JP2020130371A - Form change toy - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a form change toy capable of being changed in form by simple operation and changed vertically and horizontally.SOLUTION: A form change toy comprises: a first part (1) constituting at least a trunk of a human-shaped robot toy in a second form; second parts (2) each rotatably provided via a first shaft (12a) arranged at each side of the first part, covering an arm part in a first form, and exposing the arm part of the human-shaped robot toy in the second form; a third part (6, etc.) rotatably provided in the first part via a second shaft (12d) arranged at one side of the first part, and extending in a direction orthogonal to the first shaft, constituting an operation part, covering the trunk and head of the human-shaped robot toy in the first form due to rotation, and exposing the trunk and head of the human-shaped robot toy in the second form; first springs (13a) each energizing the second part in a direction of covering the arm part of the human-shaped robot toy; and cam mechanisms (2d, 4d, etc.) rotating the second part by slide contact on rotation of the third part under the energization of the first spring.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

The present invention relates to a form-changing toy.

Conventionally, as a form-changing toy, two long members are rotatably connected to each other by an axis, and the ends of the two long members are separated from each other by manual operation (first form). It is known that the two long members are configured to be in the form of a humanoid robot toy (second form) in which the ends of the two long members are brought close to each other (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent No. 6297953

In this morphological change toy, the first form and the second form can be obtained by simply rotating the two long members around one axis to separate or bring the ends of the two long members away from each other. Is selectively taken, so the operation for changing the form is easy. However, since the two long members only rotate with respect to one axis, the morphological change occurs only in the vertical direction orthogonal to the axis, and there is a problem that the morphological change is poor.

An object of the present invention is to provide a morphological change toy that can change morphology vertically and horizontally with a simple operation.

The first means is
It is a form-changing toy that can reversibly take the first form of a box-shaped toy and the second form of a humanoid robot toy by manual operation.
The first part constituting at least the body of the humanoid robot toy in the second form, and
The humanoid robot is rotatably provided via a first axis arranged on each side of the first portion, and by rotation, the arm portion is covered in the first form and the humanoid robot in the second form. The second part that exposes the arm of the toy and
The first embodiment is rotatably provided on one side of the first portion via a second axis extending in a direction orthogonal to the first axis to form an operation unit, and by rotation, the first embodiment. A third portion that covers the body and head of the humanoid robot toy and exposes the body and head of the humanoid robot toy in the second form.
A first spring that urges the second portion in a direction that covers the arm portion of the humanoid robot toy,
A cam mechanism that rotates the second portion by sliding contact accompanying the rotation of the third portion under the bias of the first spring.
It is characterized by being equipped with.

The second means is the first means, in which the legs of the humanoid robot toy are formed on the other side of the first portion, and the first form can be manually grasped. It is characterized in that a fourth part is provided.

The third means is a second means, and the fourth part is configured by arranging two parts corresponding to each of the two legs of the humanoid robot toy in a one-to-one manner. The two parts are characterized in that they can be opened and closed in the plane of the parallel surface centering on the base end portion on the first portion side.

The fourth means is a third means, in which the two parts are urged by a spring in the opening direction and closed by the second portion in the first form against the urging force of the spring. It is characterized by being held in a state.

The fifth means is any one of the second means to the fourth means, the first form is a form of an automobile toy, and the first part is a floor member of the automobile toy. The second part is a side member of the automobile toy, the third part is an upper member and a rear member including the roof of the automobile toy, and the fourth part is a front member of the automobile toy. It is a feature.

The sixth means is any one of the first means to the fifth means, and is characterized in that the arm portion is rotatably supported inside the second portion. ..

According to the first means, by rotating the third portion about the second axis, the second portion rotates about the first axis extending in the direction orthogonal to the second axis, so that the second portion rotates vertically and horizontally. A shape-changing toy that changes shape can be realized. Further, since the second portion is also rotated in the direction orthogonal to the third portion by rotating the third portion in a predetermined direction, a shape-changing toy that changes its shape vertically and horizontally can be realized by a simple operation.

According to the second means, since the fourth portion can be gripped when it is in the first form, the form change operation becomes simple.

According to the third means, since the legs are opened and closed, it can be transformed into a more realistic humanoid robot toy.

According to the fourth means, since the two parts closed in the first form open by themselves and become legs, it is possible to realize a highly interesting form-changing toy.

According to the fifth means, since the first form is in the form of an automobile toy, it is possible to realize a more interesting form-changing toy.

According to the sixth means, since the arm portion is exposed by rotating the second portion from the state of the first form, a surprising form-changing toy can be realized.

It is a perspective view which showed the 1st form of the form-changing toy of embodiment. It is a perspective view which showed the 2nd form. It is an exploded perspective view of a morphological change toy. It is a perspective view which showed the 3rd part of the form change toy. It is explanatory drawing of the connection structure of the 3rd part. It is a rear perspective view of a part of the second form. It is explanatory drawing of the cam mechanism of a form change toy. It is a perspective view which showed the state of transformation from the 1st form to the 2nd form.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings. The front / rear, left / right, and up / down refer to the directions seen from the automobile toy (hereinafter, simply referred to as "automobile").

In the form-changing toy of the present embodiment, the first form is the automobile A1 shown in FIG. 1, and the second form is the humanoid robot toy (hereinafter, simply referred to as “robot”) A2 shown in FIG. Then, in this form-changing toy, each element of the automobile A1 formed by folding each element is expanded and transformed into a robot A2.

As shown in FIG. 3, this form-changing toy includes a floor member 1 forming a base of an automobile A1, left and right side members 2, 2 connected to the floor member 1, left and right front members 3, 3 and a rear member 4. There is. In the form-changing toy of the embodiment, the floor member 1 is included in the first portion, and the left and right side members 2 and 2 are included in the second portion.
Further, the form-changing toy is attached to the upper member 6 connected to the rear member 4 via the connecting frame 5, the link plate 7 connected to the floor member 1 and the connecting frame 5 (FIG. 4), and the left and right front members 3 and 3, respectively. It has left and right bumper members 8 and 8, which are connected to each other. In the form-changing toy of the embodiment, the third portion includes the upper member 6 and the connecting frame 5.
Further, the morphological change toy is a rocket launcher installed on the head 9 connected to the rear member 4, the left and right arms 10 and 10 connected to the left and right side members 2 and 2, respectively, and the rear member 4 as components of the robot A2. Shoulder weapon) 11 is equipped.

The floor member 1 constitutes the body of the robot toy A2, and includes a bearing 1a whose axis extends in the front-rear direction at the lower part of the side end, and a bearing 1b whose axis extends in the left-right direction at the upper part of the rear end. Is provided with a shaft 1c extending downward.

Each side member 2 constitutes an arm support of the robot toy A2, and is provided with a bearing 2a whose axis extends in the front-rear direction at the lower portion. Then, each side member 2 is rotatably supported by a shaft 12a having a bearing 2a aligned with the bearing 1a of the floor member 1 and inserted through the bearings 1a and 2a, and is twisted around the shaft 12a. It is urged inward by the coil spring 13a.
Further, a rib 2b is formed on the inner surface of the lower part of the rear end of each side member 2, and a bearing 2c whose axis extends in the vertical direction is formed on the rib 2b. Then, the arm 10 is rotatably supported by the bearing 2c of the rib 2b.
Further, a rear wheel 13 is rotatably supported at the rear portion of the side member 2.

The fourth part of the form-changing toy of the embodiment is composed of the left and right front members 3 and 3. Each front member 3 constitutes a leg portion of the robot toy A2. Each front member 3 is provided with a rib 3a projecting inward at the rear portion, and the rib 3a is formed with a bearing 3b whose axial center extends in the vertical direction. Then, the left and right front members 3 and 3 are rotatably held with respect to the floor member 1 by aligning their bearings 3b with the shaft 1c of the floor member 1, and are twisted around the shaft 1c. It is urged by a coil spring 13b in a direction away from each other.
Further, a convex portion 3c protruding forward is formed on the upper portion of the front end of each front member 3, and a bearing 3d whose axial center extends in the left-right direction is formed on the convex portion 3c.
Further, the front wheels 15 are rotatably supported on the side portions of the front members 3.

Each bumper member 8 constitutes the foot of the robot toy A2. A recess 8a is formed in the upper portion of each bumper member 8, and a bearing 8b having an axial center extending in the left-right direction is formed in the recess 8a. Each bumper member 8 is rotatably supported with respect to the front member 3 by a shaft 12b in which a concave portion 8a is fitted to a convex portion 3c of each front member 3 and inserted through bearings 3d and 8b.

The rear member 4 constitutes the shoulder portion of the robot toy A2, and is provided with bearings 4a and 4b whose axial center extends in the left-right direction at the front portion. Then, as shown in FIG. 5, the rear member 4 has the bearing 4b aligned with the bearing 1b of the floor member 1, and is rotatably supported with respect to the floor member 1 by the shaft 12c inserted through the bearings 4b and 1b. Will be done.
A rocket launcher (shoulder weapon) 11 is fixedly or rotatably installed in the vertical direction on the rear member 4.

As shown in FIG. 4, the connecting frame 5 includes a bearing 5a whose axial center extends in the left-right direction at the upper end, and a bearing 5b whose axial center extends in the left-right direction at the lower end. Then, the connecting frame 5 is rotatably supported with respect to the floor member 1 by the shaft 12d inserted through the bearing 5b and the bearing 4b of the rear member 4.
Further, a bearing 9a formed at the lower end of the head portion 9 is fitted to the shaft 12c.

The upper member 6 forms the roof, the side glass portion, and the windshield portion of the automobile A1 and constitutes the back portion of the robot toy A2, and is provided with a bearing 6a at the upper end rear portion. Then, the upper member 6 is rotatably supported with respect to the connecting frame 5 by the shaft 12e inserted through the bearing 6a so as to match the bearing 6a with the bearing 5a of the connecting frame 5.

The link plate 7 constitutes the chest of the robot toy A2, has a bearing 7a at the rear portion, and is rotatably supported with respect to the connecting frame 5 by aligning the bearing 7a with the shaft 12d. A tongue piece 7b is formed at the front end of the link plate 7, and the tongue piece 7b is formed on the upper surface of the floor member 1 and is fitted into a slit 1d extending in the front-rear direction, and the front end of the link plate 7 is slit. Move along 1d. The link plate 7 regulates the rotation of the connecting frame 5.

In this morphological change toy, as shown in the partially enlarged view B in FIG. 1, a tongue piece 3e is formed on the front member 3, and the side member 2 is engaged with the tongue piece 3e to attach the spring 13b. It prevents the left and right front members 3 from being separated from each other against the forces.
Further, as shown in the partially enlarged view C in FIG. 1, a tongue piece 2e is formed on the side member 2, and the upper member 6 is engaged with the tongue piece 2e to position the upper member 6 in the left-right direction with respect to the side member 2. Then, as shown in the partially enlarged view D, the concave portion 3e is formed in the front member 3, the convex portion 6b is formed in the upper member 6, and they are engaged with each other in the front-rear direction of the upper member 6 with respect to the front member 3. Is being positioned.

In the form-changing toy of the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8 (B), in the state of FIG. 8 (A), the left and right front members 3 and 3 in the automobile A1 are picked by, for example, one hand and the other. Pick the upper member 6 with. Next, as shown in FIG. 8C, the upper member 6 is slightly lifted and rotated while being pulled backward. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 8D, when the upper member 6 is rotated (upside down), the rear member 4 rotates 90 degrees around the shaft 12c, and the rear member 4 comes into contact with the rear end of the floor member 1 ( FIG. 6).
In this process, first, as shown in FIG. 7A, the edge of the connecting frame 5 becomes the sliding contact portion 5c, and the triangular convex portion at the rear end of the side member 2 as it rotates around the shaft 12d. The sliding contact portion 2f is in sliding contact, and the side member 2 rotates slightly outward about the shaft 12a against the urging force of the torsion coil spring 13. Further, when the connecting frame 5 rotates, the connecting frame 5 abuts on the rear member 4 from above, and the rear member 4 is rotated about the shaft 4a. As a result, as shown in FIG. 7B, the sliding contact portion 4d of the rear member 4 is in sliding contact with the inclined sliding contact portion 2d of the side member 2, and the side member 2 is laterally laterally opposed to the urging force of the spring 13a. Expand to the direction and lock the side member 2 when the side member 2 is lying down. Further, when the upper member 6 is lifted and the side member 2 starts to rotate outward, the restraint of the front member 3 is released, and the left and right front members 3 and 3 are rotated outward to the left and right by the urging force of the spring 13b. The distance between the left and right front members 3 is increased.
Finally, the left and right front members 8 and 8 are manually rotated around the shafts 12 and 12 to form the robot A2.
In this state, as shown in FIG. 8 (F), when a button (not shown) at the rear of the rocket launcher 11 is pressed, a rod 11a imitating a rocket pops out from the tip. Further, by rotating the arm 10 upward, as shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 2, it can be brought into a state of protruding forward.

When changing from the robot toy A2 to the automobile A1, the left and right front members 8 and 8 are manually rotated in the opposite directions around the shafts 12 and 12, and then the upper member 6 is moved upward to move the connecting frame 5. The rear member 4 is turned (upside down) through the passage. Then, the side member 2 returns to the state of the automobile A1 by the urging force of the spring 12a. Further, when the side member 2 returns, the tongue piece 3e of the front member 3 comes into contact with the side member 2 and returns together with the side member 2 against the urging force of the spring 13b.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to such embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist thereof.

For example, in the above embodiment, the automobile A1 is shown as the first embodiment, but it can be generally applied to other box-shaped toys such as railway vehicle toys.

1 Floor member (1st part)
2 Side member (2nd part)
2d, 2f Sliding contact part 3 Front member (4th part)
4 Rear member 4d Sliding contact part 5 Connecting frame (3rd part)
5c Sliding contact part 6 Upper member (3rd part)
8 Bumper member A1 1st form (automobile)
A2 2nd form (robot)

Claims (6)

It is a form-changing toy that can reversibly take the first form of a box-shaped toy and the second form of a humanoid robot toy by manual operation.
The first part constituting at least the body of the humanoid robot toy in the second form, and
The humanoid robot is rotatably provided via a first axis arranged on each side of the first portion, and by rotation, the arm portion is covered in the first form and the humanoid robot in the second form. The second part that exposes the arm of the toy and
It is rotatably provided in the first part via a second axis which is arranged on one side of the first part and extends in a direction orthogonal to the first axis to form an operation unit, and by rotation, the said A third portion that covers the body and head of the humanoid robot toy in the first form and exposes the body and head of the humanoid robot toy in the second form.
A first spring that urges the second portion in a direction that covers the arm portion of the humanoid robot toy,
A cam mechanism that rotates the second portion by sliding contact accompanying the rotation of the third portion under the bias of the first spring.
A morphological change toy characterized by being equipped with. A claim characterized in that, on the other side of the first portion, a fourth portion is provided which constitutes a leg portion of the humanoid robot toy and is configured to be manually graspable in the first form. Item 1. The form-changing toy according to item 1. The fourth part is configured by arranging two parts corresponding to each of the two legs of the humanoid robot toy in a one-to-one manner, and the two parts have a base end portion on the first part side. The form-changing toy according to claim 2, wherein the toy is configured to be openable and closable in the plane of a parallel surface at the center. 3. The third aspect of the present invention is that the two parts are urged by a spring in the opening direction and are held in a closed state by the second portion against the urging force of the spring in the first form. The morphological change toy described in. The first form is a form of an automobile toy, the first part is a floor member of the automobile toy, the second part is a side member of the automobile toy, and the third part is the automobile toy. The form-changing toy according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the upper member and the rear member including the roof of the toy, and the fourth portion is a front member of the automobile toy. The form-changing toy according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the arm portion is rotatably supported inside the second portion.

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