JP6637530B2 - Shape change toys - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a shape change toy.

  A robot toy that can be automatically or remotely deformed into a first form that is a doll and a second form that is different from the first form as the form changing toy, Deforming means for deforming from the second mode to the second mode, deforming means for deforming from the second mode to the first mode, and moving means movable in any of the first mode and the second mode Are known.

JP 2014-14421A

  However, from the viewpoint of operation, the above-mentioned form change toy has a problem of lack of interest because it only runs before and after the form change.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an interesting form change toy to which another operation is added after the form change.

The first means is
A power source, a power transmission mechanism that transmits the power of the power source, and a form change toy including an operation component that performs a predetermined operation by the power from the power transmission mechanism,
The form change toy is a four-legged walking toy,
The operating part is configured to connect a front leg and a rear leg and transmit power of one leg to the other leg, and to be movable between a first position and a second position. A head that changes the appearance of the shape-changing toy between the first position and the second position,
Further, to the connecting body, abutment portion abutting the upper jaw which is a part on the upper jaw when in the second position does not abut against the said head when said head is in said first position Included,
Furthermore, the head when moving in the first position from the second position by manually held to the first position, and wherein said head through a predetermined operation by the power from the power transmission mechanism A moving mechanism for moving to the second position;
When the head is moved to the second position, the upper jaw and the contact portion are brought into contact with each other to operate the upper jaw ,
It is characterized by the following.

According to the first means, when walking on the front leg and the rear leg continues, the head changes to the second position and the upper jaw performs a predetermined operation, so that there is a surprising and interesting form change. A toy can be realized.

It is a side view showing a mode before form change of a form change toy of an embodiment. It is the side view which showed the aspect after the form change of the form change toy. It is a side view showing the form change toy concerning the present invention. It is the side view which showed the operation | movement mechanism of the form change toy. FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing a part of the operation mechanism of FIG. 4. FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing a part of the operation mechanism of FIG. 4. FIG. 5 is a side view showing a part of the operation mechanism of FIG. 4. It is the elements on larger scale which showed the power system. FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing a part of the operation mechanism of FIG. 4.

  Hereinafter, a form change toy according to the present invention will be described based on an embodiment shown in the drawings.

  The form change toy 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 has respective components such as a trunk 2, a leg 3, a head 4, a corner 5, a tail 6, and the like. Then, in the state shown in FIG. 1, the form-change toy 1 operates the legs 3 by the power source and moves forward while intermittently tilting the head 4 downward. When a predetermined number of steps have been taken, the corner 5 jumps forward, and when the head 4 reaches the lower end, the upper jaw 4a constituting the head 4 swings up and down as shown in FIG. The upper jaw 4a moves forward while swinging up and down while the upper jaw 4a swings up and down.

  The leg 3 includes left and right front legs 3a and left and right rear legs 3b, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the left and right front legs 3 a are rotatably supported at an intermediate portion by an eccentric shaft 11 of a power system 10, and an upper end portion is rotated by a shaft 2 a fixed to the body 2 through a long hole 3 c. It is freely supported. On the other hand, the left and right rear legs 3b are rotatably supported by the trunk 2 at a middle portion by a shaft 3d. The middle part of the left and right front legs 3a and the upper part of the left and right rear legs 3b are connected to each other by a connecting body 7.

  The front leg 3a of the leg 3 is swung by an eccentric shaft 11 rotated by power. The operation of the front leg 3a is transmitted to the upper part of the rear leg 3b via the connecting body 7, and the rear leg 3b is swung about the shaft 3d. In this case, when the front leg 3a is swung forward, the rear leg 3b is swung rearward.

  On the left and right of the shape changing toy 1, the left and right eccentric shafts 11 are positioned with a phase difference of 180 degrees from each other. Thereby, when the left front leg 3a is swung forward, the right front leg 3a is swung rearward. By repeating this, the form change toy 1 moves forward.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the head 4 is supported by the body 2 via a connector 8. The connecting body 8 has a substantially triangular shape, and one corner is rotatably disposed on the body 2 by the shaft 2a, and an elongated hole (not shown) is formed inside the other corner. Have been. The shaft 2b is inserted into this long hole, and is rotatably supported by a slider 21 described later. A lower jaw 4b constituting the head 4 is formed at the remaining corner of the connector 8.

  The head 4 is lowered intermittently by the head operating mechanism 20. The head operating mechanism 20 includes a slider 21 located above the connector 7 as shown in FIG. The slider 21 operates in the front-back direction. Serrated ratchet teeth 21a are formed below the slider 21. On the other hand, a ratchet pawl 7 a is formed on the connecting body 7. On one side of the slider 21, the connecting body 8 is rotatably supported by the shaft 2b as described above.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the slider 21 is formed on both sides of the body 2, and a long hole 21 c is formed in a plate body 21 b that forms a portion to be extended, and the long hole 21 c is formed in the plate 21 b. An elastic piece 21d is formed to protrude. On the other hand, a projection 2c is formed on the upper surface of the body 2. A plurality of recesses 2d are formed on the side surface of the protrusion 2c. Then, the elongated hole 21c is fitted to the protruding portion 2c of the body portion 2, the slider 21 is disposed on the body portion 2, and the tip of the elastic piece 21d is pressed against the concave portion 2d of the protruding portion 2c.

According to the head operating mechanism 20 configured as described above, the ratchet pawl 7a comes into contact with the ratchet teeth 21a of the slider 21 with the operation of the connecting body 7, and moves the slider 21 forward by one tooth. Then, the connecting body 8 is rotated about the shaft 2a via the shaft 2b, and the head 3 is lowered by one tooth. Then, the tip of the elastic piece 21d fits into the next concave portion 2d, and positions the slider 21. By repeating this operation, the head 4 is intermittently rotated downward.
Then, when the head 4 reaches the lowermost point, the head 4 enters the movement range of the tip 7b of the connector 7, and the upper jaw 4a is pushed up by the tip 7b of the connector 7. When the distal end 7b of the connecting body 7 is retracted, the upper jaw 4a is lowered by its own weight and the mouth is closed.

  Further, in the deformed toy 1, the unit case 50 is detachably mounted on the body 2. The unit case 50 includes a corner locking mechanism 30 that locks the corner 5a in a state of lying rearward.

  In the unit case 50, as shown in FIG. 6, the base of the corner 5a is rotatably supported by a bracket 2e projecting from the unit case 50. The corner 5a is urged by a spring (not shown) so as to rotate forward. The corners 5 a are engaged by the hooks 31 installed on the unit case 50 and are restrained by the body 2. The hook 31 is urged in the locking direction by a spring, and its lower end is accommodated in a hole 21 e formed in the slider 21. When the slider 21 moves forward, the lower portion of the hook 31 is rotated by the rear end wall (not shown) of the hole 21e, whereby the hook 31 is released.

  In addition, the form changing toy 1 is provided with an angle operating mechanism 40 that swings the corner 5a up and down with the corner 5a protruding forward as shown in FIG. The angle operating mechanism 40 includes a slide body 41 that slides in the front-rear direction by a gear of the power system 10 described later.

  As shown in FIG. 9, a projection 42 is formed at the front end of the upper surface of the slide body 41. The projection 42 corresponds to the rear end 5b of the corner 5a. When the slide body 41 is slid forward, the projection 42 hits the rear end 5b of the corner 5a, and moves the tip of the corner 5a upward.

The movement of the slide body 41 in the front-rear direction is performed by gears of the power system 10. In the power system 10, as shown in FIG. 8, a large gear 12a is rotated by a motor (not shown), and a small gear (not shown) fixed coaxially meshes with a large gear 13a. The large gear 13a meshes with the crown gear 14a. The crown gear 14a is provided with a small gear 14b. On the other hand, an input gear 51 is rotatably supported by the unit case 50, and a gear 52 meshing with the input gear 51 is rotatably supported.
When the unit case 50 is set on the body 2, the input gear 51 meshes with the gear 14 b of the body 2.

  The gear 52 is housed in the unit case 50. A pin 52a is implanted on the upper surface of the gear 52. On the other hand, a cam (not shown) is formed on the slide body 41. Then, the slide body 41 is moved in the front-rear direction by the revolution of the pin 52a accompanying the rotation of the gear 52. When the slide body 41 is moved forward, the projection 42 abuts on the rear end 5b of the corner 5a.

  In the power system 10, a small gear 13b coaxial with the large gear 13a meshes with the crank gear 15a. Then, the power is transmitted to the crankshaft. Thereby, the front leg 3a is operated.

  In the form change toy 1, the ratchet claw 7a is operated by the movement of the connecting body 7 for operating the leg 3, whereby the slider 21 is moved forward. When the slider 21 is moved by several pitches, the hook 31 is actuated by the rear end of the hole 21e formed in the plate 21b, and the restraint on the corner 5a is released. Then, the corner 5a is rotated forward by the urging force of the spring. Meanwhile, the leg 3 is continuously operated by the power of the motor.

  Thereafter, the corner 5a is actuated by the projection 42 of the slide body 41 which is actuated by the revolution of the pin 62a of the gear 52. The operating state of the corner 5a at this time can be set in various modes such as, for example, the corner 5a slowly moving upward and dropping sharply depending on the shape of the cam formed on the slide body 41.

  While the shape changing toy 1 is walking, the slider 21 is intermittently moved forward, and intermittently rotates the connecting body 8 via the shaft 2b. That is, the head 4 is intermittently moved downward. When the head 4 reaches the lower end, the upper jaw 4a is rotated upward because the distal end 7a of the connector 7 sticks to the base end of the upper jaw 4a of the head 4, thereby opening the lower jaw 4b.

  In the form change toy 1 of the above embodiment, the leg 3 always walks, the head 4 continues to descend intermittently from the start of walking, and when walking several steps, the corner 5a expands forward, and then the corner 5a Continue swinging up and down. When the head 4 reaches the lowest point, the mouth of the head 4 opens and closes. Thereafter, the corner 5a moves up and down, and walking continues while opening and closing the mouth of the head 4, but the operation and timing thereof can be appropriately changed. For example, by changing the distance between the rear end wall 21f of the hole 21e and the hook 31, the deployment timing of the corner 5a can be changed, and by changing the shape of the cam with which the pin a of the gear 52 engages, the angle can be changed. The swing mode of 5a can be changed.

  In the above embodiment, the corners 5a, the head 4, and the upper jaw 4a are shown as the components, but other components can be employed.

  In the above embodiment, the unit case 50 provided with the corners 5 is mounted on the body 2, but the unit case 50 provided with other components can also be mounted.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Form change toy 2 Trunk 3 Leg 3a Front leg 3b Rear leg 4 Head 4a Upper jaw 4b Lower jaw 5 Corner 7 Connection 7a Ratchet claw 8 Connection 10 Power system 11 Eccentric shaft 20 Head operation mechanism 21 Slider 21a Ratchet teeth 30 Square locking mechanism 31 Hook 40 Square operating mechanism

Claims (1)

A power source, a power transmission mechanism that transmits the power of the power source, and a form change toy including an operation component that performs a predetermined operation by the power from the power transmission mechanism,
The form change toy is a four-legged walking toy,
The operating part is configured to connect a front leg and a rear leg and transmit power of one leg to the other leg, and to be movable between a first position and a second position. A head that changes the appearance of the shape-changing toy between the first position and the second position,
Further, to the connecting body, abutment portion abutting the upper jaw which is a part on the upper jaw when in the second position does not abut against the said head when said head is in said first position Included,
Furthermore, the head when moving in the first position from the second position by manually held to the first position, and wherein said head through a predetermined operation by the power from the power transmission mechanism A moving mechanism for moving to the second position;
When the head is moved to the second position, the upper jaw and the contact portion are brought into contact with each other to operate the upper jaw ,
A shape-changing toy characterized by the following.