JP2500011Y2 - Ball play toys - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball play toy for playing a game while moving a ball with a fountain.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional toy of this type is disclosed, for example, in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 54-312. The toy was provided in the water tank so as to receive a water tank filled with water, an underwater floating member such as a ring or a ball having a specific gravity slightly larger than that of water, and an underwater floating member housed in the water tank. It is constituted by related members such as a rod and a receiving plate, and a compression operation member for causing an upward water flow to push up the underwater floating member upward. With such a configuration, the underwater floating member is pushed up to above the related member by the upward water flow generated by operating the compression operation member, and then, when descending underwater by its own weight, some of the underwater floating member Since it is received by the member and the other falls downward without being received by the related member, it can be played as an underwater ring toss game or an underwater ball throwing game.

[0003]

However, in the above-described conventional toys, the underwater floating member has a specific gravity slightly larger than that of water and descends in water very slowly, so that the toy can be played elegantly and relaxedly. On the other hand, there is a drawback that it takes time to get the game result and lacks speediness. Further, in this toy, since a water flow for pushing up the underwater floating member is generated in the water, the player cannot see this water flow, but only sees the movement of the underwater floating member, and the movement of the toy is relatively small. Since it was monotonous, there was still room for improvement in this regard.

The present invention has been made in order to solve such a problem, and a game can be played speedily, and a water stream for moving a ball can be enjoyed as a fountain, which is visually very important. The aim is to provide a funny ball toy to.

[0005]

To achieve the above object, a ball toy of the present invention comprises a ball, a fountain cylinder for generating a fountain so as to move the ball, and
The ball base, which is open at the top and bottom and is arranged above the fountain cylinder, and the compression operation member which is connected to the fountain cylinder and pressurizes the inside of the fountain cylinder by a compression operation It is configured so that a game can be played.

[0006]

The fountain cylinder is pressurized by the compression operation member being compressed to generate fountain. The ball placed on the ball table is moved by the generated fountain, and a game can be played when the ball moves in the air.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 to 4 show an embodiment of a ball floating toy to which the present invention is applied. This toy contains a plurality of balls 1 therein and has a hollow main body 2 formed with a related member capable of playing a game with the balls 1, and a fountain in the main body 2 to blow up the balls 1 upward. The fountain generating mechanism 3 includes a fountain generating mechanism 3 and a ball setting mechanism 4 for setting the ball 1 at a position where the fountain generating mechanism 3 can blow up the ball 1.

The main body 2 is formed by fitting the front case 5 and the rear case 6 to each other, and has a hollow base 7
It is fixed on. The front case 5 of the main body 2 is made of, for example, transparent plastic and its front surface is slightly inclined backward, while the rear case 6 is made of transparent or opaque plastic and stands upright from the base 7. (See FIG. 2). On the rear side of the main body 2, a support plate 8 in the form of a tree is arranged substantially parallel to the front surface of the front case 5 and is screwed. The support plate 8 is integrally provided with five arc-shaped receiving plates (related members) 9 for receiving the balls 1 at intervals in the vertical direction (see FIG. 1). Further, above the support plate 8, the impeller 10 for decoration is provided.
However, it is riveted so that it can rotate freely.

The fountain generation mechanism 3 is connected to a water tank 11 filled with a liquid 15 such as water serving as a fountain water source, a fountain cylinder 12 for blowing the liquid 15 into the main body 2 as fountain, and a fountain cylinder 12. Bellows 13 for generating fountain in the fountain cylinder 12 by compression, and bellows 13
And a fountain push button 14 for compressing the water.

The water tank 11 is constituted by a lower end portion of the main body 2 extending to near the bottom of the base 7, and an upper opening thereof is covered by an intermediate plate 16 fixed to the main body 2. As shown in FIG. 2, the fountain cylinder 12 has its lower end portion immersed in the liquid 15 facing the bottom of the water tank 11, penetrates the intermediate plate 16, and is supported substantially parallel to the support plate 8. It extends near the front position of the lower end of the plate 8. The fountain cylinder 12 is provided with a connecting pipe 17 protruding from the side surface thereof.
It is fixed to the main body 2 by being inserted into one end of a socket 18 formed integrally with the front wall of the water tank 11. A nozzle 19 is formed at the upper end of the fountain cylinder 12, and a connecting pipe 1 is provided inside the fountain cylinder 12.
7, an injection valve 20 is provided on the upper side, and a suction valve 40 is provided on the lower side. Each of the valves 20 and 40 has a valve body made of a spherical body made of stainless steel, and functions as a check valve that allows the liquid 15 to flow only upward. Socket 18
Is connected to one end of a pipe 21 in a watertight manner.
The bellows 13 described above is attached to the other end in a watertight manner. The bellows 13 is provided so as to protrude upward from the front part of the base 7, and the fountain push button 14 is fixed to the bellows 13 so as to cover the bellows 13. A liquid 15 is filled in each component from the fountain cylinder 12 to the bellows 13.

The ball set mechanism 4 includes a receiving tray 22 for receiving the ball 1 dropped in the main body 2, a link mechanism 24 for moving the ball 1 from the receiving tray 22 to a ball stand 23, and a watertight seal. And a ball set push button 26 for operating the link mechanism 24.

The tray 22 is horizontally arranged near the lower end of the support plate 8 so as to cover the entire cross section of the main body 2, and has a U-shaped opening 27 at the bottom. Ball stand 2
3 is open at the top and bottom, is formed integrally with the tray 22, and is arranged adjacent to the opening 27 and at a position slightly higher than this so as to surround the outlet of the nozzle 19 of the fountain cylinder 12. There is.

The link mechanism 24 has a first
, And second and third levers 30 and 31 extending in the horizontal direction. While the first and second levers 29 and 30 are integrally fixed to each other, the second and third levers 30 and 31 are provided with a pin (first fulcrum) formed at one end of the former 30. 28 is
By being engaged with a long hole formed at one end of the latter 31, they are rotatably connected to each other. The first lever 29 penetrates the intermediate plate 16, the upper end is slidably fitted in the opening 27 of the tray 22, and the lower end is immersed in the liquid 15 in the water tank 11. The second and third levers 30 and 31 extend horizontally in the liquid 15 of the water tank 11 in the horizontal direction and the front-rear direction, respectively. FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG.
1 extends outward through a hole 32 formed in the front wall of the No. 1 and is rotatably supported by a second fulcrum 33 formed in the hole 32. Button 2
6 is upright and fixed. The small bellows 25 is arranged so as to surround the portion of the third lever 31 extending outward, and its open end is fitted and bonded to the hole 32 of the water tank 11 in order to ensure watertightness. .

Next, the operation of the ball floating toy having the above structure will be described.

First, the operation when the ball 1 is set on the ball base 23 will be described. Assuming that all the balls 1 are on the saucer 22, one of them is
It has fallen into the opening 27 of the tray 22 and is on the upper surface of the first lever 29 of the link mechanism 24. In this state, when the ball set push button 26 is pressed down with a finger, the third lever 31 connected to the push button 26 rotates about the second fulcrum 33 as shown by a solid line in FIG. 1
, The second lever 30 and the first lever 29 integral therewith are pushed upward. At this time,
The small bellows 25 bends downward following the rotation of the third lever 31 (solid line in FIG. 4). The first lever 29 is guided by the intermediate plate 16 and moves toward the opening 2 of the tray 22.
Ball 1 protruding upward from 7 and placed on its upper surface
On the adjacent ball table 23. Thereby, the setting of the ball 1 is completed.

When the finger is released from the ball setting push button 26, the link mechanism 24 performs the reverse of the operation described above, and the small bellows 25 returns to the original position (the position indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 4). As a result, the first lever 29 retreats downward from the opening 27 of the tray 22, the next ball 1 falls into the opening 27, and the ball 1 can be set on the ball base 23.

Next, in this state, the fountain push button 14 is
Is pressed with a finger, the bellows 13 contracts, and the liquid 15 contained therein is pressurized. This pressurization causes the suction valve 40
Is closed while the injection valve 20 is opened, whereby the liquid 15 is ejected upward from the nozzle 19 into the main body 2. The player can enjoy the ejected liquid 15 as a fountain. Further, when the liquid 15 is ejected, the impinging water flow impinges on the impeller 10.
Rotates.

On the other hand, the ball 1 is blown up by the liquid 15 ejected from the nozzle 19, and rotates in the counterclockwise direction (the direction of arrow A) in FIG. Through and go upwards. After that, the ball 1 falls while colliding with the inner surface of the front case 5 and the support plate 8, and is received by one of the five receiving plates 9 of the support plate 8 during this fall to become a hit ball, or It is not received by any of the receiving plates 9 and falls on the receiving plate 22 and becomes a missing ball.

On the other hand, the bellows 13 contracted when the fountain was generated
Begins to expand due to its elasticity. As a result, a negative pressure is generated between the bellows 13 and the two spheres 20, 20, so that the injection valve 20 is closed, thereby preventing the liquid 15 from flowing out of the nozzle 19 to the bellows 13. When the suction valve 40 is opened, the liquid 15 flows through the lower end of the fountain cylinder 12 and the suction valve 40.
Is supplied from the water tank 11 to the bellows 13. In this way, after the liquid 15 is ejected from the nozzle 19, the liquid 15 is automatically supplied from the water tank 11 only by releasing the finger from the fountain push button 14, and the liquid 15 is supplied to the internal space from the nozzle 19 to the bellows 13. 15 is maintained, and preparation for the next ejection of the liquid 15 is automatically completed. Therefore, the setting of the ball 1 on the ball base 23 and the ejection of the liquid 15 from the fountain cylinder 12 are immediately and repeatedly performed, so that the ball 1 can be blown up one after another. The liquid 15 ejected into the main body 2 is collected in the tray 22 and returned to the water tank 11 through the first lever 29.

As described above, in the ball toy according to the present embodiment, the fountain is generated in the main body 2 by the fountain generating mechanism 3 so that the ball 1 can be viewed and enjoyed by the fountain. Since the ball throwing game is performed while moving or falling in the air, the game can be performed quickly. The fountain is generated by the fountain push button 14, and the setting of the ball 1 is performed by one-touch operation with the ball setting push button 26. Since these preparations are automatically performed, a plurality of balls 1 are successively transferred. By blowing up, you can enjoy the game quickly. Furthermore, since the ball 1, the fountain generating mechanism 3, and the like are sealed in the watertight main body 2, the ejected liquid 15 does not leak to the outside, and therefore can be played indoors without any trouble. .
As a way of playing the game, for example, among the five receiving plates 9 formed on the support plate 8, the score when the player enters the uppermost one is set to 5 points, and thereafter, the score is set to 4 to 1 point. Various modes are possible, such as competing for the total score when the blowing is completed.

The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, but can be implemented in various modes. For example, in the embodiment, the ball and the receiving plate are housed in the main body, but the main body can be omitted. In this case, since the ejected liquid is scattered, the toy is particularly suitable for playing in a bathroom or outdoors. Alternatively, in the embodiment, the shape of the tree is expressed by the support plate that supports the receiving plate of the ball, but the object of such expression is of course arbitrary. Further, a game may be played by providing a temporary ball receiving base above the receiving plate, placing the ball on the temporary receiving base once, and then applying a fountain to the ball to move the ball. Furthermore, by providing appropriate nails or holes in a supporting plate or the like as related members, a game such as a pachinko game may be played instead of the ball throwing game shown in the embodiment. Further, in the embodiment, the ball is caused to float in the main body, but it is also possible to use a member other than the ball as such a floating member.

[0023]

As described above in detail, the ball floating toy of the present invention allows the game to be performed while moving the ball in the air by the fountain generated by the fountain cylinder. You can enjoy the water flow that moves the water as a fountain, and it is very visually interesting.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a ball floating toy to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the ball toy of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a fountain generating mechanism and a ball setting mechanism of the ball floating toy of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a view for explaining an operating state of a lever and a small bellows of a ball set mechanism of the swinging toy of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Ball 2 Main Body 9 Support Plate 11 Water Tank 12 Fountain Cylinder 13 Bellows 19 Nozzle 23 Ball Base

Claims (3)

(57) [Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A ball, a fountain cylinder for generating fountain so as to move the ball, a ball stand which is open at the upper and lower sides and is arranged above the fountain cylinder, and is connected to the fountain cylinder. A compression operation member that pressurizes the inside of the fountain cylinder by a compression operation,
A ball play toy characterized in that a game can be played by moving the ball. 2. The ball floating toy according to claim 1, wherein at least a part of the ball and the fountain cylinder is housed in a case made of a transparent material. 3. The ball toy according to claim 1, further comprising a water tank for containing the liquid supplied to the fountain cylinder.