JP4430963B2 - Car toy - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an automobile toy, and more particularly to an automobile toy in which wheels are detachably attached to a vehicle body frame.

In a car toy, particularly a car toy called a miniature car, it is required to reduce the size of the vehicle body and simplify the structure. Therefore, the wheels are detachably attached to the vehicle body frame. (For example, see Patent Document 1)
JP 2002-159759 A

  In particular, in racing cars, if driving performance can be improved by installing wheels with different diameters, widths, etc., or changing the wheel base according to the conditions of the road, it will be more interesting. Can do.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an automobile toy with enhanced interest by making it possible to exchange wheels or changing a wheel base.

The automobile toy according to claim 1 is:
A vehicle body frame, a steering rod of a steering device incorporated in the vehicle body frame, a lid body that is attached to the vehicle body frame and covers an upper portion of the steering rod, and the vehicle body frame, the steering rod and the lid body are attached to the left and right sides The left and right adapters configured to be capable of being distributed and the left and right wheels that are distributed and attached to the left and right adapters, and the left and right adapters are swung by the movement of the steering rod so that the directions of the left and right wheels are An automobile toy configured to change
Pin receiving holes are respectively formed on the left and right sides of the vehicle body frame, the steering rod, and the lid, and the pin receiving holes on the left side of the vehicle body frame, the steering rod, and the lid are respectively the pin receiving holes. Are opened to the left outside of the vehicle body frame, the steering rod and the lid, and the pin housing holes on the right side of the vehicle body frame, the steering rod and the lid are respectively connected to the pin housing holes. The vehicle body frame, the steering rod and the lid body are opened to the right outside by corresponding slits,
Of the left and right adapters, the left adapter has a pin that is inserted into the pin housing hole on the left side of the lid and the vehicle body frame through a corresponding slit, and forms a swing shaft, and the steering rod through the corresponding slit. Of the left and right adapters, and the right adapter of the right and left adapters is inserted into the right and left pin receiving holes of the lid and the vehicle body frame through corresponding slits. A pin that constitutes the swing shaft and a pin that is inserted into a pin accommodation hole on the right side of the steering rod through a corresponding slit are provided .
It is characterized by that .

The automobile toy according to claim 2 is the automobile toy according to claim 1, wherein, in addition to the left and right adapters to which the wheels are attached, left and right to which the left and right adapters can be exchanged are attached. This is characterized in that the adapter is configured so that the diameter, width or tread pattern of the wheel can be changed by replacement .

According to the automobile toy of the present invention , since the adapter with wheels is configured to be detachable from the vehicle body frame, the wheels can be exchanged. In this case, if wheels having at least one of diameter, width, tread pattern and the like are prepared, the form of the wheels and the car toy can be changed according to the travel path or the mood at that time.
It is characterized by that.

Hereinafter, an automobile toy according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 is a perspective view conceptually showing a front portion of an automobile toy according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the front portion of the automobile toy, and FIG. 3 is a steering rod in FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view conceptually showing the rear part of the automobile toy according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the axle and idle gear from the body frame of FIG. It is the disassembled perspective view which removed and showed.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the front portion of the vehicle toy of the automobile toy includes a vehicle body frame 1, a steering rod 2 of a steering device incorporated in the vehicle body frame 1, and the steering rod 2 incorporated into the vehicle body frame 1. It is comprised by the cover body 3 attached to the vehicle body frame 1 so that the upper part may be covered.

  Brackets 4 and 4 are provided at lower portions on both sides of the front portion of the body frame 1. A pin housing hole 5 penetrating in the vertical direction and a slit 6 for opening the pin housing hole 5 to the outside of the side are formed at the front ends of the brackets. Further, a front wall 1a, a rear wall 1b, and left and right side walls 1c, 1c are erected on the front portion of the body frame 1. Positioning pins 7 are erected on the upper ends of the left and right side walls 1c, 1c, and a boss 8 having a female screw hole 8a is integrally formed at the center of the upper end of the rear wall 1b. A fulcrum pin 9 is erected on the bottom surface near the rear wall 1b. Furthermore, coils 10 and 10 that are operating elements of the steering device are arranged on the inner surfaces of the left and right side walls 1c and 1c so as to face each other.

  The steering rod 2 includes pin receiving holes 11 and 11 penetrating in the vertical direction on the left and right side portions, and a slit 12 that opens the pin receiving hole 11 to the outside of the side. A permanent magnet 13 that is an operating element of the steering device is provided on the lower side of the front end of the steering rod 2 so as to face the coil 10. Further, a protrusion 14 is erected on the upper side of the front end of the steering rod 2. Further, a T-shaped support plate 15 is erected on the rear portion of the steering rod 2 at the center in the left-right direction. A winding portion of a torsion coil spring 16 is fitted to the protrusion 14, and wires 16 a and 16 a at both ends of the torsion coil spring 16 are fitted to the neck portion of the support plate 15.

As shown in FIG. 3, the steering rod 2 configured in this manner is formed on the left and right side walls 1c and 1c with the fulcrum pin 9 sandwiched between the tips of the wire members 16a and 16a at both ends of the torsion coil spring 16. Attached to the vehicle body frame 1 in a state of being placed on the bottom edges of the notches 1d and 1d.
In this way, the steering rod 2 attached to the vehicle body frame 1 has a permanent magnet 13 positioned in the middle of the left and right coils 10 and 10, and is caused by the magnetic force generated by passing a current through the left and right coils 10 and 10. , Moved in the left-right direction. At this time, the steering rod 2 is moved against the urging force of the one wire 16a of the torsion coil spring 16, so that when the coil 10 is demagnetized, the urging force of the torsion coil spring 16 causes the original center position. Return to (neutral position).

  The lid 3 includes positioning holes 17 and 17 at both ends, and a screw insertion hole 18 at the rear end. Further, brackets 19 are provided on the left and right sides of the lid 3. The bracket 19 is formed with a pin housing hole 20 penetrating in the vertical direction and a slit 21 for opening the pin housing hole to the outside. A band-shaped elastic plate (leaf spring) 22 pivotally supported at the center in the left-right direction is provided on the upper surface of the lid 3 so as to extend in the left-right direction, and both end portions 22a and 22a of the elastic plate are pinned. The receiving holes 20 are closed from above. The pin accommodation hole 20 and the slit 21 together with the pin accommodation hole 5 and the slit 6 constitute a shaft support structure of the adapter 25.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the lid 3 is formed by fitting positioning pin holes 17 and 17 into positioning pins 7 and 7 of the vehicle body frame 1 in a state where the steering rod 2 is mounted. The screw 23 that is put on the screw and inserted into the screw insertion hole 18 is screwed into the female screw hole 8a of the vehicle body frame 1 to be fastened to the vehicle body frame 1.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, the car toy includes adapters 25 and 25 for attaching the left and right wheels 24 and 24 to the vehicle body. The adapter 25 is not particularly limited, but is formed by a rectangular plate-like block, and a hole 26 is formed on a side surface thereof. In addition, large and small pins 27 and 28 are erected at the upper end of the adapter 25, and a pin 29 is also suspended from the upper end of the adapter 25. The axes of the pins 27 and 29 are located on the same straight line.

  The axle 24 a of the wheel 24 is fitted into the hole 26 of the adapter 25. In the adapter 25, the pin 27 is inserted into the pin receiving hole 20 through the slit 21, the pin 29 is inserted into the pin receiving hole 5 through the slit 6, and the pin 28 is inserted into the pin receiving hole 11 through the slit 12. By being inserted, it is attached to the vehicle body.

  In this way, in the adapter 25 attached to the vehicle body, the upper end of the pin 27 comes into contact with the end 22 a of the elastic plate 22. The vertical vibration transmitted through the wheel 24 is absorbed by the elastic plate 22 through the pin 27 of the adapter 25. Further, when the steering rod 2 is moved, the adapter 25 is swung left and right around the shafts 27 and 29 to change the direction of the wheel 24.

  In the automobile toy configured as described above, when the currently mounted wheel is replaced with another wheel 24 having a different diameter, width, tread pattern, or the like, the current wheel 24 is removed from the hole 26 of the adapter 25. Then, an axle 25a of another wheel 24 may be fitted into the hole 26, or an adapter 25 with another wheel 24 mounted in advance may be prepared, and the adapter 25 may be replaced.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the rear part of the toy of the automobile toy includes a motor 30 mounted on the body frame 1, an idle gear 31 that is detachably attached to the body frame 1, and an axle having wheels 32 fixed to both ends. 33.

  The vehicle body frame 1 includes a housing portion 34 for the motor 30 between the rear end wall 1e and both side walls 1f. Also, one side wall 1f of the vehicle body frame 1 is provided with an idle gear support shaft 35 projecting sideways, and two axle housing holes (axle holding portions) are formed vertically below the side walls 1f. ) 36a and 36b are formed. The lower axle housing hole 36a is released downward by the slit 37a, and the upper axle housing hole 36b is communicated with the axle housing hole 36b by the slit 37b. In this case, the diameter of the lower axle housing hole 36a is made larger than that of the upper axle housing hole 36b, and a thinner axle is fitted into the upper axle housing hole 36b than in the case of the lower axle housing hole 36a. You may make it.

A driving gear 38 is fixed to the tip of the driving shaft 30 a of the motor 30, and the driving gear 38 protrudes to the outside of the body frame 1 in a state where the motor 30 is accommodated in the body frame 1.
The idle gear 31 is integrally provided with a large-diameter gear 31a and a small-diameter gear 31b, and is detachably fitted to the idle gear support shaft 35 of the vehicle body frame 1.
The axle 33 includes a driven gear 39 inside one wheel 32.

In this automobile toy, as shown in FIG. 4, the idle gear 31 is attached to the idle gear support shaft 35 of the vehicle body frame 1, and the large-diameter gear 31 a of the idle gear 31 is engaged with the drive gear 38. The axle 33 is mounted in the axle housing hole 36 a through the slit 37 a of the body frame 1, and the driven gear 39 is engaged with the small diameter gear 31 b of the idle gear 31.
Therefore, in this automobile toy, the driving force of the motor 30 is transmitted to the idle gear 31 via the drive gear 38 and is transmitted to the driven gear 39 via the idle gear, whereby the wheel 32 is rotated.

  Here, for example, when the rear wheel 32 is changed to a wheel 32 having a larger diameter without changing the front wheel 24, the axle 33 of the wheel 32 is removed from the hole 36a of the body frame 1, and there is a large An axle 33 equipped with a wheel 32 having a diameter is mounted. In that case, since the distance between the axle 33 and the idle gear 31 is shortened, another idle gear 31 with a smaller diameter of the small-diameter gear 31b is prepared and replaced, or the diameter of the driven gear 39 is reduced. A small axle 33 is prepared separately to cope with the change in the inter-axis distance.

  In order to change the wheel base by the axle housing hole 37, a plurality of axle housing holes 37 may be formed in the front-rear direction of the body frame 1 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6 (b), the axle housing hole 37 may be provided on a concentric circle with the idle gear support shaft 35 as the center. Alternatively, the diameter of the axle housing hole 37 may be reduced toward the back side, and a thinner axle may be fitted into the axle housing hole 37 on the back side.

  In the above embodiment, the example in which the front wheel 24 is attached to the vehicle body frame 1 using the adapter 25 has been described. However, this can also be applied to the rear wheel, and the axle 33 is accommodated in the axle of the vehicle body frame 1. Although the example which attaches the rear-wheel 32 to a vehicle body frame by making it fit in the hole 37 was shown, this can also be applied to a front wheel.

It is the perspective view which showed notionally the front part of the motor vehicle toy concerning this invention. It is the perspective view which decomposed | disassembled and showed the front part of the motor vehicle toy of FIG. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a state where a steering rod of the automobile toy in FIG. 2 is assembled to a vehicle body frame. It is the perspective view which showed notionally the rear part of the motor vehicle toy which concerns on this invention. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing an axle and an idle gear removed from the vehicle body frame of FIG. 4. It is the top view which showed the other arrangement | positioning form of the axle shaft accommodation hole.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Body frame 2 Steering wheel 24 Wheel 24a Axle 25 Adapter 31 Idle gear 32 Wheel 33 Axle 34 Housing part 38 Drive gear 39 Driven gear

Claims (2)

A vehicle body frame, a steering rod of a steering device incorporated in the vehicle body frame, a lid body that is attached to the vehicle body frame and covers an upper portion of the steering rod, and the vehicle body frame, the steering rod and the lid body are attached to the left and right sides The left and right adapters configured to be capable of being distributed and the left and right wheels that are distributed and attached to the left and right adapters, and the left and right adapters are swung by the movement of the steering rod so that the directions of the left and right wheels are An automobile toy configured to change
Pin receiving holes are respectively formed on the left and right sides of the vehicle body frame, the steering rod, and the lid, and the pin receiving holes on the left side of the vehicle body frame, the steering rod, and the lid are respectively the pin receiving holes. Are opened to the left outside of the vehicle body frame, the steering rod and the lid, and the pin housing holes on the right side of the vehicle body frame, the steering rod and the lid are respectively connected to the pin housing holes. The vehicle body frame, the steering rod and the lid body are opened to the right outside by corresponding slits,
Of the left and right adapters, the left adapter has a pin that is inserted into the pin housing hole on the left side of the lid and the vehicle body frame through a corresponding slit, and forms a swing shaft, and the steering rod through the corresponding slit. Of the left and right adapters, and the right adapter of the right and left adapters is inserted into the right and left pin receiving holes of the lid and the vehicle body frame through corresponding slits. A pin that constitutes the swing shaft and a pin that is inserted into a pin accommodation hole on the right side of the steering rod through a corresponding slit are provided .
A car toy characterized by that. In addition to the left and right adapters to which the wheels are attached, the left and right adapters to which the left and right adapters can be exchanged are provided, so that the diameter, width or tread pattern of the wheels can be changed by replacement. The automobile toy according to claim 1, which is configured .

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