JP2020130435A - 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 in which a link mechanism is constituted of a first part to a fourth part becomes a box-shaped toy and a human-shaped robot toy by operation of the link mechanism, is energized by a spring so as to be a box-shaped toy, and is constituted so as to be locked in a box-shaped toy state against energization force of the spring, and to be released from locking by operation of an operator. The form change toy is formed with: a lower half body of the human-shaped robot toy in the first part, an abdominal and chest part of the human-shaped robot toy in the second part, a head and arm parts of the human-shaped robot toy in the third part, and a leg rear part in the fourth part. An opening/closing member provided in the third part is opened by being pressed to the human-shaped robot toy of the second part or the like so as to expose an inside part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

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 first form in which the ends of the two long members are separated from each other and the ends of the two long members are brought close to each other. A toy that reversibly changes the second form of the toy is known (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
In a form-changing toy that selectively takes a first form that becomes a box-shaped toy and a second form that becomes a humanoid robot toy by manual operation.
The first state in which the second part and the fourth part are both tilted to one side with respect to the first part by the first part, the second part, the third part and the fourth part, and the first state. A link mechanism is configured which selectively takes a second state in which both the second part and the fourth part fall to the other side, the first state becomes the first form, and the second state becomes the second form. The link mechanism includes a spring that urges the link mechanism toward the second state, a lock mechanism that locks the link mechanism in the first state against the urging force of the spring, and an exposed operation. An unlocking mechanism that unlocks by operating the child is provided.
The first part is the lower body of the humanoid robot toy, the second part is the abdominal chest of the humanoid robot toy, and the third part is the head and arms of the humanoid robot toy. The back of the leg is formed in the fourth part,
The third portion has an opening / closing member that opens / closes in a direction orthogonal to the operating surface of the link mechanism, and the opening / closing member forms a part of the outer shell of the first form when closed by the urging force of a spring. The inside of the outer shell is exposed when it is opened against the urging force of the spring by pressing the second portion or an operating member that operates following the second portion.
It is characterized by that.

The second means is the first means, in which the arms of the humanoid robot toy are attached to the inside of the opening / closing member, and the arms are exposed on both sides of the second portion in the second form. It is characterized by doing.

The third means is a first means or a second means, which is rotatably attached to a shaft connecting the first portion and the fourth portion, and in the first form, the fourth portion. The second form is provided with a fifth portion that serves as a foot portion for standing the humanoid robot toy.

The fourth means is a third means, in which the fifth portion is urged in a direction of standing up against the first portion by the urging force of a spring, and the locking mechanism is described in the first form. It is locked against the urging force of the spring by, and is configured to stand up by the urging force of the spring by unlocking by the unlocking mechanism, and the shaft connecting the first portion and the fourth portion has a shaft. The operator is rotatably attached, the fifth portion and the operator are urged by a spring in a direction separated by a predetermined angle, and the operator resists the urging force of the spring against the fifth portion. It is characterized in that the lock is released by being operated.

The fifth means is any one of the first means to the fourth means, and is attached to a shaft connecting the second part and the third part, and is the second in the first form. It is characterized by including a sixth portion that covers the portion and forms a chest cover of the humanoid robot toy in the second form.

According to the first means, when the operator is operated to unlock the link mechanism in the first form, the link mechanism is put into the second state by the urging force of the spring, and the second form becomes a humanoid robot toy. Change to morphology. At that time, since the opening / closing member is opened and the inside of the second portion is exposed, a highly interesting form-changing toy can be realized.

According to the second means, since the arms are exposed on both sides of the second portion in the second form, a highly interesting form-changing toy can be realized.

According to the third means, it can be erected by the lower plate when it becomes the second form.

According to the fourth means, when the second form is formed, the lower plate can stand up by itself. In addition, the lower plate can be easily pressed with the finger that operates the operator, and the humanoid robot toy can be easily raised.

According to the fifth means, the second part can be hidden when the first form is reached.

An automobile toy which is the first embodiment of the form-changing toy of the embodiment is shown, (A) is a front perspective view thereof, and (B) is a rear perspective view thereof. A humanoid robot toy which is the second form of the morphological change toy is shown, (A) is a front perspective view thereof, and (B) is a rear perspective view thereof. It is an exploded perspective view of a morphological change toy. The main part of the link mechanism is shown, (A) is a side view showing the first state, (B) is a side view showing the intermediate state, and (C) is a side view showing the second state. It is a rear perspective view which showed the main part of the rocket launcher of a humanoid robot toy in a state of use. It is a side view which showed the connection structure of a rotating body and a front member. It is a figure which showed the state of the morphological change of a morphological change toy. It is a bottom view which showed the main part of the door opening and closing mechanism. It is a perspective view which showed the main part of the door opening and closing mechanism.

Hereinafter, the form-changing toy of the embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. The front / rear, left / right, and top / bottom refer to the front / rear, left / right, and top / bottom as seen from the automobile toy.

In the form-changing toy of this embodiment, the first form is the automobile A1 shown in FIG. 1, and the second form is the humanoid robot A2 shown in FIG. That is, the form-changing toy of this embodiment is reversible to a humanoid robot (hereinafter, simply referred to as "robot") A2 by deploying each element constituting the automobile toy (hereinafter, simply referred to as "automobile") A1. Transform into a toy.

As shown in FIG. 3, this morphological change toy has a floor member 1 forming the lower body of the robot A2 having a lower chassis excluding the rear end portion of the automobile A1 and an upper chassis of the automobile A1 forming the inside of the back and the head of the robot A2. The upper member 2 forming a part, the rotating body 3 forming the abdominal chest of the robot A2, the rotating body 4 forming the lower chassis at the rear end of the automobile A1 and forming the back part of the leg of the robot A2, and the front part of the automobile A1. It is equipped with a front member 9 that forms the body and forms the chest cover of the robot A2. Of these, the upper member 2 is provided with left and right doors 5 and 5 and left and right roofs 6 and 6, and a rear member 7 is arranged behind the upper member 2.
A first part composed of a floor member 1, a second part composed of a rotating body 3, a third part composed of left and right doors 5 and 5 and upper members 2 with left and right roofs 6 and 6. A four-section parallel link mechanism is configured by a fourth portion composed of the rotating body 4. Further, the front member 9 constitutes the sixth part.

Bearings 2a whose axial centers extend in the front-rear direction are attached to the left and right sides of the upper member 2. Further, each of the left and right doors 5 and 5 is provided with a bearing 5a whose axis extends in the front-rear direction at the upper portion. Further, bearings 6a whose axial centers extend in the front-rear direction are attached to the lower portions of the left and right roofs 6 and 6, respectively. An arm portion 13 is formed inside each door 5.
A shaft 20a is inserted through the bearing 2a, the bearing 5a, and the bearing 6a, and the left and right doors 5, 5 and the left and right roofs 6, 6 are rotatably connected to the up member 2. As a result, the left and right doors 5 and 5 and the left and right roofs 6 and 6 can take a closed position in the first form and an open position in the second form.
A torsion coil spring 21a is wound around each shaft 20a, and one end of the torsion coil spring 21a is hung on the door 5 and the other end is hung on the roof 6. As a result, the left and right doors 5 and 5 and the left and right roofs 6 and 6 are urged in the closing direction, respectively.

A guide rail 2b extending in the front-rear direction is formed on the upper surface of the upper member 2. A rear member 7 forming a rear vehicle body is slidably provided on the guide rail 2b in the front-rear direction.

A head 8 of the robot A2 is provided at the front end of the upper member 2.
Further, a bearing 2c whose axial center extends in the left-right direction is formed at the front end portion of the upper member 2. On the other hand, a bearing 3b whose axis extends in the left-right direction is formed at the end of the rotating body 3 on the upper member 2 side. Further, a bearing 9a whose axial center extends in the left-right direction is formed at the rear end portion of the front member 9.
A shaft 20b is inserted through the bearing 2c, the bearing 3b, and the bearing 9a, and the up member 2, the rotating body 3, and the front member 9 are rotatably connected to each other. Front wheels 12a are arranged on the left and right sides of the front member 9.
The front member 9 constitutes a sixth portion, and as shown in FIG. 6, convex 9c and 9c are formed inside the front member 9.
A notch 9 g is formed in the center of the rear end portion of the front member 9, and two convex pieces 6c and 6c of the left and right roofs 6 and 6 are inserted in the automobile A1.

A substantially L-shaped operating piece 3a is attached to each of the left and right intermediate portions of the rotating body 3. As a result, the left and right operating pieces 3g and 3g press the back sides of the left and right roofs 6 and 6 when the rotating body 3 takes the second state to open the left and right roofs 6 and 6.
Further, one protrusion 3d is attached to each of the left and right intermediate portions of the rotating body 3. A pin 3e is attached to each protrusion 3d, and as shown in FIG. 6, the pin 3e is engaged with the convex shape 9c. As a result, when the rotating body 3 rotates, the front member 9 also operates to follow.

A bearing 3c whose axis extends in the left-right direction is formed at the end of the rotating body 3 on the floor member 1 side. Further, a bearing 1a whose axial center extends in the left-right direction is formed at the front end portion of the floor member 1.
A shaft 20c is inserted through the bearing 3c and the bearing 1a, and the rotating body 3 is rotatably connected to the floor member 1.

Bearings 1b having an axial center extending in the left-right direction are formed on the left and right sides of the rear end of the floor member 1. A rotating body 4, a lock lever 10, and a lower plate 11 are connected to the floor member 1 via the bearing 1b. The lock lever 10 serves as an operation unit and also serves as a muffler for the automobile A1. Further, the lower plate 11 forms the legs of the robot A2. The lower plate 11 constitutes a fifth portion.
That is, a bearing 4a whose axial center extends in the left-right direction is formed at the end of the rotating body 4 on the floor member 1 side. Further, the lock lever 10 is formed with a bearing 10a whose axial center extends in the left-right direction. Further, the lower plate 11 is formed with a bearing 11a whose axial center extends in the left-right direction. A shaft 20d is inserted through the bearing 1b, the bearing 4a, the bearing 10a, and the bearing 11a, and the floor member 1 is rotatably connected to the rotating body 4, the lock lever 10, and the lower plate 11.

Here, a torsion coil spring 21b is wound around the shaft 20d. One end of the torsion coil spring 21b is hung on the floor member 1 and the other end is hung on the rotating body 4, and the rotating body 4 is urged with respect to the floor member 1 in a folding direction.

A torsion coil spring 21c is wound around the shaft 20d. One end of the torsion coil spring 21c is hung on the floor member 1 and the other end is hung on the lock lever 10, and the tip of the lock lever 10 is urged so as to rise with respect to the floor member 1.

Further, a torsion coil spring 21d is wound around the shaft 20d. One end of the torsion coil spring 21d is hung on the floor member 1 and the other end is hung on the lower plate 11, and the lower plate 11 is urged in a rising direction with respect to the floor member 1.

A bearing 4b whose axial center extends in the left-right direction is formed at the end of the rotating body 4 on the upper member 2 side. Further, at the rear end of the upper member 2, a bearing 2d whose axial center extends in the left-right direction is formed. A shaft 20e is inserted through the bearing 4b and the bearing 2d, and the rotating body 4 and the upper member 2 are rotatably connected to each other.
Further, rear wheels 12b are attached to the left and right sides of the rotating body 4.

Next, the operation of the form-changing toy of the embodiment will be described.
It is assumed that the link mechanism is in the state of FIG. 4 (A) and the form-changing toy is in the form (first form) of the automobile A1 shown in FIGS. 1 (A), (B) and 7 (A). ..
In this state, as shown in FIG. 7B, the lock lever 10 at the rear of the automobile A1 is pushed down. Then, the claw 10b of the lock lever 10 is disengaged from the claw 2e of the upper member 2, and the link mechanism of the rotating body 4 is shown in FIG. 4 (C) through the state of FIG. 4 (B) due to the urging force of the torsion coil spring 21b. It operates to the state, and the upper member 2 is displaced to the state of being moved forward to become the form (second form) of the humanoid robot toy A2 shown in FIGS. 2 (A), 2 (B) and 7 (C).

At that time, the lower plate 11 is flipped up with respect to the floor member 1, and if the lower plate 11 is pressed at that time, the floor member 1 stands up in reaction.
Further, the left and right operating pieces 3a and 3a operate with the rotation of the rotating body 3, and each operating piece 3a slides into contact with the arm portion 13 as shown in FIG. 8, and the door 5 is opened slightly. After that, the sliding contact portion 9f at the rear of the fender slides into contact with the arm portion 13 to further open the door 5, and finally engages with the support portion of the arm portion, and the door 5 is locked in the open state. Further, the left and right roofs 6 and 6 are pressed by the left and right actuating pieces 3a and 3a to open the left and right roofs 6 and 6 to expose the inside of the back of the robot A2. This state is shown in FIGS. 2 (B) and 7 (C).

In order to return to the state of the automobile A1 from the form of the robot A2 shown in FIGS. 2B and 7C, the lower plate 11 is operated in a direction closer to the floor member 1. As a result, the left and right roofs 6 and 6 are closed, and when the left and right roofs 6 and 6 are pulled toward the rear side and pressed against the floor member 1, the link mechanism is in the state shown in FIG. 4 (A), and the automobile A1 It transforms into a form. Then, the claw 10b of the lock lever 10 engages with the claw 2e of the upper member 2, and the form of the automobile A1 is maintained.

When the rear member 7 is pushed up in the states of FIGS. 2B and 7C, the rocket launcher attached to the rear member 7 rises and rises above the shoulder of the humanoid robot toy. In this state, tilt the rocket launcher forward. The rocket launcher is provided with two launch pads 7a and 7a as shown in FIG. Each launch pad 7a has a housing portion 7b having a concave cross section. The base end of the rocket 14 is rotatably held at the tip of the accommodating portion 7b. The rocket 14 has elasticity, and when the tip is pushed into the accommodating portion 7b and pushed from above to be flipped, the rocket 14 rotates and protrudes toward the tip side. To return from this state to the state of the automobile A1, the rocket 14 is accommodated in the accommodating portion 7b, the rocket launcher is rotated to return it to its original state, and the rear member 7 is pushed up to push up the rear members 7 to show FIGS. 2 (B) and 7 (C). After changing to the state of, return to the state of automobile A1.

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

For example, in the above embodiment, the automobile A1 is shown as a box-shaped toy, but it may be, for example, a railroad vehicle or the like, or may not be provided with wheels.

Further, in the above embodiment, the left and right roofs 6 and 6 are opened by pressing the operating piece 3a of the rotating body 3, and the left and right doors 5 and 5 are opened by the sliding contact between the operating piece 3a and the sliding contact portion 9f at the rear of the fender. However, the point is to press the rotating body 3 and the operating member that operates following the rotating body 3 to open and close the door.

1 Floor member (1st part)
2 Upper member (3rd part)
3 Rotating body (second part)
3a Actuating piece 4 Rotating body (4th part)
5 Door 6 Roof 7 Rear member 8 Head 9 Front member 10 Lock lever 11 Lower plate 14 Rocket launcher A1 1st form (automobile toy)
A2 2nd form (humanoid robot toy)

Claims (5)

The first means is
In a form-changing toy that selectively takes a first form that becomes a box-shaped toy and a second form that becomes a humanoid robot toy by manual operation.
The first state in which the second part and the fourth part are both tilted to one side with respect to the first part by the first part, the second part, the third part and the fourth part, and the first state. A link mechanism is configured which selectively takes a second state in which both the second part and the fourth part fall to the other side, the first state becomes the first form, and the second state becomes the second form. The link mechanism includes a spring that urges the link mechanism toward the second state, a lock mechanism that locks the link mechanism in the first state against the urging force of the spring, and an exposed operation. An unlocking mechanism that unlocks by operating the child is provided.
The first part is the lower body of the humanoid robot toy, the second part is the abdominal chest of the humanoid robot toy, and the third part is the head and arms of the humanoid robot toy. The back of the leg is formed in the fourth part,
The third portion has an opening / closing member that opens / closes in a direction orthogonal to the operating surface of the link mechanism, and the opening / closing member forms a part of the outer shell of the first form when closed by the urging force of a spring. The inside of the outer shell is exposed when it is opened against the urging force of the spring by pressing the second portion or an operating member that operates following the second portion.
A morphological change toy characterized by this. The morphological change according to claim 1, wherein an arm portion of the humanoid robot toy is attached to the inside of the opening / closing member, and the arm portion is exposed on both sides of the second portion in the second form. toy. A foot portion rotatably attached to a shaft connecting the first portion and the fourth portion, covering the fourth portion in the first form, and erecting the humanoid robot toy in the second form. The form-changing toy according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the fifth portion is provided. The fifth portion is urged to stand up against the first portion by the urging force of the spring, and is locked by the locking mechanism against the urging force of the spring in the first form. It is configured to stand up by the urging force of the spring by unlocking by the release mechanism, and the operator is rotatably attached to the shaft connecting the first portion and the fourth portion, and the fifth. The part and the operator are urged by a spring in a direction separated by a predetermined angle, and the operator is operated against the urging force of the spring with respect to the fifth part to release the lock. A shape-changing toy. A sixth portion attached to a shaft connecting the second portion and the third portion, covering the second portion in the first form, and forming a chest cover of the humanoid robot toy in the second form. The form-changing toy according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that.

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