JP3354876B2 - Launcher - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a firing device capable of firing an object to be fired.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 7 shows a conventional technique provided with a firing mechanism. FIG. 7 shows the structure of a well-known gun toy. Reference numeral 101 denotes a gun toy body, and a trigger 105
Is operated, the projectile 103 mounted in the barrel 107 is fired.
Is one that can be fired. More specifically, the gun toy main body 101 has a barrel 107,
A coil spring 117 is provided in the barrel 107. The coil spring 117 is compressed by the projectile 103 inserted from the muzzle 108 and the projectile 10
3 for accumulating the force to fire.
The gun toy main body 101 further has a trigger 105. The trigger 105 is a rotating shaft 115 in the main body 101 of the gun toy.
The locking claw 11 formed integrally with the trigger 105 by operating the trigger 105
3 is configured to rotate so as to be able to protrude and retract into the barrel 108. In the above configuration, for example, the suction cup 1
Projectile 10 consisting of a shaft 109 with a tip 04 attached
3 inserts the coil spring 117 against the insertion.
Is compressed. Further, a locking claw 113 formed integrally with the trigger 105 is engaged with a groove-shaped locked portion 111 formed near the end of the shaft 109, and the projectile 103 is formed in the barrel 107.
Can be held. When the trigger 105 is operated in this state, the engagement between the locked portion 111 and the locking claw 113 is released, and the fired object 103 can be fired by the accumulated coil spring 117.

[0003]

The above conventional gun toy is
A player can shoot an object such as an arrow with a sucker aiming at a target such as a target. Was to fire.

[0004] The above-mentioned conventional gun toy selects and fires a target according to the player's will, and has the fun of hitting or falling off a target. However, the result such as hit or miss is a simple one that is determined to some extent by the skill level of the player, and has no unexpectedness.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and aims to provide a toy that has the fun of hitting the target and the unexpectedness, and can be played in various ways. is there.

[0006]

The present invention has the following configuration to solve the above-mentioned problems. That is, in the launching device according to the first aspect, (a) the launching device main body is composed of an object to be fired and a holding member for holding the object to be fired forward. (B) The holding member is provided with a locking portion for locking the projectile in a state of being urged in the firing direction. (C) The locking portion has an operating portion that can be operated from behind the holding member, and the locking of the projectile can be released by operating the operating portion. (D) The launching device body stands up while holding the projectile
When the launching device falls down, the operation unit is operated.
The projectile is released by releasing the lock of the projectile
Is fired.

Further, the launching device according to claim 2 has the following configuration in the launching device according to claim 1.
That is, (a) the projectile is a sphere. (B) The locking portion comprises a hollow shaft having a coil spring inserted therein, and a swinging member having a hook at one end and an operating portion at the other end. (C) An insertion hole into which the hollow shaft can be inserted is formed in the projectile, and a shaft member that can be inserted into the hollow shaft is provided inside the insertion hole. (D) A portion to be engaged with the hook of the swing member is formed near the tip of the shaft member. (E) The coil spring moves the projectile in the firing direction.
Encourage.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, the outline of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the launching device of the present invention. 1
Denotes a firing device main body, and the firing device main body 1 is largely composed of a holding member 7 and a sphere (projected object) 3 held by the holding member 7. The sphere 3 is mounted on the holding member 7 so as to be capable of being fired, and is configured to be fired by operating a swing member 5 such as a swing rod 51 provided on the rear side of the holding member 7. In particular, the swinging member 5 is not only manually operated by the player, but also when the holding member 7 in the upright state falls down to the rear side, the swinging rod (operating portion) 51 of the swinging member 5 is placed on the floor or the like. The sphere 3
Is fired.

The details will be described below. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the structures of the launching apparatus main body 1 and the sphere 3. In the present embodiment, the holding member 7 that holds the sphere 3 so that it can be fired has a form like a robot doll, and is provided with a pair of feet 11 for erecting the holding member 7 with respect to the floor surface. ing. A mounting hole 93 is formed in each leg 11, and a mounting shaft 93 provided at the bottom of the holding member 7 is provided with a mounting hole 93.
Are fitted so that the foot 11 is attached to the holding member 7. Further, the holding member 7 is provided with a pair of arms 9, and the mounting hole 91 of the arm 9 is fitted to a protruding shaft 77 provided on a side portion of the holding member 7, so that the arm 9 9 is attached. By providing the feet 11 and the arms 9, the appearance is like a robot doll, and the sphere 3 is designed to be the head of the robot.

Next, a description will be given of a structure of the holding member 7 for holding the sphere 3 so that it can be fired. A hollow shaft 71 that can be inserted into the insertion hole 19 from the opening 20 formed in the sphere 3 is provided at a portion of the holding member 7 that holds the sphere 3. The hollow shaft 71 has a front end opening toward the firing direction of the sphere 3 and a rear end integrally fixed to the holding member 7, but the space inside the hollow shaft 71 is provided at the rear through the holding member 7. It is open toward. That is, the internal space of the hollow shaft 71 has a structure communicating from the front end to the rear end, and has a structure having an opening at the rear of the holding member 7. A narrow notch 75 is formed in the upper part of the peripheral wall of the hollow shaft 71 along the longitudinal direction of the hollow shaft 71.
Further, two guide pieces 76, 76 are provided in the vicinity of the mounting portion of the hollow shaft 71 along the longitudinal direction. The two guide pieces 76, 76 are provided on the left and right sides of the surface of the hollow shaft 71, respectively, and are fitted into guide recesses 18, 18 formed around the opening 20 of the sphere 3, which will be described later.

A support member 65 is integrally provided at the rear end of the holding member 7. The support member 65 is configured to rotatably support the swing member 5 having the hook 61 for engaging with the sphere 3.

The swing member 5 will be described. Swing member 5
Is a substantially L-shaped member. An operating rod 59 is formed on one side about a rotation shaft 57 and a swinging rod 51 is formed on the other side in a direction substantially orthogonal to the operating rod 59. I have.
The hook 61 described above is formed at the tip of the operating rod 59, and the sphere 3 is configured to be locked by the hook 61.

The swing member 5 will be described in more detail. The swing member 5 has a rotation shaft 57 rotatably attached to an attachment portion of the support member 65. The swinging rod 51 is operable from the outside of the firing device main body 1 in a state where the swinging rod 51 is attached to the support member 65, and the operating rod 59 provided on one of the swinging members 5 by operating the swinging rod 51. Is operated. The swinging rod 51 is provided with a contact member 55. The contact member 55 is an elliptical plate, and the swing rod 5
The contact member 55 is attached so that the surface orthogonal to the swing direction of the first member and the plate surface of the contact member 55 coincide with each other. Further, as will be described later in detail, the end 53 which is the tip of the swinging rod 51 first comes into contact with the floor surface when the firing device main body 1 falls backward, and the swinging rod 51 is pressed by the contact. The swing member 5 is configured to rotate.

The operating rod 59 includes a swing member 5 and a support member 65.
The notch 7 formed in the hollow shaft 71 while being attached to
5 so as to be swingable. That is, when the swing member 5 is rotated by operating the swing rod 51,
The operating rod 59 swings in the notch 75 in conjunction with the rotation, and the hook 61 at the tip projects into and out of the hollow shaft 71.

The sphere 3 will be described. The sphere 3 includes a first hemispherical member 13 and a second hemispherical member, each of which is a hemispherical shell.
Are joined to form a spherical shape. First
A circular opening 20 is formed in a part of the outer peripheral surface of the hemispherical member 13. A cylindrical body 17 is integrally attached to the inner peripheral surface of the portion where the opening 20 is formed toward the center of the first hemispherical member 13. To form The center side end 23 of the tubular body 17 is open, and a shaft member 25 is attached to the end 23. The shaft member 25 is vertically attached to the center of a disk-shaped flange 27 whose outer shape is substantially the same size as the cylindrical body 17, and a locking groove (engaged portion) having a smaller shaft diameter is provided on the outer periphery near the tip. 29 are formed. The shaft member 25 is configured such that the step portion 30 formed in the flange 27 has the insertion hole 1 of the cylindrical body 17.
9 and fixedly attached to the cylindrical body 17. By attaching the shaft member 25 to the cylindrical body 17, a shaft is provided at the center inside the cylindrical body 17. Further, a notch 21 is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical body 17 along the longitudinal direction. As will be described in detail later, the notch 21 is formed such that when the hollow shaft 71 of the holding member 7 is inserted into the insertion hole 19 of the spherical body 3, the position thereof matches the position of the notch 75 formed in the hollow shaft 71. I have. Around the opening 20, a pair of guide recesses 18 are further formed.
As described above, the guide recess 18 is adapted to fit the guide piece 76 provided on the hollow shaft 71 of the holding member 7 to prevent the mounted sphere 3 from rotating with respect to the hollow shaft 71. I have. A substantially U-shaped insertion opening 22 through which the operating rod 59 is inserted is formed above the opening 20.

Next, the operation of mounting the sphere 3 on the holding member 7 and firing the sphere 3 will be described with reference to FIG. Briefly describing the drawing, FIG. 3A is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the sphere 3 is mounted on the holding member 7. FIG. 3 (b)
Is a sectional view showing a moment when the holding member 7 fires the sphere 3.

First, a state in which the sphere 3 is mounted on the holding member 7 will be described. FIG. 3A shows a state in which the holding member 7 holds the sphere 3, and stands up with the foot 11 attached to the floor surface.
As described above, the launching apparatus main body 1 has a weight balance that can be raised while the holding member 7 holds the sphere 3.

The sphere 3 has a hollow shaft 71 provided on the holding member 7.
Is inserted so as to be inserted into the insertion hole 19 through the opening 20 formed in the sphere 3. Since the shaft member 25 is provided in the cylindrical body 17, the shaft member 25 is configured to be further inserted into the hollow shaft 71. On this occasion,
Since the coil spring 81 having one end fixed to the mounting shaft 63 of the swing member 5 is provided in the hollow shaft 71, the shaft member 25 resists the elasticity of the coil spring 81 provided in the hollow shaft 71. Meanwhile, the sphere 3 is mounted on the holding member 7. With the mounted sphere 3 urged in the firing direction, the locking groove 29 at the tip of the shaft member 25 is locked by the hook 61 of the swinging member 5. Therefore, the hook 61
Is released, the sphere 3 is fired toward the front of the holding member 7. As described above, the spherical body 3 is locked by the hollow shaft 71 having the coil spring inserted therein and the swinging member 5 having the hook 61 formed at one end and the swinging rod (operating portion) 51 provided at the other end. A locking portion is configured.

FIG. 3 shows a mechanism for shooting a sphere.
This will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 3B illustrates a state in which another sphere Q rotates the swinging member 5 and fires the sphere 3. However, the operation of the swinging member 5 is a sphere Q
The operation is not limited to the above operation, and may be performed by the player himself. When the sphere Q rolls, it collides with the swinging member 5 at the rear of the firing device main body 1 and rotates the swinging member 5. An abutting member 55 is provided on the swinging rod 51 of the swinging member 5, and the abutting member 55 is formed at a height substantially in contact with the rolled sphere 3. Since the contact member 55 is a horizontally long plate-shaped member, even if the sphere Q slightly deviates from the center of the swing member 5, the sphere Q comes into contact with the sphere Q and the swing member 5 rotates. With the rotation of the swinging member 5, the operating rod 59 provided at one end also swings, and the engagement between the hook 61 at the tip of the operating rod 59 and the locking groove 29 of the sphere 3 is released. The sphere 3 is pushed out by the biased coil spring 81 by this disengagement, and is fired from the holding device 5.
In the present embodiment, the shape of the contact member 55 is plate-shaped, but the contact member 55 is not limited to the plate shape, and may be a rod-shaped member or another member having the same function and effect. Further, the shape of the swinging rod 57 may be changed to have a structure that easily hits the sphere Q.

In the above example, the case where the sphere Q fires the sphere 3 by operating the swinging member 5 has been described, but another case of firing the sphere 3 will be described with reference to FIG. . FIG. 3C illustrates a state in which the sphere 3 is fired by the holding member 7 falling backward. When the launching apparatus main body 1 falls backward while holding the sphere 3, the end 53, which is the lower end of the swinging rod 51 of the swinging member 5, first comes into contact with the floor surface. When the end 53 comes into contact with the floor, the swing member 5 is rotated by the force received from the floor,
The sphere 3 can be fired. That is,
When the launching apparatus main body 1 falls backward, it shoots the sphere 3. The launching apparatus main body 1 is standing with the sphere 3 held, and is formed with a weight balance that falls backward when the sphere 3 is not held. In the launching apparatus of the present embodiment, the player stands up while holding the sphere 3, but has a weight balance that makes it easy to fall backward while holding the sphere 3. Therefore, the firing device main body 1 is easily fallen even when pressed with a relatively small force from the front of the firing device main body 1.

Hereinafter, how to play using the launching apparatus of the present invention will be described. As a first way of playing, there is a way of playing shown in FIG. FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b) show a state in which the launching device X plays against the other launching device Y or the launching device Z and hits the sphere with the other launching device Y or the launching device Z as a target. Is represented. The player operates the launching device X, and launches the sphere 3X aiming at another target launching device Y or Z. When the launched sphere 3X hits, for example, the launching device Y, the launching device Y falls backward. The launching device Y that has fallen backward has its own swinging member 5Y rotated by the floor surface, and launches the sphere 3Y that it holds. This gives the player an image as if the sphere fired by the player hit the target and destroyed the target, making it much more enjoyable to play than when simply hitting the target .

The second way of playing will be described with reference to FIG. FIGS. 5A, 5B, and 5C show a state in which the launching device X 'faces in the same direction as the other launching device Y' and plays by hitting a sphere with the other launching device Y 'as a target. It is a representation.
The player operates the launching device X ′ to launch the sphere 3X ′ aiming at another target launching device Y ′. At this time, since the target firing device Y 'is placed so that its rear portion faces the firing device X' side, the sphere 3X 'fired by the firing device X' is moved to the swinging member 5Y of the firing device Y '. Directly, the launching device Y 'can launch its own sphere 3Y'. For example, if multiple firing devices are arranged in a straight line, the fired sphere hits the next firing device, and the applied firing device fires a sphere to the next firing device in a chain, such as firing a sphere It is also possible to let them play.

Further, a third way of playing, which is an application of the second way of playing, is shown in FIG. The third way to play is
This is a way of playing in a case where an obstacle W or the like is provided in the middle of aiming at another launching device Z ″ by the launching device X ″. That is, since it is impossible to directly aim at the launching device Z ", another launching device Y" is prepared in the middle of each other, and the launching device X "aims at the launching device Y" and the sphere 3X "
And the launching device Y ″ applied to the sphere 3X ″ fires its own sphere 3Y ″ and strikes the launching device Z ″. In this way of playing, the target you want to hit is not directly, but indirectly through other firing devices,
It is difficult to hit the target exactly as intended, and there is the unexpectedness of firing a sphere in an unexpected direction. Therefore, it is necessary to adjust the angle in order to hit the ball or to make various arrangements, so that the player can play forever without getting bored. The launching device main body 1 is capable of standing up while holding the sphere 3, and is formed with a weight balance that falls when the sphere 3 is not held, but the foot 11 of the launching device is attached to the mounting shaft 79 of the launching device. By making the firing device rotatable, fine adjustment of the ease of falling of the launching device and the weight balance of the falling manner may be made possible.

In the above-described launching apparatus, the form has been described as a robot-type doll and the projectile has been described as a sphere. However, the present invention is not particularly limited to these forms. That is, the form of the launching device belongs to the technical scope of the present invention even if the projectile is a form other than a sphere and the projectile is a form other than a ball.

[0025]

The launching apparatus of the present invention described above has the following effects. First, since it is possible to aim and fire a sphere at an arbitrary target, it has a fun as a target application toy. Secondly, one of the opposed firing devices hit by the sphere fired by the other firing device falls down rearward due to the impact, and the swinging member is further operated by the fall, thereby holding the sphere held. Fire. That is, one of the firing devices applied to the sphere fired by the other firing device as a target can give the player the feeling of being destroyed by firing the sphere as a result of being applied, It is possible to provide even more fun besides simply enjoying it. Third, since the launching device of the present invention is configured to launch the held sphere when it falls backward, the following play can be performed using the mechanism. In other words, instead of aiming at the target, instead of aiming at the target directly, hit the sphere against another integrated firing device, and hit the target by the firing device that was hit by the sphere and fell down It is possible to play. Therefore, it is more difficult than aiming at the target directly, and since an angle adjustment and various devices are required to hit the target, there is an effect that the player can play forever without getting tired.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an appearance of a launching device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the launching device.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which the launching device launches a sphere.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a first way of playing.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a second way of playing.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a third way of playing.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing a conventional technique.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Spherical launching device main body 3 Spherical body (projectile) 5 Swinging member 7 Holding member 9 Arm 11 Leg 13 First hemisphere 15 Second hemisphere 17 Cylindrical body 18 Guide recess 19 Insertion hole 20 Opening 21 Notch 22 Insertion Mouth 23 End edge 25 Shaft member 27 Flange 29 Engagement groove (engaged part) 30 Step part 51 Swinging rod (Operating part) 53 End part 55 Contact member 57 Rotating shaft 59 Operating rod 61 Hook part 63 Mounting shaft 65 Supporting member 71 Hollow shaft 73 Opening 75 Notch 76 Guide piece 77 Projecting shaft 79 Projecting shaft 81 Coil spring 91 Mounting hole 93 Mounting hole

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A launching device having the following requirements. (A) The launching device body is composed of an object to be fired and a holding member for holding the object to be fired forward. (B) The holding member is provided with a locking portion for locking the projectile in a state of being urged in the firing direction. (C) The locking portion has an operating portion that can be operated from behind the holding member, and the locking of the projectile can be released by operating the operating portion. (D) The launching device body stands up while holding the projectile
When the launching device falls down, the operation unit is operated.
The projectile is released by releasing the lock of the projectile
Is fired. 2. The launching device according to claim 1, wherein the launching device has the following requirements. (B) The projectile is a sphere. (B) The locking portion comprises a hollow shaft having a coil spring inserted therein, and a swinging member having a hook at one end and an operating portion at the other end. (C) An insertion hole into which the hollow shaft can be inserted is formed in the projectile, and a shaft member that can be inserted into the hollow shaft is provided inside the insertion hole. (D) A portion to be engaged with the hook of the swing member is formed near the tip of the shaft member. (E) The coil spring moves the projectile in the firing direction.
Encourage.