JP2506060Y2 - Radio-controlled exercise toys - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a radio-controlled exercise toy. In particular, the exercise toys are used in games such as soccer in which a ball is kicked off by operating a transmitter, hockey in which a ball is thrown by a stick, and football in which a ball is thrown by an arm.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A radio control type motion toy used for this kind of application has already been developed (actually developed number 170788).
Issue). With the exercise toy described in this publication, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the transmitter can be operated to enjoy games such as hockey, football, and soccer. In particular, several people can operate the exercise toys together and enjoy many games such as hockey. In the exercise toy described in this publication, a foot is provided in the vicinity of one wheel 1 and the direction can be changed by projecting the foot beyond the wheel 1. That is, the doll with the ball can be moved to any position by moving the foot up and down.

[0003]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, the exercise toy described in this publication pushes the ball with the arm to reach the goal. As in a real game, the ball is kicked, thrown, or hit with a stick to reach the goal. Can not. Therefore, several people can play the game together and push the ball to the goal with the doll, but they cannot make the ball fly and reach the goal. For this reason, there is a drawback that the game cannot be enjoyed like a real game.

The present invention was developed for the purpose of solving this drawback. The important purpose of this device is
Soccer, hockey, football,
It is to provide a radio-controlled exercise toy that allows players to enjoy ball games such as basketballs.

[0005]

A radio-controlled exercise toy of the present invention has the following construction in order to achieve the above-mentioned object. Exercise toys can be moved to any position,
A vehicle body 2 having a steering wheel mechanism controlled by a radio control;
It is equipped with a ball launching means attached to the vehicle body 2 and capable of flying the ball B.

The means for launching the ball are a launching arm 3 for pushing and flying the ball B, a rotating member 4 connected to the launching arm 3 for rotating the launching arm 3 to fly the ball B, and a rotating member 4 for this. A spring 5 for driving the rotating member 4 in the rotating direction, a driving member 6 for driving the rotating member 4 to a position for expanding or compressing the elastic member 5 to store elastic energy, and a stopper for stopping the rotating member 4 at a predetermined position. 7 and a lock releasing member 8 for releasing the stopper 7
And a receiver 9 for controlling the unlocking member 8 by a signal from the transmitter to unlock the locked state.

When the stopper 7 stops the rotation of the driving member 6, the driving member 6 extends or compresses the spring 5, and in this state, when the receiver 9 receives a signal from the transmitter, the receiver 9 The lock releasing member 8 is controlled so that the lock releasing member 8 releases the locked state of the stopper 7, the rotating member 4 released from the locked state rotates, and the rotating rotating member 4 rotates the firing arm 3. The firing arm 3 swung by the spring 5 momentarily accelerates the ball B and causes it to fly out.

[0008]

In the radio-controlled moving toy according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the firing means causes the ball to fly as follows. As shown in FIG. 4, the driving member 6 pulls the spring 5 with the stopper 7 stopping the rotation of the rotating member 4. As shown in FIG. 5, since the spring 5 is connected to the rotating member 4, the rotating member 4 tries to rotate by the elastic energy of the pulled spring 5. However, since the rotation of the rotating member 4 is stopped by the stopper 7, it does not rotate. As shown in FIG. 6, when the lock release member 8 is controlled by the signal from the transmitter, the stopper 7 releases the locked state of the rotating member 4. The rotating member 4 released from the locked state is pulled by the spring 5 and momentarily accelerates to rotate. The rotating member 4 which rotates momentarily at a high speed causes the firing arm 3 connected thereto to rotate. The firing arm 3 moves to the position shown by the chain line in FIG. 6, and momentarily pushes out the ball B with its tip to make it jump out vigorously. As shown in FIG. 7, the drive member 6 pushes the spring 5 to rotate the rotary member 4 in the opposite direction, and the stopper 7 locks the rotary member 4.

After that, the following operations (1) to (3) are repeated and the ball B can be shot by the signal from the transmitter. The transmitter also operates the handle of the receiver 9 to move it to a free position. That is, by operating the transmitter, the exercise toy can be moved to a free position and the ball B can be made to fly whenever necessary.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. However, the embodiments shown below exemplify a radio-controlled exercise toy for embodying the technical idea of the present invention, and the exercise toy of the present invention has a shape, a structure, an arrangement, etc. of constituent parts. Not specific to:
The radio-controlled exercise toy of the present invention can be modified within the scope of the utility model registration claim.

Further, in this specification, in order to facilitate understanding of the scope of claims for utility model registration, the numbers corresponding to the members shown in the embodiments are referred to as "column for scope of utility model registration" and "column for action". , And "members for solving the problem". However, the members shown in the scope of claims for utility model registration are by no means limited to the members of the embodiment.

The radio-controlled moving toy shown in FIG. 8 comprises a vehicle body 2 which can be moved to any position, and a launching means for launching a ball B. The exercise toys can be used in all games of throwing and kicking balls such as soccer, hockey, football and basketball.

The vehicle body 2 has a chassis 10 provided with front wheels 11 and rear wheels 12. The front wheels 11 are attached to the chassis 10 so as to be rotatable via the axles 13. A large gear 14 is fixed to the axle 13. The large gear 14 meshes with a small gear 15 fixed to a motor 16 and is rotated via the motor 16. Motor 16
Is connected to the receiver 9 to control the rotation speed and the rotation direction. That is, the rotation speed and direction of the motor 16 are controlled by the transmitter to move the vehicle body 2 forward or backward. The motor 16 is connected to the control circuit of the receiver 9 and its operation is controlled.

The rear wheel 12 is attached to the chassis 10 via a handle mechanism. The handle mechanism includes an L arm 17 and a link 18 that connects the L arm 17.
And a servo 19 that moves the link 18 in the axial direction to turn the handle. The L arm 17 is attached to the chassis 10 at a bent portion via a vertical shaft 20 so that the L arm 17 can rotate in a horizontal plane. At the tip of the L arm 17,
The rear wheel 12 is attached via a bearing. The other end of the L arm 17 is connected to the link 18 via a ball joint 21. Crank 1 of servo 19 in the middle of link 18
9A is rotatably connected. Servo 19 is
It is connected to the receiver 9. When the handle of the transmitter is operated, the crank 19A of the servo 19 rotates. Therefore, the transmitter 19 controls the servo 19 and the servo 19
The steering wheel of the rear wheel 12 can be operated with. In this way, the vehicle body 2 in which the rear wheel 12 has the handle mechanism is bent slightly and the degree of freedom of movement is increased. However, it goes without saying that the front wheel 11 can be provided with a handle mechanism.

As shown in the plan views of FIGS. 8 and 9, the firing means includes a firing arm 3, a rotating member 4, and a spring 5.
A drive member 6, a stopper 7, and an unlocking member 8.

The firing arm 3 is capable of instantaneously pushing out the ball B and causing it to fly, and has a curved plate 3A for holding the ball B fixed to the lower end thereof. The firing arm 3 shown in FIG. 8 rotates in a vertical plane to allow the ball B to fly at the lower end. The upper end of the firing arm 3 is fixed to the drive shaft 22 of the rotating member 4. The drive shaft 22, as shown in the plan views of FIGS. 8 and 9,
It is arranged in a horizontal posture so that it can rotate via the bearing unit. The drive shaft 22 is arranged to extend in the lateral direction of the vehicle body 2.

The drive shaft 22 is rotated by the rotating member 4. The rotating member 4 has its upper end fixed to the drive shaft 22. The rotating member 4 rotates the firing arm 3 via the drive shaft 22,
At this time, the firing arm 3 instantly accelerates the ball B and causes it to pop out. The spring 5 connected to the lower end of the rotating member 4 momentarily expands and contracts when the ball B can be flown.
Therefore, the rotating member 4 has its upper end connected to the rotating shaft and its lower end connected to the spring 5.

The spring 5 has one end connected to the lower end of the rotary member 4 and the other end connected to the drive member 6. Spring 5
Pulls the lower end of the rotating member 4 to rotate the rotating member 4, and presses the lower end of the rotating member 4 to return the rotating member 4 to the home position. The spring 5 is a coil spring.

The spring 5 is extended by the drive member 6. The drive member 6 shown in FIG. 2 includes a disk 6A and a reduction motor 6B. The disk 6A is fixed to the rotation shaft of the reduction motor 6B. The deceleration motor 6B is connected to the receiver 9. The receiver 9 receives the signal from the transmitter and controls the rotation of the reduction motor 6B. Reduction motor 6
B, when the ball B is shot by the firing arm 3,
As shown in FIG. 7 to FIG. 7, the disk 6A is rotated rightward once. When the disk 6A makes one rotation, the firing arm 3 moves to the ball B.
To fly. The disk 6A stops at the position shown in FIGS. 7, 4 and 5, and when the deceleration motor 6B rotates the disk 6A to the position shown in FIG. 6 by the signal from the receiver 9, the ball B is shot.

The drive member 6 shown in FIGS. 4 to 7 rotates the disk 6A by a reduction motor 6B which rotates in a fixed direction. The drive member 6 using the reduction motor 6B has a feature that it can be mass-produced at low cost. However, the drive member 6 may use a servo 19 that can rotate the disk 6A forward and backward instead of the reduction motor 6B. The servo 19 for rotating the disc 6A in the normal direction and the reverse direction is changed from the position shown in FIG.
In the position shown in FIG. 6, the disk 6A rotates to the right to fly the ball B, and after the ball B has jumped, the disk 6A rotates in the opposite direction, that is, to the left, and the disk 6A moves from the position shown in FIG. Rotate to the position shown in. The servo 19 can rotate the disk 6A 180 degrees forward and backward to fly the ball B.

The drive member 6 shown in FIG. 4 connects the disk 6A to the spring 5. However, it is not always necessary to use the disk 6A for the drive member 6. Instead of the disk 6A, a deceleration motor or a crank rotated by a servo can be used.

The rotating member 4 is instantaneously accelerated by the spring 5 and rotates at high speed. The rotating member 4, which rotates at high speed, can rotate the firing arm 3 at high speed and forcefully fly the ball B. Since the spring 5 rotates the rotating member 4 at high speed, the rotating member 4 is prevented from rotating and the spring 5 is extended. The rotation of the rotating member 4 is stopped by the stopper 7.

The stopper 7 stops the rotation of the rotary member 4 until the spring 5 is extended, and releases the locked state of the stopper 7 in a state where the spring 5 is extended to store elastic energy and the rotary member 4 is momentarily stopped. Accelerate to and rotate at high speed. The stopper 7 is attached to the chassis 10 of the vehicle body 2 via an intermediate pin so as to be rotatable in a vertical plane. The stopper 7 is designed so that the right part is heavier than the left part than the pin, and is rotated to the right in the figure by its own weight. The stopper 7 shown in the figure has a hook portion 7B at the left end for hooking the lower end of the rotating member 4. The stopper 7 rotates to the right under its own weight, and the hook portion 7B is pressed against the lower end of the rotating member 4. The hook portion 7B is a step provided on the upper surface of the stopper 7 and hooks the lower end of the rotating member 4 there to prevent the rotating member 4 from rotating. The stopper 7 has a hook 7B.
Has an inclined surface 7A on the right upper surface. The inclined surface 7A is inclined upward from right to left. The inclined surface 7A is
When the rotary member 4 is rotated from the position of FIG. 7 to the chain line position of FIG. 6, the lower end of the rotary member 4 is quickly slid and guided to the hook portion 7B.

The rotating member 4 whose rotation is stopped by the stopper 7.
Is unlocked by the unlocking member 8. The unlocking member 8 is a protrusion fixed to the disk 6A of the driving member 6. The protrusion serving as the unlocking member 8 pushes up the right end of the stopper 7 when the disc 6A rotates to the position shown in FIG. The stopper 7 whose right end is pushed up has a hook 7B.
Is released from the lower end of the rotating member 4, and the locked state of the rotating member 4 is released.

The firing means of the exercise toy shown in FIGS. 4 to 7 carries out the following operation to fly the ball B.

As shown in FIG. 4, the hook portion 7 B of the stopper 7 is locked to the lower end of the rotating member 4. In this state, the stopper 7 rotates to the right under its own weight. The stopper 7 that rotates to the right presses the left catch 7 </ b> B against the lower end of the rotating member 4. That is, the stopper 7 holds the rotating member 4 in the locked state by its own weight. As shown in FIGS. 4 to 5, the reduction motor 6B rotates the disc 6A to the right. The rotating disk 6A extends the spring 5. At this time, the rotating member 4 is attached to the stopper 7
The rotation is stopped by. As shown in FIG. 6, when the spring 5 is maximally extended, the protrusion of the disk 6A, which is the unlocking member 8, is
Push up the right side of the stopper 7. The stopper 7 pushed up to the right rotates to the left, and the left hook portion 7B separates from the lower end of the rotating member 4. That is, the locked state of the stopper 7 is released. The rotating member 4 released from the locked state is pulled by the stretched spring 5 and is momentarily accelerated to rotate vigorously to the left. That is, the rotating member 4 is swiftly rotated by the elastic energy stored in the spring 5. When the rotating member 4 rotates, the firing arm 3 connected to the rotating member 4 via the drive shaft 22 rotates vigorously.
The firing arm 3 moves to the position shown by the chain line in FIG. 6, and the curved plate 3A at the tip momentarily pushes out the ball B to make it fly vigorously. After that, as shown in FIG. 7, the driving member 6 pushes the spring 5 to rotate the rotating member 4 in the opposite direction, and the stopper 7 locks the rotating member 4. At this time, the lower end of the rotating member 4 slides on the inclined surface 7A and is guided by the hook portion 7B. After that, the following operations (1) to (3) are repeated, and the ball B can be shot by the signal from the transmitter. When the firing arm 3 flies the ball B, the stick of the transmitter is operated, and the handle of the receiver 9 is operated by the signal from the transmitter. The traveling speed and direction of the vehicle body 2 are also controlled by the transmitter. By operating the transmitter in this manner, the exercise toy is moved to a free position. Moreover, the deceleration motor 6B of the driving member 6 is controlled by the signal from the transmitter,
Fly ball B when needed.

The firing means shown in FIGS. 4 to 9 extends the spring 5 to accelerate and rotate the rotating member 4. The firing means of the present invention can also rotate the rotating member 4 by compressing the spring 5. Further, the driving member 6 and the lock releasing member 8 can be configured as separate members. FIG.
Shows a radio-controlled motion toy that presses the spring 5 to rotate the rotating member 4. In the exercise toy shown in this figure, the drive member 6 is provided with a reduction motor 6B and a crank 6C
It consists of and. The reduction motor 6B for rotating the crank 6C is arranged on the left side of the rotating member 4. When the reduction motor 6B rotates the crank 6C from the solid line position to the chain line position, the spring 5 elastically presses the lower end of the rotating member 4. In this state, the locked state of the stopper 7 is released, and the rotating member 4 is instantly rotated. The stopper 7 has a hook portion 7B for hooking the lower end of the rotating member 4, and an inclined surface 7A on the right side of the hook portion 7B. The stopper 7 is connected to a solenoid that is an unlocking member 8. The solenoid is connected to the receiver 9 and controlled by the receiver 9. When energized, the solenoid forcibly lowers the stopper 7. The lowered stopper 7 releases the locked state of the rotating member 4. The solenoid elastically pushes up the stopper 7 with a push spring. Therefore, the stopper 7
Is in the raised position when the solenoid is not energized.
When the lower end of the rotating member 4 moves from the right side to the left side of the inclined surface 7A by being pulled by the spring 5, the stopper 7 is pushed down by the rotating member 4.

The firing means shown in FIG. 10 performs the following operation to fire a ball. The stopper 7 is pushed up by the push spring, and the catch 7
B is locked to the lower end of the rotating member 4. The reduction motor 6B rotates the crank 6C by 90 degrees from the solid line position to the chain line position to compress the spring 5. At this time, the rotation of the rotating member 4 is stopped by the stopper 7. With the spring 5 compressed to the minimum, the solenoid is energized to lower the stopper 7. The lowered stopper 7 releases the locked state of the rotating member 4. When the rotating member 4 in the locked state is elastically pressed by the compressed spring 5, the rotating member 4 is instantaneously accelerated and swiftly rotates to the left. That is, the rotating member 4 is swiftly rotated by the elastic energy stored in the spring 5. When the rotating member 4 rotates, the firing arm 3 connected to the rotating member 4 via the drive shaft 22 rotates vigorously.
The firing arm 3 momentarily pushes out the ball B with its tip so that it can fly vigorously. After that, the crank 6C of the drive member 6 rotates to the right as shown by the arrow, and the lower end of the rotating member 4 is pulled via the spring 5. Rotating member 4 pulled by spring 5
Moves from the right side to the left side on the inclined surface 7A of the spring 5 and is locked by the hook portion 7B. The lower end of the rotating member 4 has an inclined surface 7A.
When passing through, the push spring of the stopper 7 is pressed and descends. When the rotating member 4 passes through the inclined surface 7A, the stopper 7 is pressed by the push spring and moves up. The drive member 6 stops the crank 6C at the position indicated by the solid line in FIG. After that, the drive member 6 is controlled by the receiver 9,
The ball B is shot by repeating the above operations.

[0029]

The radio-controlled motion toy of the present invention stores elastic energy in the spring and can instantaneously accelerate and fly the ball. Therefore, the exercise toy of the present invention can enjoy ball games such as soccer, hockey, football, and basket in a state close to reality. Further, in the exercise toy of the present invention, the stopper stops the rotation of the rotating member to extend or compress the spring, and the lock releasing member releases the stopper to momentarily accelerate the rotating member to fly the ball. Therefore, the ball can be swiftly thrown by a simple mechanism. Also, the spring is gradually expanded or compressed by the motor or servo, and the elasticity of the spring momentarily accelerates the ball to fly, so that the ball is blown vigorously without increasing the pulling force or compressing force of the spring. be able to.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional radio-controlled exercise toy.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional radio-controlled exercise toy.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional radio-controlled exercise toy.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing an example of launching means of the radio-controlled motion toy of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing an example of launching means of the radio-controlled motion toy of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing an example of launching means of the radio-controlled exercise toy of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing an example of launching means of the radio-controlled motion toy of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a radio-controlled exercise toy of the present invention.

9 is a plan view of the launching means shown in FIG. 7. FIG.

FIG. 10 is a side view showing another embodiment of the launching means of the radio-controlled motion toy of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Wheels 2 ... Vehicle body 3 ... Launching arm 3A ... Curved plate 4 ... Rotating member 5 ... Spring 6 ... Driving member 6A ... Disk 6B ... Reduction motor 6C ... Crank 7 ... Stopper 7A ... Inclined surface 7B ... Hooking part 8 ... Unlock Member 9 ... Receiver 10 ... Chassis 11 ... Front wheel 12 ... Rear wheel 13 ... Axle 14 ... Large gear 15 ... Small gear 16 ... Motor 17 ... L arm 18 ... Link 19 ... Servo 20 ... Vertical axis 21 ... Ball joint 22 ... Drive axis

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A vehicle body (2) having a handlebar mechanism controlled by a radio control, and ball launching means attached to the vehicle body (2), wherein the launching means pushes out the ball to fly. 3), a rotating member (4) connected to this firing arm (3) to rotate the firing arm (3), and connected to this rotating member (4) to drive the rotation member (4) in the rotational direction. A spring (5) and a drive member (6) for driving the spring (5) to a position where elastic energy is stored by extending or compressing the spring (5),
A stopper (7) for stopping the rotating member (4) at a predetermined position,
The stopper (7) is equipped with a lock release member (8) for releasing the stopper (7) and a receiver (9) for controlling the lock release member (8) by a signal from a transmitter to release the locked state. Element
When the rotation of (4) is stopped, the drive member (6)
(5) is expanded or compressed, and in this state, the receiver (9) receives the signal from the transmitter, and the receiver (9) is the unlocking member.
Control (8) and use stopper (8) to unlock stopper (7)
A radio-controlled motion toy configured to release the locked state, rotate the rotating member (4), and rotate the firing arm (3) by the rotating member (4) to fly the ball.