JP3080413U - Switch mechanism for traveling toys - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] (with correction) [Problem] A traveling toy that can be easily stopped by a child even when traveling. The present invention has the following requirements. (A) The switch 9 is provided outside the toy body 1a. (B) The upper part of the switch 9 is covered with a cover 10 having an appropriate design. (C) The cover 10 is the toy body. The switch 9 is formed so as to be vertically movable with respect to 1a, and the switch 9 is turned on and off by the vertical movement.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to a switch mechanism for a traveling toy.

[0002]

[Prior art and its problems]

 For example, railway toys are made up of vehicles and tracks as minimum units, and also include station buildings, bridges, and tunnels. Among such railway toys, a vehicle toy provided with a power supply (battery) and a wheel rotation motor is known. The vehicle toy is provided with a switch, and by operating the switch, the running and stopping of the vehicle toy can be freely controlled.

[0003] However, in such a structure, the switch is protruded outside the vehicle toy, so that the overall appearance is impaired. Therefore, the switch is mainly developed for children. Operation is troublesome. This is because it is relatively easy to press the switch when the vehicle toy is stopped, but when the vehicle toy is running, it is very troublesome to press the moving switch. Therefore, in the end, the child must take the task of lifting the toy with rotating wheels and pressing the switch. For this reason, it was difficult to obtain the operational feeling of stopping the running vehicle toy.

[0004] The same applies to other traveling toys such as automobiles.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 It is an object of the present invention to solve the above-mentioned problems and to provide a traveling toy switch mechanism that enables a child to easily stop a traveling toy during traveling.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to solve the above problems, a switch mechanism for a traveling toy according to the present invention is characterized by having the following requirements. (B) A switch is provided outside the toy body. (B) The upper part of the switch is covered with a cover with an appropriate design. (C) The cover moves up and down with respect to the toy body. That the switch is turned on and off by vertical movement.

The cover may be an exterior member that covers the toy body.

[0008]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 FIG. 1 shows an example of a railway toy. Reference numeral 1 denotes a vehicle toy, 2 denotes a track, 3 denotes a station building, and 4 denotes a railroad crossing.

As shown in FIG. 2, each vehicle toy 1 is formed by covering a toy main body 1 a with an exterior member 10. Has become.

[0010] The track 2 is constituted by a ridge rail, and the wheels have a realistic shape. Further, among the vehicle toys, a motor 6 (see FIG. 3) is arranged on the toy body 1a of the first vehicle toy 1A, and a battery storage box 7 formed on the toy body 1a of the second vehicle toy 1B. Contains a battery 8. The motor 6 is for driving the wheels 11 of the leading vehicle toy 1A. Between the motor 6 and the wheels 11, a gear mechanism (not shown) for transmitting the rotational force of the motor 6 to the wheels 11 is provided. Are located.

As shown in FIG. 3, an operation switch 9 of the motor 6 is provided on an upper portion of the toy body 1a of the leading vehicle toy. When the switch 9 is pressed once, the circuit connecting the motor 6 and the battery 8 is closed and turned on. When the switch 9 is further pressed, the circuit is opened and turned off. When the switch 9 is further pressed, the circuit is closed again. And can be operated alternately and repeatedly.

Next, the switch 9 is covered with a cover 10. As shown in FIG. 3, the cover 10 is an exterior member of a vehicle toy, and the outer surface thereof is designed as a train. The cover 10 is box-shaped, the lower part is opened, and is formed so as to fit slightly loosely into the toy body 1a. Therefore, the cover 10 can be moved up and down with respect to the toy main body 1a when fitted to the toy main body 1a. Although the weight of the cover 10 is added to the switch 9, the switch 9 does not operate with such a force, and the switch 9 is set to operate only when the cover 10 is pressed by hand from above. .

In the above configuration, the switch 9 is turned on by pushing the cover 10 of the vehicle toy by hand from above, and the motor 6 operates to rotate the wheels, so that the vehicle toy travels. When the cover 10 of the running vehicle toy is pressed by hand from above, the switch 9 is turned off, the operation of the motor 6 stops, and the vehicle toy also stops running.

As described above, since the control of running and stopping of the vehicle toy is performed not by directly pressing the switch 9 but by pressing the cover 10 that covers the switch 9, even a child can easily perform the control. .

Further, since the switch 9 is covered with the cover 10, it is not exposed to the outside. Therefore, the appearance of the vehicle toy is not impaired by the switch 9.

The cover 10 does not need to cover the entire vehicle toy. A part thereof, for example, a roof of a vehicle toy may be configured.

In addition, the cover 10 is normally raised from the switch 9 (by a spring or the like), and may be configured to be operated by contacting the switch 9 when pressed down by hand.

Further, the switch 9 may be provided with an on / off switch at the top and bottom of the toy main body 1a, and the on / off control may be performed by pressing the front or back of the cover. Similarly, the switch 9 may be formed not on the top of the toy body 1a but on the side. The point is that the switch 9 can be turned on and off when the cover 10 moves up and down.

The switch mechanism is not limited to a railway toy, and can be applied to other traveling toys such as an automobile.

[0020]

[Actions and effects of the invention]

 According to the first aspect of the present invention, the switch provided outside the toy body is covered with a vertically movable cover, and the switch is turned on and off by the up and down movement of the cover. Since the cover is formed larger than the switch, the cover can be sufficiently pressed and hit even when the traveling toy is running. In this way, the control of running and stopping of the vehicle toy is performed not by pressing the switch directly but by pressing the cover that covers the switch, so that the child can easily operate the toy. Therefore, a much more realistic operation feeling can be obtained as compared with the conventional one.

Further, since the switch is covered with the cover, it is not exposed to the outside. Therefore, the appearance of the vehicle toy is not impaired by the switch.

According to the invention of claim 2, when the cover is an exterior member that covers the toy body, it is not necessary to fix the cover to the toy body, so that the structure is simplified.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an example of a railway toy.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a vehicle toy and a running rail.

FIG. 3 is a central longitudinal sectional view of a vehicle toy.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 vehicle toy 9 switch 10 cover

Claims (2)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A switch mechanism for a traveling toy having the following requirements. (A) A switch is provided outside the toy body. (B) The upper part of the switch is covered with a cover with an appropriate design. (C) The cover moves up and down with respect to the toy body. Is provided so as to be capable of being turned on and off by vertical movement. 2. The switch mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the cover is an exterior member that covers the toy body.