JP4685133B2 - Traveling unit and toy - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a toy, and more particularly, to a traveling unit that moves on a plane or a track, and a toy that the traveling unit moves on a track.

Conventionally, as a toy for children and adults, for example, as shown in FIG. 11, a toy in which a traveling unit 20 imitating a car or a train by laying a track 110 on a plane moves on the track 110 is known. It has been. FIG. 11 is a partially exploded perspective view showing the whole toy. This toy is composed of a track 110 and a traveling unit 20 that moves along the track 110, and a curved or straight rail piece 11, 11 is provided at each end of the concave-convex connecting portion 111, 112, an appropriate combination of the tracks 110 is formed to form a circular loop having a predetermined straight line, curved line, ascending and descending course, and the wheels 212 are respectively provided at symmetrical positions on both sides of the substantially box-shaped vehicle bodies 21 and 22 via bosses 211 and 221. , 222 are provided to constitute the traveling unit 20.
Taiwan Utility Model Patent Notice 360085

  In this conventional toy, the traveling unit 20 can be enjoyed while traveling on a predetermined track 110 in which both ends of the rail pieces 11 are connected one after another. In order to enjoy high-speed traveling performance, the rail pieces 11 and 11 can be enjoyed. Assembling accuracy such as the connection between the wheels 212 and 222 and the track 110 is required to be high, and it is difficult to improve the manufacturing yield. In addition, such a traveling toy moving body is mainly driven by wheels 212 and 222 attached to both sides of the vehicle bodies 21 and 22 and has a strong image of a train and a car, lacking in newness, and basic. It's hard to imagine a typical geometry, weight and speed.

  This invention is made | formed in view of this point, and it aims at providing the toy provided with the traveling unit which is rich in not only interest but educational property, and this traveling unit.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a traveling unit as a moving body that rolls along a parallel track at a predetermined interval, and the moving body includes a frame in which both poles of a sphere surround the sphere. A first connection part and a second connection part are respectively provided on both sides of another counter electrode position that is 90 degrees apart from the shaft support position on the outer peripheral surface of the frame. A traveling unit characterized by being formed relatively outward.

  In the traveling unit, the frame is preferably formed in a ring shape surrounding the sphere.

  In the traveling unit, the first connecting part and the second connecting part preferably have a ball joint structure, each projecting from both sides of the frame, and one connecting part from the outer peripheral surface of the frame The protruding tip is formed in a spherical shape, and the other connecting portion is configured such that one of the connecting portions can be rotatably inserted, and preferably formed in a spherically recessed shape on the other side of the frame. More preferably, it is formed in a cup shape having a spherical concave surface that opens outward and is recessed from the outer opening and into which the other connecting portion can be rotatably inserted.

  In the traveling unit, a spherically recessed shaft hole is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the frame at the position of both counter electrodes, and the sphere is fitted into the shaft hole with both poles having a spherical tip. It is preferable to be formed on a rounded tip shaft that can be made to be rotatable.

  In the traveling unit, the sphere preferably has a diameter of 35 mm to 65 mm.

  Further, the present invention provides a toy comprising a parallel track at a predetermined interval and a travel unit that rolls and moves on the track, and the travel unit is configured such that a sphere as a moving body is successively moved along the track. The sphere is rotatably supported at both counter electrode positions of a frame surrounding the sphere so that the sphere can roll on the trajectory, and is supported on the outer peripheral surface of the frame. A toy characterized in that a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion are formed relatively outward on both sides of another counter electrode position that is 90 ° apart from the pivot support position. provide.

  According to the traveling unit of the present invention, it is possible to travel individually or in conjunction with each other, so that children can deepen their awareness of the shape and speed of the traveling unit, and the creativity of users such as infants and children It is possible to improve the intellectual recognition ability such as.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  1 to 4 show an embodiment of a traveling unit 10 according to the present invention, FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the traveling unit 10, FIG. 2 is an assembled perspective view of the traveling unit 10, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. The traveling unit 10 of this embodiment is a moving body that rolls along a parallel orbit 50 at a predetermined interval as a moving body, and both poles of the sphere 2 surround both sides of the sphere. The shaft is rotatably supported at the counter electrode position.

  On the outer peripheral surface 31 b of the frame 3, the first connecting portion 32 and the second connecting portion 33 are formed relatively outwardly at other counter electrode positions that are 90 ° apart from the axial support position of the sphere 2. Has been. In this example, the frame 3 is formed in a ring shape surrounding the sphere 2.

  The first connecting part 32 and the second connecting part 33 preferably have a ball and socket joint structure, and each protrudes outwardly from the outer peripheral surface 31b of the frame 3, for example. In this example, as one of the first connecting portion 32 and the second connecting portion 33, as the first connecting portion 32, the tip 322 of the protrusion 321 protruding from the outer peripheral surface 31b of the frame 3 is spherical. Formed. The 2nd connection part 33 as the other connection part is comprised so that the 1st connection part 32 can be inserted rotatably. Specifically, the second connecting portion 33 is preferably formed in a spherical recess inside the outer peripheral surface 31 b of the frame 3, that is, as shown in the figure, it opens outward and is recessed from the outer opening 331. The spherical tip 322 of the first connecting portion 32 is formed in a cup shape having a spherical concave surface 333 that can be rotatably inserted. In order to make it easier to fit the first connecting portion 32 into the cup-shaped second connecting portion 33, notches 332 and 332 are formed by notching from opposite side edges of the opening 331.

  A spherically recessed shaft hole 34 is formed in the inner peripheral surface 31a on the same plane as the first and second connecting portions 32 and 33 of the frame 3 and at the positions of both counter electrodes, and the sphere 2 has a spherical tip at both poles. Thus, a round tip shaft 21 is formed which can be fitted into the shaft hole 34 and can be rotated in the hole 34. In order to make it easier to fit the round tip shaft 21 into the shaft hole 34, recesses 341 and 342 extending around the inner peripheral surface 31 a of the ring frame 3 are formed around the shaft hole 34.

  5 to 10 show a toy in which the traveling unit 10 of the present invention moves on a track. Of course, it goes without saying that the traveling unit 10 alone can be played as a toy. In addition, it is preferable that the diameter of the spherical body 2 is 35 mm to 65 mm so that the child can enjoy it as a toy suitable for children and can not swallow it freely. Further, although not clearly shown in the drawing, a weight can be appropriately attached to the traveling unit 10 depending on the speed and the arrangement of the track.

  As the track 50, the undulating rail piece 5A of FIG. 5, the linear rail piece 5B of FIG. 6, or the rail piece 5 having a narrower rail width as shown in FIG. 4,... Can be combined with the courses 51, 52, 53 provided with various loops of FIGS.

  In this example, the spheres 2, 2, 2,... Surrounded by the ring-shaped frame can be connected in a row so as to be movable on the track, for example, to form a running row. That is, the first connecting part 32 of one frame and the second connecting part 33 of the other frame adjacent to each other in the plurality of frames 3, 3,. When the traveling unit 10 tries to move the track 50, it can of course be pushed by hand. However, depending on the course of the track, it can roll on the track 50 only by its own weight, and move one after another. Since the sphere 2 is slightly in contact with both sides of the track 50 (rail piece), the moving friction area is small, the speed of the traveling unit 10 is increased, and the moving friction area is small even when hitting the curve of the track 50, so that it can smoothly roll and move. Can do. In addition, since the movement of the traveling unit 10 can be observed by the human eye, it can be enjoyed while imagining the shape of the sphere 2 or the traveling unit 10, the rolling movement, the relationship between the speed, the speed and the weight of the traveling unit, the quantity, etc. be able to.

  Further, the spherical body 2 is attached to the ring-shaped frame 3 provided with the connecting portions 32 and 33, so that one connecting portion 32 and the other connecting portion 33 of the plurality of frames 3 are fitted and connected to the row. Thus, depending on the width of the rail groove, the plurality of frames 3 can be held substantially parallel to the surface of the track 50 without contacting the rail surface. As a result, the traveling unit 10 comes into contact with the side edge of the rail groove in the rail piece of the track 50, and the speed due to the contact portion of the spherical body 2 of the traveling unit 10 and the speed due to the rolling contact are generated. , 2,... Do not roll in the same direction and give an unexpected rolling movement, so that the speed can be increased and the speed can be further enjoyed. Moreover, since one connection part 32 and the other connection part 33 can be articulated easily, the freedom degree of movement of the traveling unit 10 is raised, and the course with multivariability shown in FIGS. You can easily run and enjoy even more.

  When a plurality of traveling units 10 run on the track 50 without being connected to each other, the weight, the rolling length of the traveling unit 10 and the frame 3 come into contact with the track. It is possible to run stably on the multi-variable course shown in Fig. 1, but the speed may be low and you can not enjoy high-speed running, but two or more spheres 2, 2, ... are articulated by the frame 3 In the traveling unit 10 thus constructed, the rotational angles of the individual spheres are slightly canceled out, and the sphere 2 can rotate and rotate as the traveling unit, and can also move similar to a sliding movement, thereby increasing its traveling speed. You can enjoy running like a high-speed train while recognizing the relationship between speed and weight.

  The traveling units 10, 10,... Can be connected to a row by connecting the corresponding connecting portions 32, 33, and the traveling unit row can be unexpectedly rolled or slid by the connection of the frame 3. Because it can move at higher speeds than any other driving unit, you can easily run straight lines, curves, ascending, descending, etc. on a track assembled on a multi-variable course, and enjoy high speed driving it can. In addition, while traveling the traveling unit 10, the traveling unit can be enjoyed while imagining the relationship between the length of the orbital path, the rolling speed of the traveling unit, the weight of the traveling unit itself, and the concept, and assembling the traveling unit while making the child think. Can train logical thinking skills and finger dexterity.

  The traveling unit of the present invention is useful for a toy that can enhance the shape of the toy, intellectual recognition ability such as speed and thinking ability, and finger dexterity while playing.

It is a disassembled perspective view which shows one embodiment of the traveling unit concerning this invention. It is an assembly perspective view of the traveling unit of FIG. It is sectional drawing of the III-III line of FIG. It is sectional drawing of the IV-IV line of FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view when the traveling unit of FIG. 2 is placed on a rail piece assembled on a track. It is a perspective view when putting several traveling units on a rail piece, without mutually connecting. It is a perspective view when putting the row | line | column which two traveling units mutually connect on a rail piece. It is a schematic diagram which shows that a traveling unit runs on the track | orbit assembled from many rail pieces. FIG. 9 is another schematic diagram similar to FIG. 8. FIG. 9 is another schematic diagram similar to FIG. 8. It is a figure which shows the example of the conventional traveling toy.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Traveling unit 2 Sphere 21 Round tip shaft 3 Frame 31a Inner peripheral surface 31b Outer peripheral surface 32,33 Connection part 321 Projection 322 Tip 331 Opening 332 Notch part 333 Concave surface 34 Shaft hole 341, 342 Concave part 4 Connection part 50 Track 51, 52 53 course 5A, 5B, 5 rail pieces

Claims (9)

A traveling unit as a moving body that rolls along a parallel track at a predetermined interval,
As the moving body, both poles of a sphere are pivotally supported at both counter electrode positions of a frame surrounding the sphere,
A first connecting portion and a second connecting portion are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the frame so as to be relatively outward at the other counter electrode positions that are 90 ° apart from the pivot support position. A traveling unit characterized by   The travel unit according to claim 1, wherein the frame is formed in a ring shape surrounding the sphere.   The travel unit according to claim 2, wherein each of the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion has a ball joint structure, and each of the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion protrudes from the other counter electrode position of the frame. .   One of the first and second connecting portions has a spherical tip formed from the outer peripheral surface of the frame, and the other connecting portion can rotate the one connecting portion. The traveling unit according to claim 3, wherein the traveling unit is configured to be fitted. Examples of the other connecting portion, so as to accommodate the coupling portion of the one, to claim 4, tip projecting from the outer circumferential surface of the front SL frame is characterized in that it is formed recessed in a spherical shape The traveling unit described.   The other connecting portion is formed in a cup shape having a spherical concave surface that opens outward and is recessed from the outer opening and into which the one connecting portion can be rotatably fitted. The traveling unit according to claim 5. A spherically recessed shaft hole is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the counter electrode position of the frame,
2. The travel according to claim 1, wherein the spherical body is formed on a rounded tip shaft that can be rotated into the shaft hole by inserting both poles into a spherical shape at the tip thereof. unit.   The travel unit according to claim 1, wherein the sphere has a diameter of 35 mm to 65 mm. In a toy comprising a parallel track at a predetermined interval and a traveling unit that rolls and moves on the track,
The traveling unit is pivotally supported rotatably at both counter electrode positions of a frame surrounding the sphere so that the traveling unit can roll on the track as a moving body,
On the outer peripheral surface of the frame, a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion are respectively formed outwardly relative to both sides of another counter electrode position that is 90 ° apart from the pivot support position. A toy characterized by

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