation body 5 or the like, and can be easily plastically deformed by hand force. It can be bent freely.
The base of the flexible wire 4 is fitted and fixed to the connector 37, whereby the base of the flexible wire 4 is connected to the upper part of the rotating shaft 19, and the flexible wire 4 is attached to the support 3. It protrudes upward from the top. The temptation body 5 is connected to the tip of the flexible wire 4, and the flexible wire 4 protrudes upward from the upper part of the support 3, and then curves downward due to the weight of the temptation body 5 or by plastic deformation. It is curved in a convex shape or an inverted U shape upward as a whole.

  The temptation body 5 is shaped like a bird or insect and has a resistance body 39 such as a wing having a high air resistance. When the flexible wire 4 to the temptation body 5 are rotated around the rotation axis 19, It is resistance. As a result, the rotation of the rotating shaft 19 is slowed and rotates for a long time. For example, it can continue to rotate about 250 rotations for about 2 to 7 minutes after winding the mainspring. The temptation body 5 may be in the shape of a bird or an insect and may have the resistor 39, or may simply have one or a plurality of resistors 39.

  According to the first embodiment, when a pet such as a cat is disturbed, the knob 27 is rotated about twice in the direction of the arrow a to wind the mainspring, and the support base 3 is placed on the floor or the like. The flexible wire 4 and the temptation body 5 rotate in the c direction around the rotation shaft 19. At this time, the flexible wire 4 rotates while largely swinging up and down due to the weight of the temptation body 5, and the temptation body 5 moves up and down. Since the temptation body 5 has the resistor 39 having a large air resistance, the rotation of the rotating shaft 19 becomes slow, and the rotating shaft 19 can continue to rotate about 250 rotations for about 2 to 7 minutes. .

  At this time, when the floor or the like on which the support table 3 is placed is slippery, the support table 3 has a bottom surface 24 formed in a spherical shape, so that the support table 3 rotates along with the rotation axis 19 of the temptation body 5. 3 rotates in the reverse direction (in the direction of arrow d) and moves around while swinging over. Moreover, since the rotation shaft 19 is inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis X of the support base 3, even if the rotation shaft 19 rotates at a constant speed, the rotation speed around the rotation shaft 19 of the temptation body 5 within one rotation. Will be faster or slower.

Furthermore, since the driving device of the rotary shaft 19 is the mainspring device 21, the rotational speed of the rotary shaft 19 is likely to fluctuate, and the rotational speed is different at the beginning and end of the rotation. The movement of the temptation body 5 is fluctuated, and the pet such as a cat can be intrigued.
Accordingly, the support base 3 can rotate in the opposite direction to the rotation shaft 19 as the rotation shaft 19 rotates, and can move around while swinging down. The flexible wire 4 swings due to flexibility. Coupled with the up and down movement of the temptation body 5, the movement of the temptation body 5 becomes very complicated, and the movement of the support base 3 and the complicated movement of the temptation body 5 are sufficient without getting bored with pets such as cats immediately. It can be disturbed.

  In addition, when carpets or cushions are laid on the floor on which the support base 3 is placed and it is difficult to slip, the support base 3 rotates as the rotary shaft 19 rotates, unlike when it is installed on a slippery floor. The flexible wire 4 and the temptation body 5 rotate in the direction of the arrow c around the rotating shaft 19 as the rotating shaft 19 rotates in a state where the rotating shaft 19 stops at the same position. . At this time, the flexible wire 4 rotates while largely swinging up and down due to the weight of the temptation body 5, and the temptation body 5 moves up and down.

Therefore, the movement of the temptation body 5 can be changed depending on whether the place on which the support 3 is placed is slippery or difficult to slide, and various changes can be made to the movement of the temptation body 5 according to the preference of the pet. From this point as well, pets such as cats can be fully exposed without getting bored immediately.
Further, since the driving device of the rotary shaft 19 is the mainspring device 21, even if a pet such as a cat catches the temptation body 5 during the rotation of the rotary shaft 19, the rotation of the rotary shaft 19 may stop. Since the mainspring does not rewind during the stop period, when the pet releases the temptation body 5, the rotary shaft 19 continues to rotate again and continues to rotate until a desired rotation period excluding the rotation stop period. Therefore, even if the rotation shaft 19 stops rotating halfway, the rotation of the rotation shaft 19 does not stop as it is, so that a desired rotation period of the rotation shaft 19 can be secured, and the pet can be held for a certain period. it can.

FIG. 6 shows a second embodiment, and the support base 3 is formed in an oval shape that has a cavity 7 inside and that is long in the vertical direction. The external shape of the support base 3 is a mouse shape having an ear, a tail, and a mouth portion, and a color and a pattern representing the mouse are applied to the outer surface.
This support base 3 has a lower spherical body 43 and an upper structural body 44, and these opposing ends are fitted and fixed to each other. The fitting convex portion 15 and the annular outer fitting concave portion 16 are formed, and the annular outer fitting convex portion 13 and the annular inner fitting concave portion 14 are formed at the lower end portion of the upper structure 44. By fitting the fitting convex portion 15 and the inner fitting concave portion 14 and fitting the outer fitting concave portion 16 and the outer fitting convex portion 13 and fixing them with an adhesive or the like, an egg shape is formed. ing.

In addition, the temptation body 5 is flexibly connected to the tip of the flexible wire 4 via a connection portion 47 formed of a ball joint or the like, or a ring connected in a chain shape. 5 is swingable with respect to the tip of the flexible wire 4. The other points are the same as those in the first embodiment.
Therefore, in the second embodiment, in addition to the support base 3 being able to rotate in the reverse direction and being able to oscillate in an inverted manner, the temptator 5 with respect to the flexible wire 4 as the rotary shaft 19 rotates. Can be swung, and the movement of the temptation body 5 can be further changed.

In the embodiment, the mainspring device 21 is provided as a driving device for rotating the rotary shaft 19 around the axis at the lower portion in the support base 3. As a driving device for rotating the shaft 19 around the shaft center, a motor and a battery for supplying electric power of the motor may be provided.
Further, in the above embodiment, the weight 22 is provided at the lower part of the support base 3, but instead of this, the weight 22 is omitted, and a driving device such as the mainspring device 21 is disposed at the lower part of the support base 3, You may make it set the gravity center of the support stand 3 to the lower part.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the rotation shaft 19 is shifted with respect to the longitudinal axis X of the support 3 by the inclination, but instead, the rotation shaft 19 is parallel to the longitudinal axis X of the support 3. You may make it shift by moving.
Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the support stand 3 is formed in the dharma shape or egg shape long in the up-down direction, instead of this, the support stand 3 should just have the spherical shape in the bottom face 24, and the upper side is higher than a bottom part. It may be a cylindrical shape, a prismatic shape, a saddle shape, or the like.

  In the above-described embodiment, the mainspring is wound when the knob 27 is rotated in the direction of the arrow a, and the rotary shaft 19 rotates in the direction of the arrow c. Instead, the knob 27 is moved in the direction of the arrow a. Of course, the mainspring may be wound when rotating in the reverse direction, or the rotating shaft 19 may rotate in the direction opposite to the direction of the arrow c.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Toy for pets 2 Support stand 4 Flexible wire 5 Temptation body 19 Rotating shaft 21 Spring-spring device (drive device)
22 Weight 24 Bottom 39 Resistor

Claims (7)

A rotary shaft (19) facing substantially the vertical direction is disposed in the support base (3), and a drive device for rotating the rotary shaft (19) around the axis is provided. The upper end of the rotary shaft (19) The base of the flexible wire (4) is connected to the flexible wire (4) so that the flexible wire (4) protrudes upward from the upper part of the support base (3), and the flexible wire (4) faces downward. A pet toy in which a temptation body (5) is attached to the tip of the flexible wire (4) so as to be curved,
The bottom surface (24) of the support base (3) is rotated so that the support base (3) can be rotated in the reverse direction and can be swayed with the rotation of the temptation body (5) around the rotation axis (19). A toy for pets, characterized in that it is formed in a spherical shape, and its center of gravity is set at the lower part so that the support stand (3) rises even if it lies down.   Pet toy according to claim 1, characterized in that the rotary shaft (19) is offset with respect to the longitudinal axis (X) of the support base (3).   The support base (3) is formed in a dharma shape or egg shape that is long in the vertical direction, and the rotation speed around the rotation axis (19) of the temptation body (5) is increased or decreased within one rotation. The pet toy according to claim 2, characterized in that the displacement of the rotation axis (19) is due to the inclination of the support base (3) with respect to the longitudinal axis (X).   The pet toy according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the driving device is constituted by a mainspring device (21) having a mainspring.   The toy for pets according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein said temptation body (5) has a resistor (39) with high air resistance.   The pet toy according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a weight (22) is provided at a lower portion in the support base (3).   The toy for pets according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a temptation body (5) is flexibly connected to a distal end portion of the flexible wire (4).