JP3168166B2 - Swirling toy - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a rotating toy which drops a container while rotating a sphere.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a toy disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-42719 as a toy that falls while rotating a sphere inside the container. This toy has a large-diameter outer cylinder fixed to a base, a small-diameter inner cylinder concentrically arranged inside the cylinder, and a diameter slightly smaller than the interval between the two cylinders. And a guide portion formed on the surface of any one of the cylinders facing the space so as to fall while rotating around the inner cylinder in the space between the two cylinders. .

[0003]

However, the toy described above requires two cylinders, an outer cylinder and an inner cylinder. When the sphere passes behind the inner cylinder, the state of the sphere is visually recognized. Was unable to do so, and as a result, almost half of the total movement could not be seen. Moreover, a guide portion must be formed on the inner peripheral wall of the outer cylinder or the outer peripheral wall of the inner cylinder. Even if the guide portion is provided on the outer cylinder, the guide portion may be formed of a transparent member. It was visually obstructive due to refraction of light and the like, and when the guide portion was provided on the inner cylindrical body, it was also visually obstructive even if the cylindrical body and the guide portion were formed of a transparent member.

[0004] The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and enables all movements of a sphere falling while turning to be seen without blind spots, and changes the falling speed of the sphere to attract the interest of infants. It is an object to provide a falling toy.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a rotating toy according to the present invention has a spiral guide member vertically arranged inside a transparent hollow container erected on a base. The distance between the outer peripheral edge of the guide member and the inner wall surface of the container was formed smaller than the diameter of the sphere, and the sphere charged from the upper end of the container was supported by the outer peripheral edge of the guide member and the inner wall surface of the container. While rotating along the outer peripheral edge of the guide member in the state and dropping it through the discharge port formed on the front surface of the container, changing the diameter of the spiral of the guide member and the inner diameter of the container, changing the inner diameter of the guide member The distance between the outer peripheral edge and the inner wall surface of the container is changed.

It is preferable that a cover member slidable along the peripheral surface is disposed below the container, and an opening communicating with the discharge port is formed in a part of the cover member.

In addition, the sphere is made hollow, and a disk having a rotating shaft protruding in the diametrical direction is accommodated in the sphere, and the length between both ends of the rotating shaft is made smaller than the inner diameter of the sphere. Is also good.

[0008]

FIG. 1 shows a swing-falling toy according to the present invention. The swing-falling toy mainly includes a base 1 and the base 1.
A hollow and hollow container 2 erected in a vertical direction, and a spiral guide member 3 vertically arranged inside the container 2,
The sphere 4 inserted from the upper end of the container 2 is dropped while rotating along the guide member 3 to discharge the sphere 4 from an outlet 5 formed on the front surface of the container 2.

As shown in FIG. 2, the center of the base 1 bulges upward, a concave portion 6 on which the sphere 4 is placed is formed around the bulge 1a, and an upper portion of the bulge 1a is formed. A fitting hole 7 is formed at the center, and locking holes 8 are formed on both sides of the fitting hole 7, respectively. A sliver-shaped cover member 9 having an open bottom is rotatably attached to the upper portion of the base 1. An opening 10 is formed in a part of the cover member 9.

The container 2 is composed of two semi-cylindrical cylindrical members 12 and 13 whose upper and lower parts are narrowed and whose central part is narrowed by a transparent synthetic resin such as plastic, and these cylindrical members 12 and 13 are opposed to each other. The joint is sandwiched between the two frame members 14 and 15 from both sides and screwed together with the screw 16 to unite, thereby forming a cylindrical shape simulating a broad pod as a whole.

When the cylindrical members 12 and 13 are combined,
By engaging the engaging projections 18 formed on both sides of the inverted conical support member 17 with the engaging recesses 19 formed inside the lower portions of the cylindrical members 12 and 13 in advance, the cylindrical member 12 When the support member 1 is attached to the lower part of the container 2 when the
7 can be fixed.

An inverted U is provided on the lower front surface of the cylindrical member 12.
A discharge port 5 in the shape of a letter is formed, and the discharge port 5 is formed in such a size that the sphere 4 can be easily taken out of the container 2.

The support member 17 is formed hollow and has a support hole 23 formed at the center of the upper portion for supporting the lower end of the guide member 3 so that the spherical body 4 can pass through the front upper surface and the front surface, respectively. Are formed, and the sphere 4 dropped from the opening 24 is formed inside the opening 2.
A guide path 26 for guiding to 5 is formed at the lower front, and a mounting shaft 27 is formed on the lower surface so as to protrude downward. In addition,
On the right side of the opening 24, a guide plate 28 for guiding the sphere 4 to the opening 24 is formed upright. The above cylindrical member 1
With the pieces 2 and 13 combined in a cylindrical shape, the locking pieces 14b and 15b formed at the lower ends of the frame members 14 and 15 are fitted into the locking holes 8 of the base 1 and the mounting shaft 27 of the support member 17 is fitted. The container 2 can be fixed to the base 1 by fitting into the holes 7 respectively.

The frame members 14 and 15 are connected to the frames 14a and 15
The upper part of a is connected by semi-conical covering members 29, 30 and the lower part is connected by semi-cylindrical connecting members 31, 32, respectively, and the upper end of the covering members 29, 30 is provided with half of the input port 33 of the sphere 4, At the bottom 34, half of the inlet 35 of the sphere 4 is placed.
Half of the fitting hole 36 is formed at the center of 4, and when the covering members 30 and 31 are united, the inlet 33, the inlet 35 and the fitting hole 36 are formed. In addition, the covering member 3
A cover member 37 is attached to the opening 0 so that it can be opened and closed by a shaft 38.

The guide member 3 is formed of a spirally-turned plate member, and engagement shafts 39 and 40 are formed at the upper and lower ends thereof so as to project vertically. As shown in FIG. 3, the guide member 3 covers the engagement shaft 39 at the upper end,
The fitting shaft 4 at the lower end is fitted into the fitting hole 36 formed by 31.
0 is inserted into the support hole 23 of the support member 17 so as to be vertically supported in the container 2. The distance L between the inner wall surface 2 a of the container 2 and the outer peripheral edge 3 a of the guide member 3 is equal to the diameter of the sphere 4. The diameter of the guide member 3 is formed so as to be smaller than the diameter of the guide member 3.
The guide member 3 is formed so that it can be dropped while being swung along the outer peripheral edge 3a of the guide member 3 while being supported.

According to the turning and falling toy having the above structure, the sphere 4 inserted from the input port 33 falls into the container 2 from the input port 35. A spiral guide member 3 stands upright inside the container 2, and the space between the outer peripheral edge 3 a of the guide member 3 and the inner wall surface 2 a of the container 2 is formed smaller than the diameter of the sphere 4. Is supported by the outer peripheral edge 3a of the guide member 3 and the inner wall surface 2a of the container 2, and falls while turning inside the container 2 along the inclination of the outer peripheral edge 3a. Since the upper and lower portions of the container 2 are narrow and the center is narrow, the outer peripheral edge 3a of the guide member 3 is formed.
And the distance between the inner wall surface 2a of the container 2 and the sphere 4 are changed to the outer peripheral edge 3a of the guide member 3 and the inner wall surface 2a of the container 2.
And a sphere 4 with a line connecting the contact points as a rotation axis.
As the ball falls while rotating, if the interval is wide, the rotation axis becomes long and a large sphere rotates, and the sphere 4 rotates slowly. If the rotation axis is short, a small sphere rotates and the sphere 4 becomes fast. In the process of rotating and rolling down, the rotation speed changes, so that the rotation speed of the sphere 4 can be increased or decreased under conditions that are not known from the inclination of the spiral, and the field of view of the sphere 4 is completely It is possible to see all the movements of the sphere 4 during the falling process because it is not blocked by the sphere 4, to raise the interest of the infant in the change of the movement, and to grasp the sphere and drop it from a predetermined position. Since the child can be repeatedly trained in intelligence training without getting tired, it can greatly contribute to the development of intellectual training while playing.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the cover member 9 is slid along the outer peripheral surface of the container, the relative position between the outlet 5 and the opening 10 is shifted, so that the outlet 5 is The sphere 4 in the container 2 can be retained in the container 2 without being discharged from the discharge port 5, and can be used as a storage container for the sphere 4 when not in use. As a result, it is not necessary to separately prepare a storage container for storing the sphere 4, and it is possible to save space during storage, and to rotate the cover member 9 to rotate the discharge port 5 and the opening 10. Can be directly entered into play without having to search for the sphere 4.

Next, FIG. 5 (a) shows a sphere 4 'containing a disk therein, and this sphere 4' is made of a synthetic resin such as a transparent plastic and is hollow and has a diametrical inside. A disc 42 as an operating member with the rotating shaft 41 protruding is arranged. Distance L between both ends of rotating shaft 41 of disk 42
Numeral 1 is smaller than the inner diameter L2 of the sphere 4 ', and the center of the disk 42 is always formed below the center of the sphere 4'.

The disk 42 always moves toward the bottom of the sphere 4 'when the sphere 4' rotates, but when the rotation axis 41 is perpendicular to the rotation direction of the sphere 4 ', it is shown in FIG. As described above, the rotating shaft 41 rolls along the inner wall surface, the disk 42 rotates, and the center of gravity of the disk 42 always moves backward from the center of gravity of the sphere 4 ', so that the sphere 4' becomes difficult to rotate and the falling speed decreases. I do. When the rotation axis 41 is not orthogonal to the rotation direction of the sphere 4 ', the disc 42 does not rotate and the center of gravity of the disc 42 is deviated from the center of gravity of the sphere 4', so that the sphere 'rotates irregularly.

When the sphere 4 'is put into the container 2 through the input port 33, as shown in FIG. 6, the sphere 4' falls down inside the container 2 while rotating along the outer peripheral edge of the guide member 3. The falling speed increases and decreases due to the change in the distance between the outer peripheral edge of the container 2 and the inner wall surface of the container 2, and when the rotation direction of the sphere 4 'is orthogonal to the rotation axis 41 of the disk 42, the disk in the sphere 4' When the sphere 4 'rotates and the falling speed of the sphere 4' decreases, the disc 4 'does not rotate when the sphere 4' is not orthogonal, and the sphere 4 'rotates irregularly. In addition to the change in the drop speed due to the size of the interval between the sphere 4 ′ and the disc 42 inside the sphere 4 ′, the drop speed of the sphere 4 ′ is affected, and in addition to the fun that the disc 42 rotates in the sphere 4 ′, Further, the movement of the sphere 4 'can be enjoyed.
The mixed color may be displayed by changing the color of the front and back surfaces of the disk and rotating the disk, or the sphere 4 'may be formed opaque. In this case, the state of the disk in the sphere 4 'cannot be visually recognized, but the unstable rotation of the sphere 4' can cause complicated operations in conjunction with the shapes of the guide member and the container, and the sphere 4 ' Not only can you not understand the contents of 4 ', but also it looks like a strange movement, which can further increase the interest of the infant.

[0021]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the falling speed of the sphere changes and it is possible to provide a visually interesting toy, and the sphere is not completely shielded from the visual field. All the movements can be seen, and the interest of the movements can stimulate the interest of the infant and promote the development of intellectual education while playing.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, there is no need to separately prepare a storage container for storing the sphere, and it is possible to save space during storage, and to rotate the cover member to open the discharge port and the opening. It is possible to enter the play directly just by communicating with the part.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the movement of the sphere becomes complicated and the movement is not always the same, so that the toy is surprising and has the fun of rotating the disk in the sphere. Interest can be further increased.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a rotating and falling toy according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the turning and falling toy.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a main part showing a relationship between a container and a guide member.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which a discharge port is closed.

5A and 5B are cross-sectional views showing another example of a sphere.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a use state of the sphere of the above another example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 base 2 container 2a inner wall surface 3 guide member 3a outer peripheral edge 4 sphere 5 discharge port 9 cover member 10 opening 41 rotating shaft 42 disk

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A 2-102298 (JP, U) JP-A 61-1333099 (JP, U) JP-A 60-73598 (JP, U) JP-A 61-13098 165797 (JP, U) U.S. Patent 5,358,241 (US, A) U.S. Patent 4,861,309 (US, A) U.S. Patent 4,720,283 (US, A) U.S. Patent 4,940,616 (US, A) U.S. Patent 4,175,665 (US, A) (58) Field (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A63H 1/00-37/00 A63F 9/00

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] A spiral guide member is vertically disposed inside a transparent hollow container erected on a base, and a distance between an outer peripheral edge of the guide member and an inner wall surface of the container is determined by a diameter of a sphere. The ball formed from the upper end of the container is dropped on the front surface of the container by rotating along the outer peripheral edge of the guide member while being supported by the outer peripheral edge of the guide member and the inner wall surface of the container. Discharged from the exhaust outlet,
A turning fall toy, wherein the distance between the outer peripheral edge of the guide member and the inner wall surface of the container on the path of the sphere is changed by changing the diameter of the guide member and the inner diameter of the container. 2. A cover member slidable along a peripheral surface is provided at a lower portion of the container, and an opening communicating with the outlet is formed in a part of the cover member. The swiveling toy according to claim 1. 3. The sphere is made hollow, and a disk having a rotating shaft projected in a diametrical direction is accommodated in the sphere, and the length between both ends of the rotating shaft is made smaller than the inner diameter of the sphere. The turning and falling toy according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: