JP2020058684A - Top toy - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a top toy having a structure of prolonging a time required until it is disassembled.SOLUTION: In a top toy 1 which comprises: a body 40 having a claw 44 and a slide contact element 45; and a shaft part 10 having a claw 17, a pressing member 18 disposed with a slide contact element 21, an energization member 20 for energizing upward the pressing member 18, and a grounding part 11, the body 40 and the shaft part 10 are abutted from a vertical direction in a position where the claw 44 and the claw 17 are not overlapped, the body 40 and the shaft part 10 are connected by overlapping the upper face of the claw 44 and the lower face of the claw 17 in a state against the energization force of the energization member 20, and the slide contact element 45 and the slide contact element 21 are abutted so as to bring into rotational resistance. The grounding part 11 is provided so as to be vertically movable to a shaft part body, and is energized downward by the energization member 20.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a top toy.

  Conventionally, a body having a first pawl and a first engaging element (projection), a second pawl, a pressing member provided with a second engaging element (an undulating portion), and the pressing member facing upward. A battle top toy including a biasing coil spring and a shaft portion having a grounding portion is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In this top toy, the body and the shaft are butted against each other in the vertical direction at a position where the first claw and the second claw do not overlap each other in the vertical direction, and the body is shrunk against the biasing force of the biasing member. Relative to the axis of the ground contact portion in a predetermined direction relative to each other, and the upper surface of the first pawl and the lower surface of the second pawl are vertically overlapped to couple the body and the shaft portion. , The first meshing element and the second meshing element are brought into contact with each other in the vertical direction to function as rotation resistance.

Japanese Patent No. 5796331

A battle game using such piece toys starts when two or more piece toys are rotationally urged by a launcher (launching device) or the like and are released to the game board. Then, due to the collision between the top toys, the body is rotated with respect to the shaft portion from the coupling position to the coupling release position, whereby the body and the shaft portion of the top toy are disassembled, and the battle game ends. During this time, the player can enjoy the thrill of the battle game by empathizing with his or her piece toy. Therefore, in order to fully enjoy the battle game, it is desirable that the battle game does not end in an instant.
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a top toy having a structure that prolongs the time until it is disassembled.

The first means is
A body having a first claw and a first sliding contact element;
A second claw, a pressing member provided with a second sliding contact element, an urging member for urging the pressing member upward, and a shaft portion having a ground portion,
Equipped with
The body and the shaft portion are butted against each other in the vertical direction at a position where the first claw and the second claw do not overlap each other in the vertical direction, and the body is abutted against the biasing force of the biasing member. A predetermined amount of relative rotation is made in one direction about the shaft center of the ground contact portion with respect to the shaft portion, and the upper surface of the first pawl and the lower surface of the second pawl are vertically overlapped with each other to form the body and the body. In a top toy that is coupled to a shaft portion and causes the first sliding contact element and the second sliding contact element to contact each other in the vertical direction to function as a rotation resistance,
The ground contact portion is provided so as to be movable up and down with respect to the shaft portion main body of the shaft portion, and is biased downward by the biasing member.

  A second means is characterized in that, in the first means, the first sliding contact element and the second sliding contact element are composed of a meshing element that meshes by mutual contact.

  A third means is the first means or the second means, wherein the biasing member is a coil spring.

  According to the first means, the grounding portion and the pressing member are urged by the one urging member in the direction in which they are separated from each other, and when the top toy sinks, the grounding portion receives the reaction force from the game board and the shaft main body. Move up against. As a result, the abutting force between the sliding contact elements becomes stronger, so that the rotational resistance increases and it becomes difficult for the elements to relatively rotate.

  According to the second means, since the sliding contact element is composed of the meshing element, when the body of the top toy receives an external force from above, the meshing force between the meshing elements increases.

  According to the third means, since the biasing member is composed of the coil spring, the sliding contact elements can be appropriately brought into contact with each other.

It is a figure explaining how to play one embodiment of the top toy concerning the present invention. It is an exploded perspective view of the top toy of this embodiment. It is an exploded perspective view of the body of the top toy of this embodiment. It is an exploded perspective view showing the state where the shaft part of the top toy of this embodiment was seen from above. It is an exploded perspective view showing the state where the shaft part of the top toy of this embodiment was seen from below. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view showing a shaft portion of the top toy of the present embodiment. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view showing an operating state of a shaft portion of the top toy of the present embodiment. FIG. 6A is a cross-sectional view showing a coupling-released state, and FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view showing a coupling-released state, showing a coupling relationship between a body and a shaft portion in the top toy of the present embodiment. It is the perspective view which showed an example of the launcher which rotationally drives the top toy of this embodiment.

  Hereinafter, the top toy of the present invention will be described based on the embodiments shown in the drawings.

"overall structure"
FIG. 1 is a diagram explaining how to play an embodiment of a top toy according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the top toy of the present embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a body and performance of the top toy of the present embodiment. It is an exploded sectional perspective view showing a variable ring. In addition, in the present specification, up, down, left and right, and front and rear refer to the directions shown in FIG.
The top toy 1 of the embodiment is a top toy that can be used in a so-called battle game. Specifically, this top toy 1 can be used in a battle game in which the opponent top toys 1 are disassembled by the impact force of the collisions as shown in the right side of FIG. 1 to win.
As shown in FIG. 2, the top toy 1 is composed of a shaft portion 10 and a performance variable ring 30 which constitute a lower structure, and a body 40 which constitutes an upper structure.

<< Detailed composition >>
1. Shaft 10 As shown in FIG. 2, the shaft 10 includes a ground portion 11 at a lower end portion, a flange 12 at an intermediate portion in the vertical direction, and a cylindrical portion 13 at an upper portion. Of these, the flange 12 and the cylindrical portion 13 are integrally formed to form an upper portion of the shaft portion, and the flange 12 and the cylindrical portion 13 are fixed to the lower portion of the shaft portion with a screw 19 (see FIGS. 4 and 5). .

(1) Lower Shaft Part FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the shaft part viewed from above, and FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing the shaft part viewed from below. As shown in these drawings, the lower portion of the shaft portion is composed of a bowl-shaped outer frame member 100 and a grounding member 110 fitted in a recess 101 of the outer frame member 100.

A hole 102 is formed at the bottom of the outer frame member 100. Further, on the edge of the hole 102, four projecting pieces 103 for supporting the ground member 110 from below are formed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. Further, a step portion is formed on the inner periphery of the outer frame member 100 so that the diameter of the lower half portion is smaller than that of the upper half portion, and a guide groove extending in the vertical direction is formed on the inner piece of the lower half portion. A plurality of 107 are formed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction.
A flange 104 is formed at the upper end opening of the outer frame member 100. Fitting grooves 105 are formed on the upper surface of the collar 104 at respective portions facing each other in the left-right direction with the axis center therebetween. Each fitting groove 105 extends in the radial direction of the outer frame member 100. A screw insertion hole 106 is formed at the bottom of each fitting groove 105 to penetrate vertically.

The grounding member 110 includes an inner fitting portion 111 that fits inside the outer frame member 100, and a grounding portion 11 provided at the lower end of the inner fitting portion 111.
The inner fitting portion 111 is formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape. A collar 112 is formed at the upper end opening of the inner fitting portion 111. The flange 112 is seated on the inner step of the outer frame member 100 when the inner fitting portion 111 is fitted inside the outer frame member 100. Further, on the outer peripheral wall of the inner fitting portion 111, a notch 113 extending in the axial direction and reaching the upper end is formed in each of the portions facing each other in the left-right direction with the shaft interposed therebetween. Further, on the outer periphery of the inner fitting portion 111, a plurality of protrusions 114 extending in parallel with the axis are formed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. The protrusion 114 engages with the guide groove 107 when the inner fitting portion 111 is fitted inside the outer frame member 100.

(2) Shaft Upper Portion In the flange 12 and the cylindrical portion 13, holes 14 are formed in each of the portions facing each other in the front-rear direction with the axis of the grounding portion 11 interposed therebetween. Further, the cylindrical portion 13 is formed with a protruding portion 15 at each of the portions facing each other in the left-right direction with the axis of the grounding portion 11 interposed therebetween. The outer surface of the projecting portion 15 is flush with the outer peripheral surface of the collar 12.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, a cylindrical body 16 is provided upright inside the cylindrical portion 13. The cylindrical body 16 has a hollow inside and an open bottom. Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, one fastener 160 is provided on the left and right sides of the lower end of the cylindrical body 16. Each fastener 160 is formed in a Z shape. That is, each of the fasteners 160 has a base end portion 161 having one end connected to the outer peripheral lower end of the cylindrical body 13 and extending outward in the radial direction of the cylindrical body 16, and a standing portion 162 standing upright from the other end of the base end portion 161. And a tip portion 163 connected to the upper end of the upright portion 162 and extending outward in the radial direction. A screw insertion hole 164 is formed in the tip portion 163 of the fastener 160.

  Further, the shaft portion 10 includes a cylindrical pressing member 18. The pressing member 18 is installed inside the cylindrical portion 13 so as to surround the outer periphery of the cylindrical body 16. Legs 18c are provided on the lower end of the outer periphery of the pressing member 18. The leg portions 18c are formed at respective portions facing each other in the front-rear direction with the axis of the grounding portion 11 interposed therebetween. In the pressing member 18, the leg portion 18c is restricted from moving upward at the upper edge of the hole 14, and in the normal state, the upper end of the pressing member 18 is at the same height position as the upper end of the cylindrical portion 13. Further, on the upper surface of the ceiling portion of the pressing member 18, there are formed ridges (projections) 21 extending in the radial direction at the respective parts facing each other in the left-right direction with the axis of the grounding portion 11 interposed therebetween.

(3) Assembly of Shaft Part The pressing member 18 is fitted from below onto the cylindrical part 13 with the collar 12. This assembly is referred to as an upper assembly for convenience of description. On the other hand, the ground member 110 is fitted onto the outer frame member 100 from above. In this case, the fitting groove 105 of the outer frame member 100 and the notch 113 of the ground member 110 are arranged to face each other in the radial direction. Then, the ridge 114 of the ground member 110 fits into the guide groove 107 of the outer frame member 100. This assembly is referred to as a lower assembly for convenience of description.
Next, the upper assembly and the lower assembly are brought close to each other, and the coil spring 20 is interposed between the pressing member 18 of the upper assembly and the collar 112 of the ground member 110 of the lower assembly. Then, the tip portion 163 of the fastener 160 of the columnar body 16 is fitted into the fitting groove 105 of the outer frame member 100. In this state, the male screw 19 is inserted into the screw insertion hole 106 of the outer frame member 110 and the screw insertion hole 164 of the fastener 160 to be screwed into the flange 12 of the upper assembly.
As a result, the shaft portion 10 is assembled (see FIG. 6A). In this state, the urging force of the coil spring 20 urges the pressing member 18 and the ground member 110 in a direction in which they are separated from each other, and the ground portion 11 of the ground member 110 projects below the outer frame member 100. Note that FIG. 6A shows a state in which the body 40 and the like are attached to the shaft portion 10.

2. Performance Variable Ring 30 In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, a flywheel is used as the performance variable ring 30. The variable performance ring 30 has a plate shape. As shown in FIG. 3, an annular step portion 31 is formed on the bottom surface of the performance variable ring 30 so that the collar 12 of the shaft portion 10 can be accommodated from below. Further, on the upper surface of the variable performance ring 30, projecting portions 32 are formed so as to project upward at respective portions facing each other in the left-right direction with the axis of the grounding portion 11 interposed therebetween. A concave portion 33 that can accommodate the protrusion 15 of the shaft portion 10 from below is formed in a lower portion of each protrusion 32. Further, a tongue piece 34 extending upward is formed on the upper surface of the variable performance ring 30 immediately outside each protrusion 32. The tongue piece 34 projects above the projecting portion 32. As the variable performance ring 30, instead of the flywheel or integrated with the flywheel, there is a protrusion on the outer peripheral surface to facilitate attacking the opponent's top toy 1, or there is a recess on the outer peripheral surface. It may be hard to be attacked by the opponent's top toy 1.

3. Concerning Body 40 As shown in FIG. 2, irregularities 40 a are formed on the outer periphery of body 40. A circular hole 41 is formed in the center of the body 40. Further, on the lower surface of the body 40, as shown in FIG. 3, an annular recess 42 capable of accommodating the protrusion 32 of the variable performance ring 30 from below is formed. At the lower end of the inner peripheral surface of the inner peripheral wall 43a that defines and forms the annular recess 42, a claw (engaging portion) that protrudes radially inward at each of the portions facing each other in the front-rear direction with the axis of the grounding portion 11 interposed therebetween. 44 is projected.
Further, projections 47 projecting inward in the radial direction are respectively provided at intermediate portions in the up-down direction of the inner peripheral surface of the inner peripheral wall 43a so as to sandwich the axial center of the ground contact portion 11 and face each other in the left-right direction. .
Further, on the lower end surface of the inner peripheral wall 43a, undulations 45 are formed continuously on each of the parts facing the left and right direction with the axis of the grounding part 11 interposed therebetween, and the undulating parts 45 that mesh with the ridges 21 are formed. . In addition, an arcuate slit 46 into which the tongue piece 34 of the variable performance ring 30 can be inserted from below is formed on the ceiling wall 43b that defines the annular recess 42 of the body 40. The length of the arc-shaped slit 46 is such that the tongue piece 34 can move sufficiently. Further, one end of the arcuate slit 46 has a narrow width so that a claw 54b of the launcher 50, which will be described later, engages below the edge.

4. Identification Component 60 As shown in FIG. 2, the identification component 60 is attached to the circular hole 41. The identification component 60 is used to identify the top toy 1 and the player. For this identification, in the embodiment, although not shown, as the identification component 60, those having different patterns and / or colors are prepared, and one identification component 60 selected by the player is a circular hole. It is attached to 41 by a screw method using the protrusion 47.

<Assembly method>
Next, an example of a method of assembling the top toy 1 will be described. Note that, here, it is assumed that the shaft portion 10 has already been assembled. It is also assumed that the identification component 60 has been attached to the circular hole 41.
First, the protruding portion 15 of the shaft portion 10 is aligned with the recess 33 of the performance variable ring 30 from below, and the shaft portion 10 and the performance variable ring 30 are assembled in a fitted state.
Next, the assembly is brought close to the body 40 from below. At this time, the tongue piece 34 of the variable performance ring 30 of the assembly is fitted to the predetermined end of the arcuate slit 46 of the body 40 (FIG. 8A). In this state, the claw 17 of the shaft portion 10 and the claw 44 of the body 40 do not overlap each other in the vertical direction. This state is the disengaged state.
Then, the shaft portion 10 of the assembled body is pressed toward the body 40. Then, first, the variable performance ring 30 is pressed against the lower surface of the body 40. Further, the coil spring 20 contracts, and the claw 17 of the shaft portion 10 is relatively pushed up above the claw 44 of the body 40.
Then, the shaft 10 is rotated integrally with the variable performance ring 30 until the tongue 34 moves to the end opposite to the predetermined end with respect to the body 40 (FIG. 8 (B)). The rotation in this case is a relative rotation between the body 40 and the performance varying ring 30 and the shaft portion 10. In FIG. 8B, the body 40 side is rotated with respect to the body 40 and the performance varying ring 30. The state is shown. Then, the claws 17 of the shaft portion 10 and the claws 44 of the body 40 are vertically overlapped. When the hand is released from the shaft portion 10, the lower surface of the claw 17 of the shaft portion 10 is brought into contact with the lower surface of the claw 17 of the shaft portion 10 and the upper surface of the claw 44 of the body 40 by the urging force of the coil spring 20. The state in which the upper surface of the claw 44 of the body 40 is in contact with the body 40 is the combined state. As a result, the shaft portion 10, the variable performance ring 30, and the body 40 are joined together, and the top toy 1 is assembled.

"how to play"
Next, an example of how to play using the piece toy 1 will be described. In this example of how to play, the top toy 1 is rotated to battle the opponent top toy 1.
In this case, the rotational force of the top toy 1 is charged by the launcher 50 as shown in FIG. The launcher 50 has a disc (not shown) inside, and the disc is biased in one rotation direction by a spring spring (not shown), and a string (not shown) wound around the disc is pulled by a handle 51. The disk is rotated, and the frame holder 53 is rotated. The rotation of the top holder 53 is transmitted to the top toy 1 by the fork 54 protruding downward to rotate the top toy 1.
In this case, the fork 54 is inserted into the arcuate slit 46 of the body 40, and the claw 54b is engaged under the edge of the arcuate slit 46. Then, when the handle 51 of the launcher 50 is pulled off, the rotation of the disc and thus the top holder 53 is stopped, while the top toy 1 is still rotated by the inertial force. Therefore, the top toy 54 is imitated and the top toy 54 is imitated. 1 is disengaged from the frame holder 53. In FIG. 5, reference numeral 52 denotes a rod that can be retracted from the frame holder 53. The rod 52 is pushed by the upper surface of the top toy 1 when the top toy 1 is attached to the top holder 53, and is sunk in the top holder 53. The rod 52 is used, for example, to detect attachment / detachment of the top toy 1.

  The top toy 1 thus launched is rotated in a predetermined field, and when the top toy 1 collides with the opponent's top toy 1, the shaft portion 10 and the performance variable ring 30 are attached to the body 40 by the impact force or rubbing caused by the collision. A force acts in a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the body 40, whereby the body 40 rotates relatively in a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the shaft portion 10 and the performance variable ring 30. Then, the ridges 21 mesh with the undulations 45 of the body 40, and the urging force of the coil spring 20 acts on the ridges 21, so that the shaft portion 10 is moved relative to the body 40 each time an impact force due to a collision acts. When the lock release position is reached by changing the meshing position of the body 40 relative to each other, the claw 44 of the body 40 is disengaged from the claw 17 of the shaft portion 10, so that the body 40 is urged by the coil spring 20. Move away from. Then, in FIG. 1, the top toy 1 is disassembled as shown on the right side.

<< Operation and Effect of Shaft Part 10 >>
As described above, the coil spring 20 urges the pressing member 18 and the ground member 110 in the direction in which they are separated from each other. In this case, an external force acts on the top toy 1, and the grounding portion 11 moves in a direction to be sunk in the shaft main body. In other words, the shaft main body (the outer frame member 100 or the like is fixed to the grounding portion 11). When the (part) sinks, the coil spring 20 contracts, and the meshing pressure between the undulating portion 45 of the body 40 and the ridge 21 increases (see FIG. 7). As a result, the relative rotation in the direction in which the body 40 and the shaft portion 10 are disengaged can be slowed down, and the time until disassembly can be lengthened. As a scene in which the grounding portion 11 moves in the direction in which it sinks into the shaft body, immediately after the top toy 1 fired from the launcher 50 lands, the body of another top toy is the body 30 of its own top toy 1. For example, when a collision is made from above, the top toy 1 of its own tries to go up the inclined surface of the mortar-shaped game board due to the collision with another top toy. In such a situation, relative rotation in the direction in which the body 40 and the shaft portion 10 are disengaged can be effectively dampened.

<< Variations of the present invention >>
Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist thereof.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, as the rotational resistance between the shaft portion 10 and the body 40, the ridge 21 is formed on the shaft portion 10 and the undulating portion 45 is formed on the body 40, but other shapes of the convex portion and the concave portion are formed. You may. Further, the number thereof is not limited to the above embodiment. Further, the rotation resistance is not limited to the meshing element, and may be resistance of rubber or the like formed on the facing surfaces of the shaft portion 10 and the body 40. In short, it is sufficient if the sliding resistances cause the rotation resistance. In other words, a sliding contact element is sufficient. In this case, the shaft 10 and the body 40 gradually rotate relatively in the direction of releasing the coupling due to an impact force from the outside or the like.

1 Top Toy 10 Shaft Part 11 Grounding Part 18 Pressing Member 20 Coil Spring 21 Convex Shape (Mating Element)
30 performance variable ring 34 tongue piece 40 body 45 undulation (meshing element)
46 arcuate slit 100 outer frame member 110 grounding member 103 guide groove

Claims (3)

A body having a first claw and a first sliding contact element;
A second claw, a pressing member provided with a second sliding contact element, an urging member for urging the pressing member upward, and a shaft portion having a ground portion,
Equipped with
The body and the shaft are butted against each other in the vertical direction at a position where the first claw and the second claw do not overlap each other in the vertical direction, and the body is abutted against the biasing force of the biasing member. A predetermined amount of relative rotation is made in one direction about the shaft center of the ground contact portion with respect to the shaft portion, and the upper surface of the first pawl and the lower surface of the second pawl are vertically overlapped with each other to form the body and the body. In a top toy that is coupled to a shaft portion and causes the first sliding contact element and the second sliding contact element to contact each other in the vertical direction to function as a rotation resistance,
The top toy is provided so as to be movable up and down with respect to the shaft main body of the shaft, and is biased downward by the biasing member.   The top toy according to claim 1, wherein the first sliding contact element and the second sliding contact element are constituted by a meshing element that meshes by abutting each other.   The top toy according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the biasing member is a coil spring.

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