JP3499102B2 - Play equipment for infants - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a play equipment for infants, that is, a so-called play gym, which an infant can play with a toy suspended on a rail member.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a playground equipment for infants, a play gym called a play gym has been known. This play gym is mainly composed of a rail member provided with a plurality of hanging portions for hanging the toy, and a leg member for horizontally supporting the rail member at a predetermined height position on the floor surface. Has been done. The leg members are respectively provided on the left and right ends of the rail member, and each leg member is composed of a pair of leg frames arranged in an open state.

Such a play gym is often installed on the floor so that the toy is placed above a baby in a supine posture, which is still unable to walk by himself. Infants and toddlers can play by reaching out to touch the toys and listening to the sounds emitted from the toys.

An infant can also get up with the play gym as a support. At this time, since each leg member of the play gym is arranged in the open leg state, the play gym does not fall when the baby gets up with the play gym as a support.

However, in such a structure in which the leg members are left in the open state, a large storage space is required for storing the play gym.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a play equipment for infants which can reduce the storage space.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The infant plaything according to the invention of claim 1 includes a rail member for hanging toys disposed horizontally at a predetermined height position on the floor surface, the Le
Joint members fixed to the left and right ends of the
Attached to the joint member via the joint member
With kicked, and a leg member of the left and right respectively composed of a pair of legs frame disposed in the open leg state, before
In the left and right leg members, the upper part of one leg frame
It is fixed to the sub joint member and the other leg frame
The upper end is inserted through the sub joint member and
Pivotally mounted to a joint member, the one leg frame said about the other leg frame
It is characterized in that the left and right leg members can be folded by rotating together with the sub joint member .

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a play equipment for infants,
The lockable member according to claim 1 , wherein the left and right leg members can be kept open by being engaged with and disengaged from the engaging recess formed in the sub-joint member. An urging means for urging the lock member toward the engagement recess, and an operation pin for operating the lock member,
It is characterized in that it is provided on the joint member.

When the play equipment for infants according to the first aspect of the present invention is stored, when one leg frame of the left and right leg members is rotated around the other leg frame together with the sub joint member, each leg member is rotated. Will be folded, which can reduce the storage space for play equipment for infants.

When the play equipment for infants according to the second aspect of the present invention is stored, first, the operating pin provided on the joint member is operated to retract the lock member against the urging force of the urging means. And the engagement state between the lock member and the engagement recess of the sub-joint member is released. Next, one leg frame on the side attached to the sub joint member is rotated together with the sub joint member around the other leg frame.

By performing such an operation for each of the left and right leg members, each leg member is folded, whereby the storage space for the play equipment for infants can be reduced. Further, in this case, when the play equipment for infants is used, the lock member engages with the engaging recess of the sub-joint member to keep the leg members open, and the leg members are inadvertently folded. It is designed so that it will not be damaged.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 to 6 are views for explaining a play equipment for a baby (play gym) according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of the play gym, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II thereof. 3 is an enlarged partial view of the leg member and the sub-joint member, FIGS. 4 and 5 are views for explaining the lock mechanism, and FIG. 6 is an overall perspective view of the play gym with the leg members folded.

As shown in FIG. 1, the play gym 1 is provided with a rail member 2 horizontally arranged at a predetermined height position on the floor surface, and at left and right end portions of the rail member 2 in an open leg state. A pair of leg frames 7, 7'and 8, arranged in
The left and right leg members 8'are respectively provided.

Joint members 3 and 4 are fixed to the left and right ends of the rail member 2, and the leg members are attached to the joint members 3 and 4 via sub-joint members 5 and 6, respectively.

The rail member 2 is provided with a plurality of locking portions 20 and 21 for hanging the toy. In the locking portion 20,
The mirror toy 15 is suspended via the suspension belt 11. Further, the doll 16 is hung on the locking portion 21.

Each leg frame 7 constituting the left leg member,
A horizontal frame 9 is provided between 7'via a connecting portion 18, and a connecting portion 19 is provided between the leg frames 8 and 8'that constitute the right leg member.
The horizontal frames 10 are respectively arranged via. Various toys are mounted on the lateral frames 9 and 10.

As shown in FIG. 2, the upper portion 8 of the leg frame 8
a is a hole 6a formed at the lower end of the sub joint member 6.
It is inserted and fixed. On the other hand, although not shown, the upper portion of the leg frame 7 is similarly inserted and fixed in a hole formed in the lower end of the sub joint member 5.

As shown in FIG. 3, the leg frame 8'is extended through a through hole 6b formed in the sub-joint member 6 and has an upper end 8'a having a leaf spring tongue. The strip 21 is inserted. The locking projection 22 at the tip of the tongue 21 is an elongated hole 4a formed in the joint member 4 and extending in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the leg frame 8 '(FIG. 2).
Refer to)). In addition, the sub joint member 6
Are fixed to the leg frame 8'by pins 25.

With this structure, the leg frame 8'is rotatable with respect to the joint member 4 and is immovable in the axial direction. Further, when the leg frame 8 rotates together with the sub joint member 6 around the axis of the leg frame 8 ', the leg frame 8'also rotates, and at this time, the locking projection 22 causes the long hole 4a.
It is designed to move inside. And leg frame 8
At the most rotated position, the leg frames 8 and 8'are placed in a state of being substantially overlapped with each other when viewed from the side direction (the direction perpendicular to the plane of FIG. 2).

On the other hand, although not shown, the leg frame 7 '
Similarly extends through the sub-joint member 5 and extends upward, and the locking projection of the tongue piece inserted at the upper end thereof is
It engages in the long hole 3a (FIG. 1) formed in the joint member 3.

Thus, the leg frame 7'is configured to be rotatable with respect to the joint member 3 and immovable in the axial direction, and the leg frame 7 rotates with the sub joint member 5 around the axis of the leg frame 7 '. Then, the leg frame 7'also rotates, and at this time, the locking protrusion moves in the elongated hole 3a. At the position where the leg frame 7 is most rotated, the leg frames 7 and 7'are placed in a state of being substantially overlapped with each other when viewed from the side direction (the direction perpendicular to the plane of FIG. 2).

By rotating the leg frames 7 and 8 in this manner, the left and right leg members can be brought into a folded state as shown in FIG. Thereby, the storage space of the play gym 1 can be reduced. Note that, in FIG. 6, each toy is omitted for convenience of description.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the joint member 4 is provided with a lock mechanism 40 for locking the leg frames 8 and 8'in the open state shown in FIG.

The lock mechanism 40 has a lock member 42 slidably inserted in a hole 41 formed in the joint member 4. The lock member 42 is engageable with and disengageable from the engagement recess 6c formed in the sub joint member 6. The lock member 4 is provided in the hole 41.
2 for urging 2 toward the protruding direction, that is, toward the engaging recess 6c side
Is provided. In addition, the joint member 4 has a hole 4
The elongated hole 44 communicating with the No. 1 is formed. The operation pin 45 of the lock member 42 is provided through the elongated hole 44. The tip of the operation pin 45 is fixed to the lock member 42.

Although not clearly shown, a similar lock including an operation pin 55 is provided on the joint member 3 side for locking each leg frame 7, 7'in the open leg state shown in FIG. A mechanism 50 is provided.

Next, the function and effect of this embodiment will be described. When storing the play gym 1, the operating pins 45 (FIG. 2) of the joint member 4 are moved upward from the state shown in FIG. 1 in which the leg frames 7, 7'and 8, 8'are kept open. The lock member 42 is pulled up and moved upward against the spring force of the spring 43. As a result, the engagement state (lock state) between the lock member 42 and the engagement hole 6c of the sub joint member 6 is released (see FIG. 5).

From this state, the leg frame 8 together with the sub joint member 6 is rotated around the axis of the leg frame 8 '. As a result, the leg frames 8 and 8'are placed in a state of substantially overlapping each other when viewed from the side direction (the direction perpendicular to the plane of FIG. 2).

The same operation is performed on the sub joint member 5 side. That is, the operation pin 55 (FIG. 1) is pulled up to release the locked state between the lock member (not shown) and the sub joint member 5. Next, leg frame 7
Together with the sub joint member 5 is rotated around the axis of the leg frame 7 '. As a result, the leg frames 7 and 7'are placed in a state where they are substantially overlapped with each other when viewed from the side direction (the direction perpendicular to the plane of FIG. 2).

By carrying out such an operation, the leg frames 7, 7'and 8, 8'can be brought into a folded state (see FIG. 6), whereby the storage space of the play gym 1 can be reduced. .

In the above embodiment, the leg members are connected to the joint members 3, 4 via the sub joint members 5, 6.
Although the example in which the sub-joint members 5 and 6 are attached is shown, the sub-joint members 5 and 6 may be omitted. In this case, the lock members of the lock mechanisms 40 and 50 may be directly engaged with the leg frames 7 and 8, respectively.

[0031]

As described above, according to the play equipment for baby according to the present invention, one of the left and right leg members is provided rotatably around the other leg frame. Therefore, each leg member can be folded, which has the effect of reducing the storage space.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a play equipment for infants according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged partial view of a leg member and a sub joint member.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a lock mechanism.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a lock mechanism.

FIG. 6 is an overall perspective view of the play equipment for infants with the leg members folded.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Playground equipment for infants 2 rail members 3,4 Joint member 5,6 Sub joint member 6c Engagement recess 7,7 'leg frame 8,8 'leg frame 40 lock mechanism 42 Lock member 43 spring (biasing means) 45,55 Operation pin

Front page continued (58) Fields surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A63H 1/00-37/00 E01F 1 / 00,13 / 00-15/14 A63B 1/00-26/00 D06F 53 / 00-57/12 A47D 1/00-15/02 A47B 43/00-45/00 A47B 47/00-47/06 A47B 63/00-65/00 A47B 91/00-97/08

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A playground equipment (1) for infants, wherein a rail member (2) for hanging a toy horizontally arranged at a predetermined height position on a floor surface, and a rail member (2). Joints fixed to the left and right ends of
Joint member through materials (3, 4) and sub joint members (5, 6)
A pair of leg frames (7, 7 ') and (8, 7') attached to (3, 4) and arranged in an open state .
8 ') and left and right leg members respectively configured, and in the left and right leg members, one leg frame (7, 8)
The upper part is fixed to the sub joint members (5, 6), while the other
The upper end of each leg frame (7 ', 8') is a sub joint
While inserting the material (5, 6), the joint member (3, 6)
4) pivotally mounted to said one leg frame (7,8) is the other leg frame (7 ', 8' around sub joint member) (5,
6) The play equipment for infants, characterized in that the left and right leg members can be folded by rotating together . 2. The playground equipment for infants according to claim 1, wherein the joint member (3, 4) is a sub-joint member.
A retractable lock member (45) capable of maintaining the opened state of the left and right leg members by engagingly and disengageably engaging with the engaging recess formed in (5, 6) , and a lock member. (4
5) A biasing means (43) for biasing the engaging recess side and an operation pin (45) for operating the lock member (45) are provided. .