JP2017136109A - Key operation type action toy - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a key operation type action toy capable of allowing performance of each action having two different mode by rotation operation of the same key member.SOLUTION: A key operation type action toy 100 having an action toy body 1, a key cylinder 10a fitted to the action toy body 1, and a key member 2 insertable into the key cylinder 10a, has a constitution having a first operation mode and a second operation mode which are mutually different, in which a prescribed action having the first operation mode or the second operation mode is performed according to a rotation operation direction of the key member 2.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a key-operated action toy.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a key-operated action toy, an action toy having an action toy main body, a key cylinder attached to the action toy main body, and a key member that can be inserted into a hole of the key cylinder, the key cylinder A first switch that is turned on when the key member is inserted and turned off by rotating the key member by a predetermined angle, and a plurality of second switches that are turned on by rotating the key member, (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

  In short, this key operation type operation toy performs one operation by inserting the key member into the hole of the key cylinder, and performs another operation by rotating the key member inserted into the hole of the key cylinder by a predetermined angle. Configured to do.

Japanese Patent No. 5785852

  However, in the invention disclosed in Patent Document 1, even if the key member inserted into the hole of the key cylinder is rotated, as long as the same key member is used, only one operation is performed due to the rotation. Can not be done.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a key-operated toy that can perform two different modes of operation even when the same key member is rotated.

  The key-operated operation toy according to claim 1, comprising: an operation toy main body; a key cylinder attached to the operation toy main body; and a key member that can be inserted into a hole of the key cylinder. And having a first operation mode and a second operation mode which are different from each other, and configured to perform a predetermined operation of the first operation mode or the second operation mode according to a rotation operation direction of the key member. It is characterized by.

  A key-operated action toy according to claim 2 is the key-operated action toy according to claim 1, wherein the action toy body is configured as a figure house.

  A key-operated action toy according to claim 3 is the key-operated action toy according to claim 2, wherein the wall of the figure house is configured to be openable and closable, and has a wall opening and closing means. The wall opening / closing means is operated by rotating the member in one direction to open the wall to expose the interior of the figure house.

  A key-operated operation toy according to claim 4 is the key-operated operation toy according to claim 3, wherein the floor of the figure house is configured to be expandable / contractable and has a floor expansion / contraction means, By rotating the member in the one direction, the floor expanding / contracting means is operated to expand the floor of the figure house.

  The key-operated operation toy according to claim 5 is the key-operated operation toy according to claim 3 or claim 4, wherein the figure house is a vertically adjacent room and an elevator box in which the figure can enter and exit. And an elevator means for raising and lowering the elevator box, and the elevator means can be operated by rotating the key member in the other direction.

  According to the key operation type operation toy according to claim 1, the first operation mode and the second operation mode are different from each other, and the first operation mode or the second operation mode is predetermined according to the rotation operation direction of the key member. Therefore, a novel key-operated operation toy can be realized.

  According to the key operation type operation toy according to claim 2, since the key member is applied to a house where the key member is actually used, a highly interesting key operation type operation toy can be realized.

  According to the key-operated operation toy according to claim 3, since the inside of the figure house is exposed by the rotation of the key member, an image of whether the key member is used or not is created, and the key is more interesting. An operational toy can be realized.

  According to the key operation type operation toy according to claim 4, since the inside is exposed by the rotation of the key member and the floor is enlarged, the play space is increased, so that the key operation type operation toy with higher interest can be obtained. realizable.

  According to the key operation type operation toy according to claim 5, since the figure can be raised and lowered by the elevator, a key operation type operation toy with higher interest can be realized.

It is the front view which showed the 1st form and key member of the operation | movement toy main body of embodiment. It is the front view which showed the 2nd form of the operation | movement toy main body of embodiment. It is the side view which showed the 1st form of the operation | movement toy main body of embodiment. It is the schematic diagram which showed the raising / lowering mechanism of the elevator box of embodiment. It is the figure which showed the separation mechanism of the left front floor and right front floor of embodiment. It is the figure which showed the latching mechanism of the left front floor and right front floor of embodiment. It is the figure which showed the opening and closing mechanism of the left wall and right wall of embodiment. It is the figure which showed the opening-and-closing mechanism etc. of the left wall of an embodiment, and a right wall. It is the block diagram which showed the circuit structure of embodiment.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of an action toy according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

<Overview of overall configuration>
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a key-operated toy according to an embodiment. In the following description, up, down, left and right, and front and back indicate directions shown in FIG.
This key operation type action toy 100 includes an action toy main body 1 and a key member 2.
The movement toy main body 1 includes a first floor portion 10, a second floor portion 11, and a roof portion 12 when roughly classified. And the external appearance of this action | operation toy main body 1 becomes a shape imitating one tree as a whole. Specifically, the first floor portion 10 has a shape corresponding to the trunk of the tree, the second floor portion 11 has a shape corresponding to the branches and leaves of the tree, and the roof portion 12 has a shape corresponding to the top of the branches and leaves.
The key member 2 has a shape having a protruding piece 2b protruding outward in the radial direction at the tip of the shaft portion 2a.
According to this key operation type operation toy 100, by inserting the key member 2 into the key cylinder 10a next to the first floor portion 10 and rotating it counterclockwise, as shown in FIG. The left wall 11a and the right wall 11b are opened in a double-opening state.
Further, according to this key-operated toy 100, after the key member 2 inserted into the key cylinder 10a is rotated clockwise, any of the two buttons 10c, 10d on the right side of the front door 10b of the first floor portion 10 is selected. By pressing one, the elevator box 13 (see FIG. 4) moves between the first floor portion 10 and the second floor portion 11 in accordance with the pressed buttons 10c and 10d.

"details"
(Operating toy body 1)
The moving toy body 1 has a size and a shape that a child can hold with both hands, a room is formed therein, and the figure can be moved therein. That is, the moving toy body 1 constitutes a figure house.
1.1 Floor part 10
An entrance door 10b is formed at the center of the first floor portion 10 in the left-right direction. The entrance door 10b can be opened and closed manually by a player, and the figure can be taken in and out. The front side of the entrance door 10b is a staircase 13a. On one step plate of the staircase 13a, a figure mounting portion 13c made of a concave portion is formed. A seat 13d imitating a stump is formed on the right side of the staircase 13a, and one figure 13e is seated on the seat 13d. On the other hand, a swing 14 is provided on the left side of the stairs 13a in a state of being suspended from the second floor portion 11.

2.2 floor part 11
The peripheral wall of the second floor portion 11 is formed by a left wall 11a, a right wall 11b, and a rear wall 11c (FIG. 3). One window 110 is formed on each of the left wall 11a and the right wall 11b. When the left wall 11a and the right wall 11b are closed, the peripheral wall of the second floor portion 11 has a shape that gradually decreases in diameter toward the upper side. As shown in FIG. 2, the floor of the second floor portion 11 includes a fixed floor 22 and a movable floor 23. In the center of the floor, a cylindrical frame 24 constituting the hoistway of the elevator box 13 is provided so as to penetrate vertically. The cylindrical frame 24 is formed with an elevator entrance / exit 24a (the entrance / exit 24a of the 1st floor portion 10 is not shown) corresponding to each of the second floor portion 11 and the first floor portion 10. The entrance / exit 24a of the first floor portion 10 is located in the back of the entrance door 10b. A figure can be taken in and out of the elevator box 13 through an entrance 24a.

The fixed floor 22 has a shape in which the first half is lowered by one step from the second half.
The movable floor 23 includes a left front floor 230a, a right front floor 230b, a left upper floor 231a, and an upper right floor 231b.
Among these, the left front floor 230a and the right front floor 230b are provided on the front half of the fixed floor 22, and the upper surfaces of the left front floor 230a and the right front floor 230b are flush with the upper surface of the rear half of the fixed floor 22. The left front floor 230a and the right front floor 230b are configured to be movable in the left-right direction, and can take a position where they are separated from each other and a position where both are in contact with each other. Specifically, the left front floor 230a and the right front floor 230b are in contact with each other when the left wall 11a and the right wall 11b are closed, and the left front floor when the left wall 11a and the right wall 11b are opened. 230a and the right front floor 230b are spaced apart from each other.
On the other hand, the upper left floor 231a is fixed inside the left wall 11a, and the upper right floor 231b is fixed inside the right wall 11b. When the left wall 11a and the right wall 11b are closed, the upper left floor 231a and the upper right floor 231b cover the fixed floor 22, the left front floor 230a, and the right front floor 230b, and the left wall 11a and the right wall 11b are opened. When done, a part of the fixed floor 22 and the left front floor 230a and the right front floor 230b are exposed.

3. Roof part 12
The outer shell of the roof portion 12 is formed in a dome shape. A decorative body 31 is attached to the top of the roof portion 12 so as to protrude upward.

4). Elevator mechanism 40 of elevator box 13
A motor 41 capable of forward and reverse rotation is installed on the floor (not shown) of the first floor portion. A gear 41b meshes with a pinion 41a attached to the shaft of the motor 41. A gear 41c that rotates integrally with the gear 41b is provided coaxially with the gear 41b, and the gear 41c meshes with the adjacent gear 41d. The shaft 42 of the gear 41d is configured to rotate integrally with the gear 41d via a clutch mechanism (not shown). Since the clutch mechanism is interposed, power transmission between the gear 41d and the shaft 42 is interrupted when an overload is applied.
A spiral body 43 is attached to the shaft 42. A protrusion 130 attached to the rear wall of the elevator box 13 is engaged with the spiral body 43. The elevator box 13 is supported by the cylindrical frame 24 so that it can be moved up and down with the same direction.
As a result, the elevator box 13 is raised or lowered according to the rotation direction of the rotor (not shown) of the motor 41.
The elevating mechanism 40 constitutes elevating means together with a control unit 90 and the like which will be described later.

5. Operating mechanism of decorative body 31 The shaft 42 extends through the floor 32 of the roof portion 12 to the attic. The shaft 42 is provided with a gear 33a, and the gear 33a meshes with the adjacent gear 33b. A decorative body 31 is detachably provided on the shaft of the gear 33b.

6). Separating and connecting mechanism 50 for left front floor 230a and right front floor 230b
A back plate 50a is attached below the left front floor 230a, and a back plate 50b is attached below the right front floor 230b. The back plate 50a is formed with a slit 51a extending in the left-right direction, and the back plate 50b is formed with a slit 51b extending in the left-right direction. Further, a protrusion 23a attached to the upper surface of the fixed floor 22 is inserted into the slit 51a, and a protrusion 23b attached to the upper surface of the fixed floor 22 is inserted into the slit 51b.
A coil spring 25a is hung between the left front floor 230a and the fixed floor 22, and a coil spring 25b is hung between the right front floor 230b and the fixed floor 22, respectively.
The left front floor 230a is urged to the left by the urging force of the coil spring 25a, and the right front floor 230b is urged to the right by the urging force of the coil spring 25b. As a result, the left front floor 230a and the right front floor 230b are separated from each other in a state where the biasing force of the coil springs 25a and 25b is released, and a force against the biasing force of the coil springs 25a and 25b is applied. Take positions that touch each other.
The separation / contact mechanism 50, together with a locking mechanism 60 described later, constitutes a floor expansion / contraction means.

7). Locking mechanism 60 for left front floor 230a and right front floor 230b
As shown in FIG. 6, a protrusion 60a is formed behind the left front floor 230a, and a protrusion 60b is formed behind the right front floor 230b. Further, a slider 61a that operates in the front-rear direction is installed behind the left front floor 230a, and a slider 61b that operates in the front-rear direction is installed behind the right front floor 230b.
The slider 61a is urged forward by a coil spring 62a hung between the fixed part and the slider 61b is urged forward by a coil spring 62b hung between the fixed part. Yes. A protrusion 63a that engages with the protrusion 60a is formed at the front end of the slider 61a, and a protrusion 63b that engages with the protrusion 60b is formed at the front end of the slider 61b.
The rear end portion of the slider 61a is engaged with the eccentric portion 64a of the left wall 11a, and the rear end portion of the slider 61b is engaged with the eccentric portion 64b of the right wall 11b.
When the left wall 11a and the right wall 11b are closed, the protrusion 60a and the protrusion 63a, and the protrusion 60b and the protrusion 63b are engaged with each other. Further, when the left wall 11a and the right wall 11b are opened, the sliders 61a and 61b are moved backward so that the engagement between the protrusion 60a and the protrusion 63a and the engagement between the protrusion 60b and the protrusion 63b are both performed. The urging force of the coil springs 25a and 25b is released, and the left front floor 230a and the right front floor 230b are separated from each other. When the left wall 11a and the right wall 11b are closed, the sliders 61a and 61b move forward, and the left wall 11a pushes the left front floor 230a inward and the right wall 11b pushes the right front floor 230b inward. The projection 60a gets over the projection 63a, the projection 60b gets over the projection 63b, the projection 60a and the projection 63a are engaged by the biasing force of the coil spring 25a, and the projection 60b and the projection 63b are engaged by the biasing force of the coil spring 25b, respectively. To do.

8). Opening / closing mechanism 70 for the left wall 11a and the right wall 11b
As shown in FIG. 7, the left wall 11a is configured to be rotatable about a shaft 70a, and the right wall 11b is configured to be rotatable about a shaft 70b. It is comprised so that the wall 11b can take the open state and closed state which become a double door.
A torsion spring 71a is wound around the shaft 70a of the left wall 11a, and a torsion spring 71b is wound around the shaft 70b of the right wall 11b. One end of the torsion spring 71a is engaged with the fixed portion 72a, and the other end is engaged with the eccentric portion 64a. One end of the torsion spring 71b is engaged with the fixed portion 72b, and the other end is engaged with the eccentric portion 64b.
As a result, the left wall 11a is urged clockwise in plan view by the urging force of the torsion spring 71a, and the right wall 11b is urged counterclockwise in plan view by the urging force of the torsion spring 71b. The left wall 11a and the right wall 11b take an open state when the urging force of the torsion springs 71a and 71b is released, and close when the force against the urging force of the torsion springs 71a and 71b is applied. take. The time when the force against the urging force of the torsion springs 71a, 71b is applied is when the left wall 11a and the right wall 11b are closed by hand.
The opening / closing mechanism 70, together with a locking mechanism 80 described later, constitutes a wall opening / closing means.

9. Locking mechanism 80 for left wall 11a and right wall 11b
As shown in FIG. 7 (bottom view), a slider 81 that operates in the front-rear direction is installed below the fixed floor 22. A concave portion 82 is formed at the front end of the slider 81. Both edges of the recess 82 form a claw. The slider 81 is biased forward by the biasing force of the coil spring 83.
On the other hand, a claw 84a is formed at the lower front end of the inner surface of the left wall 11a, and a claw 84b is formed at the lower front end of the inner surface of the right wall 11b.
When the left wall 11a and the right wall 11b are in the closed state, the claws at both edges of the recess 82 and the claws 84a and 84b are engaged by the biasing force of the coil spring 83. Thereby, the left wall 11a and the right wall 11b are locked and the closed state is maintained.
The slider 81 is bent so as to bypass the cylindrical frame 24, and a rotating member 85 is engaged with the rear end portion (FIGS. 8A and 8B). The turning member 85 has an output piece 85b attached to one end of the shaft 85a and turning around the shaft 85a, and has an input piece 85c on the other end of the shaft 85a. Among these, the output piece 85 b is engaged with the rear end portion of the slider 81. An arcuate member 89 that revolves around the shaft 88 of the key cylinder 10a is provided beside the input piece 85c.
When the arc-shaped member 89 revolves around the shaft 88 by the operation of the key member 2, the slider 81 moves backward via the input piece 85c, the shaft 85a, and the output piece 85b. The engagement between the edge claw and the claw 84a, 84b is released, and the left wall 11a and the right wall 11b are opened by the urging force of the torsion springs 71a, 71b.

10. Key operation mechanism 110
A hole 112 into which the key member 2 can be inserted is formed in the surface layer member 111 of the key cylinder 10a. In the back of the hole 112, an intermediate plate 103 is provided. The intermediate plate 103 is formed with a fan-shaped hole 114 into which the tip of the key member 2 is inserted. A disc 115 is provided behind the middle plate 103 so as to be rotatable around a shaft 88 within a predetermined angle range. The arc member 89 is provided in front of the disk 115, and a projection 89 a provided on the back side of the arc member 89 extends to the back side of the disk 115 through the opening 116 of the disk 115. The arc-shaped member 89 revolves around the shaft 88 when the key member 2 is inserted and rotated counterclockwise. On the other hand, when the arc member 89 is rotated clockwise after the key member 2 is inserted, the disk 115 is rotated, and a switch SW5 described later is turned on by a part of the disk 115.

11. Power supply unit The power supply is not particularly limited, but a dry battery is used. This battery can be loaded, removed and replaced by opening a battery lid (not shown) at the bottom of the toy main body 1.

12 Circuit Configuration This key-operated toy 100 includes a control unit 90, a storage unit 91, a motor drive circuit 92, a motor 41, an audio output circuit 94, and a speaker 95 in addition to the power supply unit. The power supply unit is accompanied by a power switch (not shown), and the supply of voltage to the control unit 90 and the like can be interrupted. The key-operated toy 100 includes switches SW1 to SW7 in addition to the power switch.

  The control unit 90 has an arithmetic processing unit such as a CPU, and develops and executes a predetermined program stored in the storage unit 91. The storage unit 91 includes a ROM, a RAM, and the like, and holds a program and basic data necessary for the operation of the control unit 90 in a fixed manner and holds arbitrary data in a rewritable manner. Note that the control unit 90 and the storage unit 91 are realized as a single unit by a microcomputer, for example.

The switch SW1 is installed on the lower side of the figure placing portion 13c and is used to detect that the figure is placed, and a tact switch is used.
The switch SW2 is installed on the back side of the button 10c to detect that the button 10c has been pressed, and a leaf switch is used.
The switch SW3 is installed on the back side of the button 10d and detects that the button 10d has been pressed, and a leaf switch is used.
The switch SW4 is installed on the back side of the key cylinder 10a to detect that the key member 2 is rotated counterclockwise, and a leaf switch is used.
The switch SW5 is installed on the back side of the key cylinder 10a to detect that the key member 2 is rotated in the clockwise direction, and a leaf switch is used.
The switch SW6 is installed in the cylindrical frame 24 and is used to detect that the elevator box 13 has been raised to the upper limit position, and a leaf switch is used.
The switch SW7 is installed in the cylindrical frame 24 and is for detecting that the elevator box 13 has been lowered to the lower limit position, and a leaf switch is used.

13. Operation Next, an example of the operation will be described.
When the main power is turned on by operating the power switch and the key member 2 is inserted into the key cylinder 10a and turned counterclockwise, a sound effect (for example, a sound of opening a door or the like; an imitation sound such as “Gee”) is generated from the speaker 95. At the same time, a welcome message (for example, a word such as “welcome”) is issued and the opening and closing wall is opened. First, no operation is performed even if the key member 2 is turned clockwise instead of turning counterclockwise.
Next, when the key member 2 is turned clockwise, a sound effect (for example, a sound such as “Kirarin”) is emitted from the speaker 95, and it is notified that the elevator can be used (for example, “Elevator”). Words like "and fun").
Next, when the elevator button 10c is pressed, the speaker 95 is notified that the elevator is going to the second floor, and when the elevator button 10d is pressed, the speaker 95 is notified that the elevator is going down. In this case, when the elevator box 13 is already on the second floor even when the button 10c is pressed, or when the elevator box 13 is already on the first floor even when the button 10d is pressed, the fact that the elevator box 13 is already on the destination floor is notified. May be.
The elevator box 13 is raised or lowered only while the elevator button 10c or the button 10d is being pressed. If the hand is released from the button 10c or the button 10d while the elevator box 13 is moving up or down, the elevator box 13 stops halfway. A warning may be issued when it stops midway.
When the elevator box 13 reaches the destination floor, a sound effect (for example, a sound such as “pawn”) is emitted to notify the arrival of the destination floor.
In addition, the main power supply is turned ON by the operation of the power switch, when the figure to figure mounting portion 13c is placed, the words of the visit greeting (for example, "I'm Hello ○○" such as the word of) is emitted from the speaker 95.

<< Variation of Invention >>
As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, it cannot be overemphasized that this invention can be variously deformed in the range which is not limited to this embodiment and does not deviate from the summary.
For example, in the above embodiment, the left wall 11a and the right wall 11b are opened in the double-spread state, but the inside may be exposed by rotating the cylindrical wall around its central axis. Good.
Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the operation | movement toy main body 1 was made into the figure house, you may comprise as a parking toy and other vehicle toys, and it is good also as a robot toy.
Further, in the above embodiment, the order of the rotation operation direction of the key member 2 is set, and the operation that can be recognized externally is not performed even if the key member 2 is first rotated clockwise. For example, when the moving toy body 1 is configured as a figure house without setting the order of the rotation operation directions, a voice such as “I am away now” may be emitted.
Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the left wall 11a and the right wall 11b were opened in the double-opening state, you may make it light the room illumination.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Operation | movement toy main body 2 Key member 11a Left wall 11b Right wall 13 Elevator box 40 Lifting mechanism (a part of lifting means)
50 Separation mechanism (part of expansion / contraction means)
60 Locking mechanism (part of expansion / contraction means)
70 Opening / closing mechanism (part of opening / closing means)
80 Locking mechanism (part of opening / closing means)
100 key operation toy

Claims (5)

  A key-operated operation toy having an operation toy main body, a key cylinder attached to the operation toy main body, and a key member that can be inserted into a hole of the key cylinder. A key-operated toy having an operation mode and configured to perform a predetermined operation of the first operation mode or the second operation mode according to a rotation operation direction of the key member.   The key operation type operation toy according to claim 1, wherein the operation toy body is configured as a figure house.   The wall of the figure house is configured to be openable and closable and has a wall opening and closing means, and the wall opening and closing means is operated by rotating the key member in one direction to open the wall. The key-operated toy according to claim 2, wherein the toy is exposed.   The floor of the figure house is configured to be expandable / contractable and has floor expansion / contraction means, and the floor expansion / contraction means is activated by the rotation operation of the key member in the one direction so as to expand the floor of the figure house. The key-operated toy according to claim 3, wherein the key-operated toy is configured.   The figure house is provided with upper and lower adjacent rooms, an elevator having an elevator box in which the figure can enter and exit, and an elevating means for raising and lowering the elevator box, and the raising and lowering means by rotating the key member in the other direction. The key-operated toy according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the means is operable.

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